Training
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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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Regional Renaissance in Action: Re-building, Re-branding, Re-energizing the Gulf Coast
Throughout the past 10 years, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have experienced major hurricanes, a devastating oil spill, and the impacts of a lagging national economy. But the city and communities along the coast and across the Greater New...
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Materials Available from “Weathering the Storm” Workshop (Nashville, TN)
Across the country, many communities that have been impacted by natural disasters in recent years are looking for ways to strengthen their local and regional economies through innovative partnerships and robust small business support. The ability of businesses to withstand...
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Materials Now Available from Business Continuity Workshop for Regional Economic Resilience
STRATEGIES FOR RESILIENT BUSINESSES: ENSURING A GOOD ECONOMY AFTER A BAD STORM BUSINESS CONTINUITY WORKSHOP FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESILIENCY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 In this interactive resilience exercise, facilitators led a discussion on best practices for preparing and recovering from...
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Materials Now Available from “Regional Economic Resilience and the CEDS” Workshop
On December 2, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation hosted “Regional Economic Resilience and the CEDS,” a half-day workshop for HUD Sustainable Communities grantees (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/hudprograms/sci) attending the 2014 HUD SCI Convening in Washington, DC. Staff from 14 grantee projects...
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Workshop Materials Now Available from Lessons from the Storm: Building (and Rebuilding) Strong, Sustainable, and Disaster Resilient Communities
Across the country, many communities that have been struck by natural disasters in recent years are looking for ways to rebuild that capitalize on their distinctive assets, increase housing and transportation choices, enhance quality of life, and strengthen long-term resilience...
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Recording and Slides Available for Regional Food Systems and Health Webinar
Regions across the country are increasingly recognizing that a healthy and prosperous future will in part be tied to establishing a robust local food system. On November 13, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation hosted a webinar addressing the intersection between...
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Materials Available from NADO/HUD Water Infrastructure Workshop in Wichita, KS
On October 28-29, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation and the Environmental Finance Center Network (http://efcnetwork NULL.org/) co-hosted the workshop “Linking Water Infrastructure to Community and Economic Development in Smaller Places” in Wichita, Kansas. This event was funded through the NADO...
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Event Materials Available for HUD Region 5 Convening on Economic Resilience
On October 2, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation and the Region 5 (http://portal NULL.hud NULL.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/localoffices/regions) Partnership for Sustainable Communities co-hosted the “HUD Region 5 Sustainable Communities Grantee Convening on Economic Resilience” in Chicago, IL. Participants from 12 grantee projects and...
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Webinar Recording and Slides: The National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System: An Introduction and Discussion of the RDO Role
Did you know that municipalities can get discounted flood insurance premiums for their residents when they implement public education, mapping, regulatory, and other strategies to reduce flood risks? They do this by participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...