Regional development organizations and Economic Development Districts have used regional housing land banks as a tool for targeted neighborhood revitalization and redevelopment. This NADO Research Foundation resource provides an overview of regional housing land banks and considerations for how organizations can implement these programs into their regions.
Wealth creation is an approach to economic development that connects a region’s assets to market demand in ways that build rooted wealth for local people, places and firms. It brings together a range of public, private and non-profit sector partners who have self- interest in the outcomes and an openness to discovering shared or common interests.
The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission created the North Central Data Dashboard, an online Dashboard that everyone in the region can use to track efforts to further regional economic development progress.
This paper explores the content of the Thriving Downtowns investment playbook, translating the most meaningful content for EDDs, while showcasing how EDDs are playing roles in downtown revitalization in their regions.
The annual Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional economic development and improving quality of life.
WEBINAR Rural Housing Solutions: EDDs as Regional Housing Changemakers https://youtu.be/7SN_Cpy5Cdk Rural regions face specific and unique challenges in meeting their regional residents’ housing needs. Rural
During this webinar, EDD staff and federal partners discuss opportunities and best practice to integrate CEDS and hazard mitigation plans in an effort to make regions more resilient and responsive to hazardous events.
This webinar briefing provides an update on the status of the national network of Economic Development Districts (EDDs) and information about the updated CEDS Content Guidelines featuring equity, climate resilience, and workforce development
The NADO Research Foundation and EDA Seattle Regional Office hosted an EDD Regional Roundtable that brought together EDD and EDA Seattle staff for training, networking, and sharing opportunities and challenges facing EDDs across the EDA Seattle region
The NADO Research Foundation hosted “An Afternoon with the Districts” in March 2024 as part of its Economic Development District Community of Practice. This event brought together nearly 80 participants for an afternoon of networking and data and metrics training