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Defining success in business retention and expansion: What do economic development organizations measure and why?

Jonathan Q. MorganSchool of Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Crystal MorphisCreative Economic Development Consulting, Elkin, NC, USA
Pages 299-316 | Received 19 Aug 2016, Accepted 23 Jan 2017, Published online: 10 Feb 2017

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