NADO.org » edd http://www.nado.org National Association of Development Organizations Mon, 13 May 2013 18:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=427 Workshop Materials: Best Practices in Creating Strong Regional Economic Development Strategies http://www.nado.org/workshop-materials-best-practices-in-creating-strong-regional-economic-development-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workshop-materials-best-practices-in-creating-strong-regional-economic-development-strategies http://www.nado.org/workshop-materials-best-practices-in-creating-strong-regional-economic-development-strategies/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:13:41 +0000 Brett Schwartz http://www.nado.org/?p=7892 Prosperous Places workshop in Salt Lake City, March 25-26.  Organized by NADO and Envision Utah..., this workshop brought together around 50]]> These materials are from the “Best Practices in Creating Strong Regional Economic Development Strategies” session held at the Prosperous Places workshop in Salt Lake City, March 25-26.  Organized by NADO and Envision Utah, this workshop brought together around 50 HUD Sustainable Communities grantees, experts, and capacity-builders to focus on place-based local economic development strategies and scenarios planning.

In this session, Brian Kelsey (NADO) explained how regions are developing effective economic development strategies by linking land use, transportation, and workforce development using sound data and effective communication techniques.  The session included a discussion of the Comprehensive Development Strategy (CEDS) and techniques for integrating the CEDS with other regional plans.

Materials:
Best Practices in Creating Strong Regional Economic Development Strategies Powerpoint (PDF)

]]> http://www.nado.org/workshop-materials-best-practices-in-creating-strong-regional-economic-development-strategies/feed/ 0 Best Practices for EDDs and CEDS http://www.nado.org/best-practices-for-edds-and-ceds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-practices-for-edds-and-ceds http://www.nado.org/best-practices-for-edds-and-ceds/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:48:14 +0000 Kathy Nothstine http://www.nado.org/?p=6397 Brian Kelsey, NADO’s Director of Economic Development, presented at the Alabama Association of Regional Councils Annual Training Conference on October 23, 2012. Attendees received an overview of best practices for Economic Development Districts and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS), as well as the latest news about statewide CEDS projects going on in other states. Alabama’s Consolidated Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, completed in 2011, provided a template that many other states are now following. This short workshop was funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as part of NADO’s Know Your Region initiative.

The presentation is available here.

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