Santa Fe Economic Development

The email notice came this afternoon that the organization is closing December 31 after 22 years in operation. No explanation was provided. But then such notices don't usually provide explanations. In mid-1997, SFEDI developed what it called the Cluster Approach to Economic Gardening. While the sound of economic gardening is more than a bit new agey or something, the approach seemed sensible in an environment hostile in general to things economic and specifically to economic development. Over the past decade, SFEDI has helped more than 900 companies start or expand. The organization and longtime director Catherine Zacher will be missed.