The Green River Area Development District’s (GRADD) Hire to Operate (H20) program is a collaboration with state and local partners to address the shortage of certified water and wastewater operators in Western Kentucky through a Registered Apprenticeship Program
This webinar provided an overview and live demonstration of the NERDE and EDCI tools from Argonne National Laboratory to show how they can be utilized to support your CEDS and other regional planning efforts.
This webinar showcased available funding, capacity building opportunities, and resources available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) at the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Energy (DOE) to support electric vehicle infrastructure.
The EDDs in Action Case Studies Series demonstrates the wide breadth of programs, projects, and initiatives EDDs support and implement to improve their regions, making them more resilient, prosperous, and better prepared for the futureÂ
Learn how the Southwest Iowa Planning Council is supporting flood recovery by clearing 100 unsalvageable homes, constructing more than 250 new homes to replace them, and expanding water and sewer infrastructure.
Staff working at small organizations know that the key to stretching limited funding is to live out the motto ‘do less with more.’ Such organizations
With support from the Federal Highway Administration, the NADO Research Foundation will held a webinar on Planning Environment Linkages: Interagency Partnerships and Public Engagement on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
Solsmart: A Regional Approach to Solar Energy Adoption Webinar + Report https://youtu.be/jujS1XTs1Uc On March 30, 2022, the NADO Research Foundation, the National Association of Regional Councils, and
[Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems:Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge [Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems: Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge The Challenge of Retaining
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Joe McKinney serves as Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). Headquartered in Washington DC, NADO provides advocacy, education, research, and training for the nation’s 500+ regional planning and development organizations.
Joe has thirty-one years of experience having served in city, county, regional, national association, and government management since 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a candidate for a master’s degree in Public Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.
McKinney has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions regarding the importance of regional development organizations in helping shape the nation’s economic growth. He is nationally recognized for promoting innovative solutions in areas such as planning and economic development, workforce development, transportation and transit, and aging services.