[Southsider2k12]

Driving around today while listening to WBBM 780 AM I heard a great set of commercials running. They were a direct appeal to Illinois business who were sick of their high taxes and other problems in the state to move. The place making the appeal? Not Indiana or Wisconsin, but the state of Texas, fronted by their Governor Rick Perry. What a brilliant move. They went right to the source and asked for companies to move to Texas. I am jealous of the idea. I know Mitch Daniels had done this informally at times, but this direct appeal right in the heart of their population on a Chicago radio station? Awesome and powerful.

My question is where were we at? Governor Pence? Michigan City or LaPorte County economic development? NIPRC? For $40,000 in commercials on the radion, and another $40,000 for print media, the State of Texas has made national headlines and a very clear recruiting pitch. We can do better, right?

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04...ov-illinois-gov

[ChickenCityRoller]

I'm not sure if we could do better but we certainly have a more compelling argument for small and medium businesses where owners and workers are "tied" the region for one reason or another.
Texas DOES have it going on. I was there for a week in February and I'm going back Monday. Just driving around the streets and highways, you can tell by what kind of cars are on the road. Lots of construction going on there too.
I did get a chuckle out of this and think it's a pretty good campaign:

[MCRogers1974]

I'm not sure if we could do better but we certainly have a more compelling argument for small and medium businesses where owners and workers are "tied" the region for one reason or another.
Texas DOES have it going on. I was there for a week in February and I'm going back Monday. Just driving around the streets and highways, you can tell by what kind of cars are on the road. Lots of construction going on there too.
I did get a chuckle out of this and think it's a pretty good campaign:

I hope we would be able to attract some of the headquarters for small to medium sized companies. The support positions (accounting, finance, marketing, IT, etc.) traditionally pay decent salaries.

[Southsider2k12]

Perry is in Chicago right now, pitching Texas directly to Illinois business.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/22/tex...-illinois-jobs/