Recording and Slides Available for Innovation Index 2.0 Webinar
The NADO Research Foundation and the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) hosted a webinar that took a closer look at the Innovation Index 2.0 ,
April 7, 2017
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Stronger CEDS, Stronger Regions: Resource Archive
CEDS Central now serves as the Resource and Training Archive for materials developed by the NADO Research Foundation (NADO RF) as part of its Stronger CEDS, Stronger Region program, funded
January 24, 2017
Measuring Rural Wealth Creation: A Guide for Regional Development Organizations
Rural wealth creation is a demand-driven approach, focusing on market opportunities that capitalize on a community’s assets. Wealth creation takes an intentionally inclusive approach by increasing jobs and incomes of low-income people and local ownership and control of assets.
December 1, 2016
Economic Development District Training Program Graduates 10 Participants: Pilot Program Serves Five-State EDA Southwest Region
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation is pleased to announce that 10 attendees of its first-ever one-year Economic Development District Training Program,
November 3, 2016
Planning for Transportation Together: Collaborating to Address Transportation and Economic Resilience
Across the nation, state agencies and regional planning and development organizations are working together and with other partners to create jobs, improve access to employment, education, and essential services, and to advance quality of life in communities and regions.
August 1, 2016
Recording and Presentation Slides Now Available for “Economic Diversification in Coal-Reliant Regions” Webinar
The decline of the coal industry is having major ramifications in communities and regions across the country that have been historically reliant upon this energy
March 22, 2016
Maximizing Your CEDS: Aligning Your CEDS with Other Planning Initiatives
A growing number of RDOs are looking at ways to better align the various plans they are required to do, resulting in more cohesive and
November 12, 2015
Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
This report covers the rapidly-growing body of research on resilience, describing the main ideas that are driving policy and practice across the country and examining current thinking on regional and economic resilience.
October 21, 2015
September with the CEDS: Webinar Series Recordings Now Available
Throughout the month of September, the NADO Research Foundation hosted a three-part webinar series that took a deeper dive into the recent revisions to EDA’s Comprehensive Economic Development
October 1, 2015
Online Resource: Planning for Prosperity in Small Towns and Rural Regions
This website is home to capacity building materials developed by the NADO Research Foundation and its partners. It contains links to publications, webinars, workshop materials, and other information on community and economic development in small towns and rural regions.
July 18, 2015