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• Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Impact Award Recipients

  Posted on: August 14th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  NADO Announces 2019 Impact Awards Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Impact Awards recipients!  The Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their creative approaches to advancing regional community and economic development and improved quality of life.  These projects have made...

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• CEDS Spotlight: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

  Posted on: July 8th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  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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• National CEDS Forum Event Materials

  Posted on: June 24th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  The first-ever National CEDS Forum was held in Columbus, OH on June 18-20, 2019.  Over 75 participants from 31 states and Washington, DC came together for training sessions, networking opportunities, small group discussions, and a mobile workshop tour to Wilmington,...

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• Announcing the 2021 NADO Impact Awards

  Posted on: May 30th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  Impact Awards Background Each year, NADO recognizes member organizations that demonstrate valuable and effective approaches to regional economic and community development through our awards program.  The Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Awards (formerly known as the Innovation Awards), have recognized nearly 2,000...

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• “Lifting Up Communities through Economic Diversification” Presentations

  Posted on: March 26th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  One of the ways to become a more resilient region is through economic diversification.  Too many places throughout the country and the world have built economies around a single sector or industry, leaving them vulnerable to both immediate shocks and...

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• “Afternoon with the CEDS” Workshop Materials

  Posted on: March 25th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  Over 50 participants from across the country came together in Arlington, Virginia for the second annual “An Afternoon with the CEDS” workshop on March 20, 2019.  This workshop provided training on innovative approaches to Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) (http://www...

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• WealthWorks Rural Economic Development Case Studies

  Posted on: March 11th, 2019 by Carrie Kissel

  This series of case studies examines how livelihoods are being improved and communities are undergoing development in a variety of economic sectors and rural places around the U.S.

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• Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Reports

  Posted on: March 11th, 2019 by Carrie Kissel

  From late 2017 to early 2019, the NADO Research Foundation and project partner Small Urban, Rural, and Tribal Center on Mobility (a consortium led by the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University) conducted technical assistance related to rural transportation...

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• [Webinar Recording]: Unleashing the Economic Power of Small-Scale Manufacturing

  Posted on: February 19th, 2019 by Brett Schwartz

  Retail is shrinking, storefronts sit empty, and residents are underemployed. You know that the demand for retail and office space is changing, but you’re not sure what comes next. You worry about how to keep your youth from leaving town...

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• WealthWorks Evaluation Framework

  Posted on: February 19th, 2019 by Carrie Kissel

  This evaluation framework, developed by real-world practitioners, describes a series of indicators for measuring wealth creation impacts in asset-based, inclusive economic development efforts.

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