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Cluster Mapping Webinar Now Available for Download

Brett Schwartz — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:04:03 +0000

The first in a series about various Data Tools developed with support from the Economic Development Administration, this webinar provided an overview of the U.S. Cluster Map and Registry which contains data on the regional clusters that are driving the national economy. Through this website practitioners can access key information on industries by location and type, in both data and chart format, which can be useful for developing a regional economic development strategy. The registry provides a forum for organizations to identify other entities by geographic area that are directly or indirectly working to advance regional cluster initiatives. It is a useful tool for identifying potential organizations to partner with to advance regional cluster initiatives. Economic development organizations, practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders are encouraged to watch to learn how this tool can be useful in your planning and decision-making processes.

The webinar was co-hosted by the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA). It is part of a series that will occur in 2013. Future webinars will address other EDA-funded data tools, including Stats America, Triple Bottom Line, Regional Innovation Accelerator Network (RIAN), and more. The NADO Research Foundation is coordinating the webinars as part of its Know Your Region program which is funded through an agreement with the U.S. Economic Development Administration (#99-06-07548).

Please contact NADO Deputy Executive Director Laurie Thompson at lthompson@nado.org if you have any questions about this webinar, or the series in general.

Click here to download the Powerpoint slides from the webinar

Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development

Kathy Nothstine — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:08:03 +0000

The NADO Research Foundation has released a new report, Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development. Led by the state’s Economic Development Districts, Mobilize Maine is a proactive approach to revitalizing the economy by drawing on regional assets. This report highlights the efforts of the Northern Maine Development Commission and the Eastern Maine Development Corporation to collaborate with public- and private-sector stakeholders to leverage and align their resources to shape regional economic development. This report was produced in partnership with the EDA Know Your Region project. View the report here (PDF).

Census Bureau Defines “Urban Areas” for 2010 Census

Deborah Cox — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:51:30 +0000

On August 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census announced the final criteria for defining urban areas for the 2010 Census. The criteria will be used in identifying areas that will qualify for designation as urbanized areas and urban clusters, and will form the basis for metropolitan planning organization (MPO) boundaries. The changes in the criteria used to define urban areas will result in new urban areas, merged existing urban areas, and larger urban areas generally, and federal transit funding levels will be based on these criteria. Complete information concerning the final urban area criteria for the 2010 Census is available by clicking here. The Census Bureau expects to announce urbanized areas and urban clusters in early 2012.

Rural Cluster Development in Kansas

Matthew Chase — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:33:46 +0000

NADO staff joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) in a peer exchange with Kansas State Universities’ Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) and the Kansas Association of Regional Development Organizations (KARDO) on July 26.

View the AMI-KARDO Presentation on Regional Innovation in Rural America.

The event was held at K-State Innovation Campus which is part of the new facility, the International Animal Health and Food Safety Institute, in Olathe, Kansas.

Event participants included:

Doug O’Brien, Senior Policy Advisor to USDA Secretary Vilsack
Tom Guevara, EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs
Patty Clark, USDA State Director for Rural Development (Kansas)

International Transportation and Economic Development Conference

Kathy Nothstine — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:18:07 +0000

NADO members recently participated in the International Transportation and Economic Development (ITED) conference, hosted by the Transportation Research Board’s Transportation and Economic Development committee. The conference was held in Charleston, West Virginia from May 1-3.

NADO members Lyle Wray, Executive Director of the Capital Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) in Hartford, Connecticut, and Scott Turnoy, Mobility Manager at the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD), based in The Dalles, Oregon, spoke about regional transportation planning efforts support cluster-based economic development strategies. Their presentations are located here: