Browse by Tag: EDA

• EDA Announces Workshop on Building the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

  Posted on: September 17th, 2012 by NADO Admin

  On September 27, the U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA) will hold the third in a series of regional public workshops to gather ideas for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).  The event will take place at the Arnold and...

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• EDA Unveils Online Tool to Help Economic Developers Optimize Investments

  Posted on: September 4th, 2012 by NADO Admin

  On August 31, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), in partnership with Portland State University (OR), announced a new online tool to help weigh benefits of economic development projects using the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) model. The new TBL Tool...

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• Rural Jobs Accelerator Winners Announced

  Posted on: August 1st, 2012 by NADO Admin

  The U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the winners of the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The winners are: Alaska: Bristol...

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• EDA: Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes

  Posted on: July 13th, 2012 by NADO Admin

  U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Economic Development Administration Summary of 2011-2012 House Floor Roll Call Votes Updated May 11, 2012 During the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the U.S. House of Representatives has held four floor votes on funding issues related to...

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• EDA Action Alert: VOTE “YES” ON THE MICHAUD AMENDMENT

  Posted on: July 13th, 2012 by NADO Admin

  VOTE “YES” ON THE MICHAUD AMENDMENT TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION   ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representatives to vote “yes” on the Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) amendment to restore a proposed $38 million cut to the U.S....

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• EDA Denver Regional Workshop

  Posted on: June 15th, 2012 by Carrie Kissel

  On June 8, 2012, the EDA Denver Regional Office held a workshop for EDDs in Park City, Utah.  During the meeting, the presentation below offered information on the federal context in which EDDs are working, CEDS best practices, EDD innovations,...

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• NADO Issues Action Alert on EDA

  Posted on: May 7th, 2012 by NADO Admin

  Click here... to download a PDF of the NADO EDA Action Alert ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representatives to vote “yes” on the Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) amendment to restore a proposed $38 million cut to the U.S. Economic Development Administration

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• Know Your Region Webinar: Creating Asset-Based Strategies and Partnerships (5/3/2012)

  Posted on: May 4th, 2012 by Matt Black

  Public-private partnerships can form dynamic foundations that support the development of  regional strategies built upon the strengths and assets of each community. As America looks to restore its manufacturing base and promote American exports, and as more states turn to...

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• FY13 Appropriations Process Moves Forward as Subcommittees Begin to Markup Bills

  Posted on: April 18th, 2012 by NADO Admin

  This week the House and Senate have begun to hold appropriations “markups” at the subcommittee level of several key FY2013 appropriations bills. A markup is the process by which a U.S. congressional committee debates, amends, and approves proposed legislation. These...

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• Regional Resilience

  Posted on: April 17th, 2012 by Matt Black

  ...The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Futures Lab™ and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation Release New Report on Assessing Current Policy and Practice Relating to Regional Resilience The NADO Research Foundation is pleased to announce

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