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- Announcing the 2022 NADO Impact Awards
- Registration Open: National Regional Transportation Conference
- [Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems: Pennyrile ADD Builds Institutional Knowledge
- [Session Summary]: “Strengthening Regions through Equity and Economic Inclusion Strategies”
- Solsmart: A Regional Approach to Solar Energy Adoption Webinar + Report
- Deadline Extended to 4/29: Apply for NADO’s 2022 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards!
- 2022 “Afternoon with the CEDS” Workshop Materials Now Available
- 4/5 Webinar on Planning Environment Linkages
- [Case Study]: Supporting Resilient Water Systems: Lumber River COG’s Teaching Tuesdays Education Series
- [Webinar Recording]: Embracing Change in St. James, MN
- [Webinar Recording]: Strengthening Connections Between States and Economic Development Districts
- National EDD Leadership Capacity Building Initiative Resource Page
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- Stronger CEDS, Stronger Regions Economic Development Writing & Lecture Series
- NADO Releases 2020-2024 Strategic Plan Progress Report
- Congratulations to the 2021 NADO Photo Contest Winners
- [Webinar Recording]: Harnessing the Power of StatsAmerica
- Congratulations to the 2021 NADO Impact Award Recipients
- [Webinar Recording]: An Introduction to SolSmart’s Regional Organization Pathway
- Resources & Information about U.S. EDA’s American Rescue Plan Funding
- Supporting Rural Community Vitality: The Freshwater Coast Rural Entrepreneurship Alliance
- Broadband Resources for Regional Development Organizations
- [Webinar Recording]: Exploring a Wealth Creation Approach in Nuclear Host Communities
- [Webinar Recording]: Supporting Inclusive Economic Development in EDD’s COVID-19 Recovery
- A Small Town with a Big Heart: Lovelock, Nevada’s Brownfields Redevelopment Journey
- 2022 NADO Impact Award Application
- Nuclear Power Plants and the CEDS
- Performance Metrics Matter
- Acadiana Planning Commission: Using Opportunity Zones to Support Rural Wealth Creation
- CEDS, Recovery, and Resilience Webinar Series
- Webinar Recording & Slide Deck Available from Webinar on EDA Revolving Loan Fund Defederalization
- NADO and NADO Research Foundation Release 2020 Annual Report
- NADO RF Part of Nuclear Closure Communities Technical Assistance Program
- NADO ATC 2020 Session Videos
- December 9 Webinar: Intelligent Transportation Systems in Rural and Small Metro Areas
- Congratulations to the 2020 NADO Photo Contest Winners
- 2020 National Regional Transportation Conference Session Videos
- Congratulations to the 2020 NADO Impact Award Recipients
- Alaska’s Mariculture Industry: Creating New Opportunities for Prosperity and Resilience
- Equity Resources for Economic Development & Planning
- Summertime with the CEDS
- [Webinar Recording]: EDA Cares Act Funding
- [Webinar Recording]: The Long and Winding Road to Economic Recovery
- Rural Wealth Creation Webinar 5/4: COVID-19 Response and Recovery
- RDO COVID-19 Resource Center
- “CEDS in Action” Case Studies Series
- Data Deep Dive Webinar Series Recordings
- [Webinar Recording]: CEDS Content Guidelines Update for Opportunity Zones
- [Webinar Recording]: Lessons Learned from Coal Communities Across The Country
- NADO Releases Its 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
- Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Photo Contest Winners
- [Webinar Recording]: Creating CEDS and Other Plans that People Want to Read!
