"I am an economic development maverick. The old way of revitalizing cities, downtowns and neighborhoods isn’t working as well as it should—and it’s time we admit it. We spend too much time chasing the “next big thing,” too little on entrepreneurship, ignore good design and we conduct market analyses that lack meaningful data. I try to break the economic development and downtown revitalization mold. I am an innovator, a change-agent and understand what makes cities, downtowns and neighborhoods tick. I don’t sit behind a desk analyzing abstract concepts to death—I’m out on the streets trying to affect real change. I find it gratifying to take communities on an economic revitalization journey that breaks the rules, shakes things up and infuses a sense of excitement, optimism and creativity.”

Chuck D’Aprix, Founder ---- Economic Development Visions