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CEDS Spotlight: Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) has the potential to be a true road map that brings together many voices from your region to form a common vision for economic prosperity and resilience. Through the CEDS Spotlight case studies series,...
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Trump Administration Issues Executive Order on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
On April 25, President Trump signed the “Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America” Executive Order (EO) establishing a task force to assess issues in rural America including economic development, infrastructure, and technological innovation. The EO establishes the Interagency Task...
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Congress Approves FY2017 Omnibus Spending Package
On May 1, congressional appropriators released an omnibus spending bill for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2017. The bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, funds federal programs through September 30, 2017. The House approved the package on May...
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Conference Presentations Available for “Strengthening Economies in the West”
(http://diversifyeconomies NULL.org/2017/04/strengthening-economies-in-the-west-a-regional-forum-for-coal-reliant-communities/) The NADO Research Foundation (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org) and the National Association of Counties (http://www NULL.naco NULL.org) hosted the Strengthening Economies in the West Forum (http://diversifyeconomies NULL.org/2017/04/strengthening-economies-in-the-west-a-regional-forum-for-coal-reliant-communities/)on April 19-21 at The Curtis Hotel in Denver, Colorado, with the support...
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Recent CEDS Training Presentation Materials Now Available
On April 12, the NADO Research Foundation delivered a CEDS training to executive directors and planning staff of Kentucky’s 15 Area Development Districts (http://www NULL.kcadd NULL.org/). Topics covered in the training included: What is the CEDS? Changes to CEDS –...
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Webinar Materials Available: Access vs. Isolation: Preserving Rail Connectivity
On April 21, 1 – 2:00 p.m. ET, the NADO Research Foundation held the free webinar Access vs. Isolation: Preserving Rail Connectivity. As regional economies change over time, the demand for transportation facilities and services also evolves. Nationally, coal’s share...
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2017 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards! These organizations will be recognized at a special roundtable reception during the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org/events/rpo2017/), occurring June 28 – 30 in Denver, Colorado. ...
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Learn More about Recent NADO RF Publications
The NADO Research Foundation has released a flyer showcasing recent publications on economic development, regional and rural transportation, resilience, and other regional economic development and planning topics.
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Congress to Adjourn for Two-Week Recess; FY2017 Continuing Resolution Expires April 28
The House and Senate will be on recess from April 10 – 24. When they return, some form of a spending measure for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2017 must be passed before current funding runs out on April...
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Recording and Slides Available for Innovation Index 2.0 Webinar
The NADO Research Foundation (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org) and the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) (https://www NULL.iu NULL.edu/~ibrciuws/index NULL.html) hosted a webinar that took a closer look at the Innovation Index 2.0 (http://www NULL.statsamerica NULL.org/ii2/), a new web index from StatsAmerica...