- Congratulations to the 2019 NADO Impact Award Recipients
- CEDS Spotlight: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
- RPO America Elects Officers
- National CEDS Forum Event Materials
- Announcing the 2021 NADO Impact Awards
- 2019 NADO Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Announced
- “Lifting Up Communities through Economic Diversification” Presentations
- “Afternoon with the CEDS” Workshop Materials
- WealthWorks Rural Economic Development Case Studies
- Rural Transportation Technical Assistance Reports
- [Webinar Recording]: Unleashing the Economic Power of Small-Scale Manufacturing
- WealthWorks Evaluation Framework
- CEDS Spotlight: River Valley Regional Commission
- “RDOs: Supporting Water Infrastructure & Improving Quality of Life” Webinar Recording
- “Strategies to Support Economic Diversification” Webinar Tutorial
- Congratulations to the 2018 NADO Photo Contest Winners
- Congratulations to the 2018 NADO Innovation Award Recipients
- “Moving the CEDS Forward: Communication and Collaboration” Webinar Tutorial
- RDOs: Supporting Water Infrastructure and Improving Quality of Life
- RDOs: Supporting Water Infrastructure and Improving Quality of Life
- Madelia Strong: A Case Study in Economic Resilience
- CEDS Spotlight: Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region
- [Webinar Recording]: Getting the Most Out of StatsAmerica to Enhance Your CEDS
- “An Afternoon with the CEDS” Workshop Materials
- CEDS Central
- “Leading the Way on Resilience” Animated Video
- Webinar Briefing: Strengthening Economies in Our Nation’s Coal-Reliant Communities
- Integrating Economic Resilience in Performance-based Transportation Planning
- “CEDS Fundamentals” Webinar Tutorial
- Recording Now Available for SWOT and Resilience Webinar
- “Incorporating Resilience into the CEDS” Webinar Tutorial
- CEDS Spotlight: Southeastern Montana Development Corporation
- 2017 Regional Transportation Peer Exchange Summary
- CEDS Spotlight: Mid-Region New Mexico Council of Governments
- Newsletter Archive: Growing Stronger Economies in Our Nation’s Coal Communities [Updated bi-weekly]
- CEDS Spotlight: Southeast Conference
- Explore the 2017 Innovation Awards Story Map
- Congratulations to the 2017 NADO Photo Contest Winners!
- Congratulations to the 2017 NADO Innovation Award Winners
- “Resilience: The New Normal” Animated Video
- CEDS Spotlight Case Studies
- CEDS Spotlight: Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission
- CEDS Outreach & Communication Materials for EDDs
- CEDS Spotlight: Land of Sky Regional Council
- CEDS Spotlight: Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission
- Webinar Materials Available: Access vs. Isolation: Preserving Rail Connectivity
- 2017 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards Announced
- Recording and Slides Available for Innovation Index 2.0 Webinar
- RTPO Peer Exchange Summary
- Stronger CEDS, Stronger Regions: Resource Archive
- Measuring Rural Wealth Creation: A Guide for Regional Development Organizations
- Economic Development District Training Program Graduates 10 Participants: Pilot Program Serves Five-State EDA Southwest Region
- Organizational Leadership Briefs for Executive Directors
- Regional Wealth Creation Case Studies
- Congratulations to the 2016 NADO Photo Contest Winners!
- Congratulations to the 2016 NADO Innovation Awards Recipients
- Regional Rural Transportation Planning: State Models for Local Consultation, Regional Coordination, and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations
- Planning for Transportation Together: Collaborating to Address Transportation and Economic Resilience
- Thanks for Submitting Your Application!
- Recording and Presentation Slides Now Available for “Economic Diversification in Coal-Reliant Regions” Webinar
- NADO RF Transportation & Economic Development Research 2005–2015
- NADO RF Transportation Planning Research 2005-2015
- Webinar Recording & Slides: Regional Engagement for Green Infrastructure Decision Making & Implementation
- Webinar Recording, Slides, and Comment Template: “Nuclear Plant Decommissioning: Host Community Engagement”
- Webinar Recording & Slides: An Overview of Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
- Developing a Brand: Tools for Marketing Your Region
- Maximizing Your CEDS: Aligning Your CEDS with Other Planning Initiatives
- Strategies for Exceptional Board Governance
- Preparing for the Future: Early Career Executive Directors/Assistant Directors
- Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
- Congratulations to the 2015 NADO Photo Contest Winners!
