https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGjkhBWEPII Webinar: Building Resilient Value Chains: Lessons from the Butterfield Stage ExperienceWhen: Tuesday, January 28, 2:00 p.m. ET This webinar shared the story of the Butterfield
This webinar with the International Sustainable Resilience Center (ISRC) and NADO Research Foundation explored how EDDs can best position their regions for disaster preparedness and economic resilience. You’ll hear about key strategies such as establishing information networks, identifying vulnerabilities, developing action plans, utilizing resilience tools, and much more
This webinar with the NADO Research Foundation and StateBook highlighted how Economic Development Districts (EDDs) and other Regional Development Organizations (RDOs) can leverage data-driven insights to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters while building long-term economic resilience
As part of the EDD Community of Practice, the NADO Research Foundation hosted UERPC Executive Director Rachelle Howe on a webinar to share actionable strategies to implement wellness initiatives and build healthier, more supportive workplaces for staff at EDDs nationwide.
The WRDA bill is on the Senate calendar for consideration at 3:00 pm today, Monday, 12/16, and the Senate vote is anticipated to occur tomorrow. We will provide another update to the membership once the Senate vote has occurred.
The United States is experiencing rapid population aging, which is reshaping regional labor markets, healthcare demands, consumer spending patterns, housing needs, and public services. Economic Development Districts (EDDs) can play a critical role in addressing these challenges and enabling older adults to age in place. This report explores the various regional impacts of population aging, as well as the roles that EDDs can and have filled to ensure people and economies are able to thrive.
The North Central Regional Food Business Center is led by NADO member and Economic Development District (EDD), Region Five Development Commission (R5DC). In Summer 2023, at the request of R5DC, Melissa Levy, NADO’s regional development researcher and wealth creation specialist, offered wealth creation training in three states: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Region Five had engaged 35 key partners throughout the three states, including all EDDs.
During the 2024 Annual Training Conference in New Orleans, LA, two mobile workshops were organized to illustrate wealth creation concepts and how communities are keeping wealth local: the Lafitte Greenway and Tour of New Orleans’ Cooperative Businesses and History.