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May 15-17, 2024
Sheraton Oklahoma City Downtown
1 N Broadway Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Room rate: $104 +tax
The Southwest Region Economic Development Association (SWREDA), in partnership with the NADO Research Foundation, will hold the 2024 SWREDA Conference in Oklahoma City, May 15-17, 2024. The conference is designed for staff from Economic Development Districts, Tribal Planning Grantees, University Centers, Revolving Loan Funds, and others engaged in economic development across the region.Â
SWREDA is located in the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Austin Region which covers the five-state area of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The EDA Austin Regional Office is providing support for this event.
Please visit this page regularly as it will be updated as the conference draws closer.
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Joe McKinney serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). Headquartered in Washington DC, NADO provides advocacy, education, research, and training for the nation’s 500+ regional planning and development organizations.
Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.
McKinney has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions regarding the importance of regional development organizations in helping shape the nation’s economic growth. He is nationally recognized for promoting innovative solutions in areas such as planning and economic development, workforce development, transportation and transit, and aging services.