- September with the CEDS: Webinar Series Recordings Now Available
- Meet the Participants: Economic Development District Training Program
- 10 Participants Selected for Economic Development District Training Program
- Webinar Recording & Slides: “September with the CEDS: Strengthening the SWOT Analysis”
- Webinar Recording & Slides: “September with the CEDS Series: Planning More Efficiently & Effectively – Aligning the CEDS with Other Regional Plans”
- NADO Announces 2015 Innovation Award Winners
- Online Resource: Planning for Prosperity in Small Towns and Rural Regions
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Regional Approaches to Resilience: A Tour of Resilience Work Around the Country
- Southwestern Massachusetts: Strengthening Businesses and Communities through Disaster Recovery
- Energy
- Southwestern Massachusetts: Strengthening Businesses and Communities through Disaster Recovery
- Hazard Mitigation Planning
- Green Infrastructure
- Buyouts and Relocation
- Incorporating Resilience into the CEDS
- Issue Brief: Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
- NADO Research Foundation Announces Economic Development District Training Program in Austin Region
- The NADO Research Foundation’s Economic Development District Training Program
- Webinar Recording and Slides: “Building Economic Resilience in Your Community: Linking Economic Development and Hazard Mitigation Planning”
- Building Economic Resilience in the Kerr-Tar Region: Recommendations for Linking Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Hazard Mitigation Plans
- Lessons from the Storm: Case Studies on Economic Recovery and Resilience
- Recording Now Available for CEDS Content Guidelines Webinar
- Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: CONNECT Our Future (North Carolina)
- Grantee Reflections: Interviews from the HUD Sustainable Communities Initiative
- Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Livable Roanoke Valley (Virginia)
- East Central Vermont’s Recovery after Tropical Storm Irene Paves the Way for Future Resilience
- Grantee Reflections: Interviews from the HUD Sustainable Communities Initiative
- Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Heartland 2060 (Florida)
- Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Resilient Region (Minnesota)
- Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: GROWashington-Aroostook (Maine)
- Texas Gulf Coast: Diversifying Disaster Recovery Investments for Long-term Economic Revitalization
- Materials Now Available from “Regional Economic Resilience and the CEDS” Workshop
- Materials Available from NADO/HUD Water Infrastructure Workshop in Wichita, KS
- Webinar Recording and Slides: The National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System: An Introduction and Discussion of the RDO Role
- Congratulations to the Winners of the 2014 NADO Photo Contest!
- Webinar Recording and Slides Now Available for Rural-Urban Connections Presentation
- Webinar Recording and Slides: The Regional Development Organization’s Role in Disaster Recovery
- Strengthening Regional Economic Resilience through Business Continuity Planning: Webinar Available for Download
- Recording and Slides Available for ‘Nuts and Bolts of Designing a Regional Plan’ Webinar
- Building Local Government Financial Resilience to Disasters: Workshop Materials
- Recording Now Available for Tennessee Community and Economic Development Case Studies Webinar
- Using Community and Economic Development Strategies to Build Disaster Resilient Economies: Webinar Available for Download
- Greater New Orleans: Building on Competitive Advantages to Strengthen Economic Resilience
- Navigating Our Future: Best Practices Case Studies from the Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network
- Downtown Redevelopment Webinar Now Available for Download
- Organizational Toolkit for State Associations of Regional Councils Now Available
- The Wachusett Station Smart Growth Corridor Plan: A Case Study on Engaging Underrepresented Communities
- East Central Iowa: On-the-Ground Assistance and Business Loans Support Recovery and Economic Competitiveness
- Webinar Materials: Strategic Prioritization in North Carolina
- Southwest Arkansas: Promoting Disaster Resilience and Recovery through Better Data
- Using GIS to Improve Decision Making and Project Tracking in North Carolina
- 2010 – 2013 RPO America Peer Symposium Proceedings
- NADO Transportation Webinar: Strategic Prioritization in North Carolina
- Effective Executive Director Evaluations
- Intentional Leadership is the Best Legacy
- Speaking to Influence and Persuade
- Executive Director Learning Lab: Successful and Beneficial Evaluation Process
- Executive Director Learning Lab: Why Audit Quality is Important for Auditees
- New England HUD Peer Exchange Materials (Portsmouth, NH)
- NADO and RPO America Hold Webinar on Performance Measurement in Regional Long-Range Plans
- STATS America Tool Webinar Now Available for Download
- Financial Planning for Disasters Webinar and Workbook Available for Download
- NADO Recognizes 2013 Innovation Award Winners
- Cluster Mapping Webinar Now Available for Download
- 2013 Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards
- Youth with a Voice (Biddeford, Maine)
- Youth with a Voice: Biddeford, ME
- Youth Storytelling and Community Engagement in Biddeford, ME
- Lessons Learned: Biddeford, ME
