Speed to Market Is the Real Incentive
In a recent conversation on the Econ Dev Show, something small but revealing happened.
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Playbooks, product updates, and economic development wins from teams using Sitehunt.
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Workflow playbooks
Step-by-step guides pulled from live projects, RFIs, and community launches.
- Property data cleanup
- Partner collaboration
- Board-ready reporting
Product updates
New features, integrations, and roadmap sneak peeks straight from the build team.
- Feature launches
- Template drops
- Performance notes
Benchmarks & wins
Stories from economic developers landing projects with fresher data and faster RFIs.
- Customer spotlights
- Data benchmarks
- Industry commentary
Raw Dirt Is Not a Strategy
There is a hard truth that tends to surface when markets get uncertain.
Read more →Verified vs. Estimated vs. Unknown: A Simple Confidence Labeling System for Public-Facing Data
Someone emails your office. Or tags your organization on Facebook. Or replies-all to a PDF you published.
Read more →2026-Ready Economic Development
The year ahead will reward teams that move fast, collaborate well, and show up with clean data. Here is a simple readiness checklist to carry into 2026.
Read more →What 500+ Demos Taught Us About Economic Development Data
After 500+ demos with communities of every size, a few themes show up every time. The tools and workflows that win projects are the ones that make data trustworthy, responses...
Read more →Dane Carlson on the Rural Strong Podcast: AI, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development
I recently joined Joe Barker on the Rural Strong Podcast to talk about Sitehunt, entrepreneurship, and how AI helps rural and small‑community EDOs compete at scale. We covered how AI...
Read more →Podcast 196: AI and the Future of Economic Development with Dane Carlson
In this episode of the Econ Dev Show, I share my talk from the Utility Economic Development Association’s 2025 Fall Forum in Traverse City, Michigan. We dig into how AI...
Read more →How Sitehunt Complements (Not Replaces) Your ED Stack
Most economic development teams already use a patchwork of tools: GIS, CRMs, listing feeds, workforce data, marketing software. The issue is not that those tools are bad. The issue is...
Read more →How Small EDOs Can Win Big Projects With Sitehunt
Small EDOs compete against larger teams every day. The good news: you do not need a massive staff to win big projects. You need a system that makes your data...
Read more →From Newsletter and Podcast to Platform: How Sitehunt Is Transforming Economic Development
When I started the Econ Dev Show back in 2021, my goal was simple: interview economic developers nationwide to understand the real challenges facing our profession. After hundreds of conversations...
Read more →Stop Filling Out RFIs: Let Sitehunt Do the Scoring
Still babysitting RFIs? There is a faster, cleaner workflow that keeps your team focused on selling your region instead of chasing data.
Read more →Put Sitehunt in Next Year’s Budget: Here’s the 3-Line Justification
Budget season is around the corner. Before spreadsheets lock and priorities solidify, carve out a line item for Sitehunt, the platform that turns property data, RFIs, and GIS visuals into...
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