Regional Economic Development
Find resources on economic development planning, engagement, and sample Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) documents.
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BLS Data Finder
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics is inviting data users to try the new Data Finder tool on its website, intended to help navigate through the available data from the agency. Users can comment with improvements to...
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Employment Training Administration’s Skimming for Skills: Finding Skills Data
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Training Administration has released a Microsoft Excel-based guide called Skimming for Skills, providing links and relevant sources to help users find information on labor skill shortages, skill mismatches, and skill deficiencies. This may be...
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How Do Economic Developers See the World? Some Thoughts for Planners
On August 8-9, 2013, the NADO Research Foundation hosted a New England Peer Exchange in Portsmouth, New Hampshire which brought together around 30 participants from HUD Sustainable Communities grants and EPA technical assistance projects in a collaborative and interactive setting...
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New England HUD Peer Exchange Materials (Portsmouth, NH)
On August 8-9, 2013, the NADO Research Foundation hosted a New England Peer Exchange in Portsmouth, New Hampshire which brought together around 30 participants from HUD Sustainable Communities grants (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communities) and EPA technical assistance projects (http://epa NULL.gov/smartgrowth/) in...
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STATS America Tool Webinar Now Available for Download
On July 25, the NADO Research Foundation and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov/) hosted a webinar highlighting STATS America (http://www NULL.statsamerica NULL.org/), one of several data tools available at no-cost to economic development practitioners and others...
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Financial Planning for Disasters Webinar and Workbook Available for Download
On July 19, 2013 the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) (http://www NULL.rupri NULL.org/) and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation hosted a webinar that focused on how regions and communities can prepare their public sectors to be...
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Post-Disaster Economic Recovery and Disaster Preparedness Opportunities at IEDC’s Annual Conference
The International Economic Development Council’s Annual Conference (http://www NULL.iedcevents NULL.org/AnnualConference/index NULL.html# NULL.UegJ-43VA8Q) is coming up on October 6-9 in Philadelphia. The world’s largest gathering of economic developers, the conference offers a program of top speakers, cutting-edge topics, and educational tours;...
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Upcoming Webinar: Increasing the Financial Resiliency of Your Region in a Disaster-Filled World
Regions across the United States are faced with preparing for and responding to an increasing number of natural, man-made, and technological disasters. Given recent natural disasters, regions are taking steps to become more physically resilient; however, many regions are unprepared...
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Growing Stronger in the Delta: Event Materials
On June 11-12, 2013, the National Association of Development Organizations, in conjunction with the National Association of Counties (http://www NULL.naco NULL.org), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (http://www NULL.hud NULL.gov), and the Delta Regional Authority (http://www NULL.dra...
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Coordinating with State Agencies and Philanthropic Organizations to Implement Change
On June 11-12, 2013, the National Association of Development Organizations, in conjunction with the National Association of Counties (http://www NULL.naco NULL.org), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (http://www NULL.hud NULL.gov), and the Delta Regional Authority (http://www NULL.dra...