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• Trailblazer Award

  Posted on: May 23rd, 2011 by NADO Admin

  Beginning in 2010, all award-winning projects will be judged by a group of peers during networking receptions that take place each year at the NADO Annual Training Conference... and the National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference (http://66 NULL.132 NULL.139 NULL.69/pages/page

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• Congratulations to the 2010 Innovation Award Winners

  Posted on: May 19th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  In 2010, 50 award-winning projects were selected (view the PDF award booklet here...). These projects address issue areas like economic development, human services, technology, aging and more. These organizations will be honored during a special roundtable reception held

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• Natural Gas Drilling

  Posted on: May 18th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  (http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/uploads/naturalgas NULL.pdf)Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Economic Opportunities and Infrastructure Challenges. This issue brief examines the natural gas drilling boom in the U.S. and associated economic opportunities and infrastructure challenges, including strains on local transportation networks...

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• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS)

  Posted on: May 16th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  Successful economic development demands balance. From attracting private investment to training a workforce for a knowledge-based, global economy, identifying the needs of your region is paramount to implementing a cogent economic development strategy. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) offer a...

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• Catalog of Award-Winning Projects

  Posted on: May 15th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  Please see the list of previous winners of the NADO Innovation Award in the PDFs below: 2010 Innovations Award Winners 2009 Innovations Award Winners 2008 Innovations Award Winners 2007 Innovations Award Winners 2006 Innovations Award Winners 2005 Innovation Award Winners...

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• RPO and MPO Symposium Findings

  Posted on: May 9th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  National Symposium for Rural Transportation Planning Organizations and Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Assessing the Structure and Benefits of Collaboration....

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• RDO Organizational Data Profiles

  Posted on: April 11th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  ... Over the past year, the NADO Research Foundation has been compiling data on regional development organizations (RDOs) around the country and how they fit between the strata of state and local government. Through our research we have developed a series

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• NADO CEDS Innovation Forum

  Posted on: April 11th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  ...Thought leaders in regional innovation descended upon Washington, D.C. in January 2011 to share ideas with federal partners and discuss a pathway forward for the nation’s regional development organizations. Click here for a link to Presentation Slides (http://www NULL.slideshare NULL.net/mbellamente/2011-nado-ceds-innovation-forum).

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• SACOG Peer Exchange

  Posted on: April 8th, 2011 by NADO Admin

  ...In March 2011, the NADO Research Foundation convened a peer exchange hosted by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG).  Through presentations, group discussions and site visits, participants learned about the region’s Blueprint Strategy for long-term sustainable growth and  the

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• Executive Director Learning Lab

  Posted on: April 7th, 2011 by Jennifer Walsh

  ...In August 2010, NADO held an executive director’s learning lab as part of our Annual Training Conference.   The purpose of the session was to take an inward look at how executive directors can better set, manage and achieve the goals

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