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“Building Stronger Economies in Appalachian Coal Country” Newsletter Now Available
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation (http://www NULL.nado NULL.org/) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) (http://www NULL.naco NULL.org) have just launched “Building Stronger Economies in Appalachian Coal Country,” a curated bi-weekly e-newsletter. NADO and NACo are...
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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.
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Economic Development District Training Program Graduates 10 Participants: Pilot Program Serves Five-State EDA Southwest Region
2016 EDA Austin Emerging Leaders Class, left to right: Kyle Ingham, Panhandle RPC (TX); Michael Ryburn, South Western Oklahoma Development District; Jorge Ayala, EDA Austin; Vickie Williamson, Ark-Tex COG (TX); Evan Williams, Northwest New Mexico COG; Ron Garza, Lower Rio...
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It’s a Wrap! 2016 NADO Annual Training Conference
With over 600 attendees from 40 states and the District of Columbia representing 188 organizations and two federal agencies, the 2016 Annual Training Conference: Taking a Stand for Regional Development had a broad range of economic development practitioners, planners, and...
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CEDS 101 Resources
During the 2016 NADO Annual Training Conference, Brian Kelsey of Civic Analytics led the CEDS 101 Workshop. Workshop resources included: Sonoma-Mendocino CEDS Call for Projects Public Notice (PDF) Sonoma-Mendocino CEDS Public Workshop Agenda (PDF) CEDS 101 from nado-web Sonoma-Mendocino ...
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Organizational Leadership Briefs for Executive Directors
Regional development organizations are called upon to serve various functions for their constituents, providing communities with a host of services, resources, data, and other information. They work every day to support prosperous communities, forge...
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Regional Wealth Creation Case Studies
These case studies feature three regions building multiple forms of wealth, rooting economies in place with local ownership and control of assets, and intentionally including people at the margins of the economy as beneficiaries of economic development work.
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Congratulations to the 2016 NADO Photo Contest Winners!
Congratulations to the 2016 NADO Photo Contest winners and runners-up! This year, 143 images were submitted from members across the country that demonstrated what makes their regions great places to live, work, and play. Images were judged in four categories: ...
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Congratulations to the 2016 NADO Innovation Awards Recipients
NADO Announces 2016 Innovation Award Winners Congratulations to the 2016 NADO Innovation Awards recipients! Each year, the Innovation Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional community and economic development and improved quality of life. ...
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Archived Presentation Materials Now Available for Create | Challenge | Change Conference
On July 31 – August 3, over 250 attendees participated in Create | Challenge | Change, a conference for economic development stakeholders in the EDA Denver Region that included best practice sessions, peer networking, mobile workshops, and professional development...
