Articles Greater Victoria’s Innovation Ecosystem: What is It and What Role Can Your Business Play? Dallas Gislason explores why building an innovation ecosystem is vital to Greater Vicoria’s future —…Dallas GislasonAugust 21, 2023
Articles How My New Role at SIPP Takes My Passion for Community Economies to the Next Level On behalf of our growing team at the South Island Prosperity Partnership, I’m delighted to…Dallas GislasonJuly 28, 2023
Articles Economic Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples: The Journey Must Go On On National Indigenous Peoples Day, Dallas Gislason, SIPP’s Executive Director of Community Economies, reflects on…Dallas GislasonJune 21, 2023
Articles SIPP Economic Development Director on the Vital Role of Commercial Areas Commercial areas, like downtowns, urban villages and mainstreets, have faced tremendous stress over the last…Dallas GislasonMay 12, 2023
Articles What would make our city economies more “resilient”? Lessons from Fogo Island We’ve all heard the speech by a politician where they talk about “resilience” or “emerging…Dallas GislasonJanuary 9, 2023
Articles My tribute to Michael Weston: The hidden impact of a true business leader SIPP’s Director of Economic Development reflects on the legacy of founding SIPP member Michael Weston,…Dallas GislasonAugust 8, 2022
Articles Rising Out of the Pandemic The Reboot plan was launched during a multifaceted series of events we branded as “Rising…Dallas GislasonSeptember 21, 2021
Articles Art in the City — The Surprising Impacts of the Creative Sectors on Your City Many city and government leaders know the general importance of the arts and creative sectors,…Dallas GislasonJuly 5, 2021
Articles The Many Influencers of the Urban Economic Development Field I love cities. I love innovation. I love entrepreneurs. I love economics. I love collaboration…Dallas GislasonMay 11, 2021
Articles Should We Be Attracting U.S. Talent to the Island? “The billboards loom over Highway 101 from San Francisco to San Jose. Emblazoned with Canada’s…Dallas GislasonAugust 14, 2020