Akua Opoku recently completed an internship with the City of Shoreview.  This is what she had to say about the experience:  My internship with the City of Shoreview has been a great extension of my knowledge and understanding of community and economic development. Through this internship I gained experience working with a suburban community with […]

Lauren Walburg recently completed her internship with the City of Jordan.  Her thoughts about the experience are below: Interning with the City of Jordan has given me a much deeper understanding of day-to-day work in local government, and the intersection of planning and economic development. Coming into my position with a background in solar development, […]

Keyan Weaver recently completed his internship with APEX.  His thoughts about the experience are below: I have learned a wide variety of things in my time as an intern with APEX, and it will definitely serve as one of the most beneficial learning experiences of my life. When I first got to APEX, I had […]

About this post: Annie Decklan is the owner of the Decklan Group.  She posted this article on her blog back in August of 2015. You can find out more about Annie and her work on her Website. What do you want to be when you grow up? Common question, yet, I’d bet that “an economic […]