- Student Voices: Tom Laverriere (Biddeford, ME)
- Student Voices: Victoria Eon (Biddeford, ME)
- Webinar Materials: Addressing Equity and Rural Poverty
- NADO Announces 2013 Excellence in Regional Transportation Award Winners
- Youth with a Voice: Brownsville, PA
- Students in Action Project (Brownsville, PA)
- Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Brownsville, PA
- Student Voices: Franchesca Legros (Brownsville, PA)
- Student Voices: Chelsea Gump (Brownsville, PA)
- Youth With a Voice: Engaging Young People in Rural and Small Town Community Development
- Connect SI: Regional Prosperity through Collaborations in Southern Illinois
- Alabama Statewide Consolidated Economic Development Strategies: Planning for the Future
- Las Vegas, NM: A Place with a Past (and Future)
- Vibrant Rural Communities Case Studies Series
- On the Right Track: Guthrie, Kentucky to Showcase its Transportation History
- “The Good Ol’ Days Are Back”: The Revival of the Potosi Brewery
- Video: Partnerships in Transportation, Economic Development, and Sustainable Regions and Communities
- Façades, Festivals, and Footpaths: Greenville, Kentucky’s Downtown Redevelopment
- Joe McKinney Named NADO Executive Director
- Rural Community Spotlight: Lavonia, Georgia
- 2012 NADO Innovation Awards
- Webinar: Addressing Environmental Justice in Transportation Planning Practice
- Conserving Treasured Landscapes for Prosperity in Posterity: Sheridan County, Wyoming
- NADO Recognizes 2012 Innovation Award Winners
- Vibrant Rural Communities: Lewistown, Pennsylvania
- New Search of RDO Websites
- Tribes and Sustainable Development Workshop Materials
- Vibrant Rural Communities: Clinton, Iowa
- Collaborative Leadership: Partnerships between Regional Development Organizations and Community Foundations
- Vibrant Rural Communities: Rome, Georgia
- Development District Association of Appalachia Impact Brief
- Project Prioritization: Conclusions
- Project Prioritization: Case Study: Flexible Process Enables Yakima Valley Region to Quickly Respond to Changing Priorities
- Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Central Pennsylvania’s Project Prioritization Process
- Project Prioritization: Case Study: North Carolina Develops Statewide Performance-based Prioritization Process
- Project Prioritization: Statewide and Regional Transportation Improvement Programs
- Project Prioritization: Spotlight: Kentucky’s Regional Concept Plans
- Project Prioritization: Spotlight: Virginia’s Statewide and Rural Long-range Plans
- Regional Long-range Transportation Plans
- Project Prioritization: Regional Transportation Planning Activities
- Project Prioritization: Planning Tools and Techniques
- Project Prioritization: Rural Transportation Leadership
- Project Prioritization: RPO Characteristics
- Project Prioritization: Introduction
- NADO Holds Webinar on Transportation and Disaster Recovery
- Webinar: Effective Strategies for Engaging Your Community
- National Rural Transportation Conference: Opening Keynote Address
- From Vision to Project Selection: Performance-based Planning
- RPO America Peer Symposium: Sharing Innovations in Regional Transportation Planning
- Meaningful Engagement and Collaboration: Develop a Participation Plan
- Plenary Luncheon: Transportation, Disaster Recovery, and Economic Vitality
- Visioning and Beyond: Developing Plans and Measuring Implementation
- NADO Recognizes Excellence in Regional Transportation Award Winners
- Regional Resilience
- Webinar: Rural Coalition Building
- Building Disaster Resilient Economies Webinar
- Role of RDOs in Business Development Finance
- 2011 Trailblazer Award Winners
- Raising Local Funds through a Regional Sales Tax Initiative in Georgia
- Proactive Air Quality Efforts in Illinois and Iowa
- Addressing Transportation and Housing to Meet Demographic Change and Local Needs in Virginia
- Integrating Land Use, Transportation, and Economic Development at SEDA-COG
- Merging Transportation and Economic Development Plans in Iowa
- Regional and State Planning Partnerships to Shape Policy, Planning, and Projects in Maine
- Growing Rural Innovation-Based Economies: Kansas Opportunity Innovation Network
- Mobilize Maine: Asset-Based Regional Economic Development
- 2011 National Rural Transportation Conference
- GIS Brings Economic Vitality to Appalachian Communities
- State Associations of Regional Councils and Regional Development Organizations: Insights into Organizational Structures, Governance Models and Strategic Initiatives
- Progress in Motion: Regional Strategies, Solutions and Partnerships That Achieve Economic Growth and Improve Local Communities
- Oregon’s Economic Development Districts: Creating Opportunities for Regional Prosperity
- New Mexico Association of Regional Councils: Partnerships, Progress and Promise
- Partnerships, Strategies and Investments: Moving Idaho Forward in the Global Economy
- Leveling the E-Field: Local Development Districts Promote Forward-Thinking Investments in Appalachia’s Broadband Communications
- Partnerships, Prosperity and Progress: Comprehensive Regional Approaches to Advancing Oklahoma’s Local Communities
- Local Development Districts: Linking Workforce and Economic Development
- Regional Council Self-Assessment and Resource Toolkit
- Regional Approaches to Homeland Security Planning and Preparedness: Survey of the Nation’s Regional Development Organizations
- An Improved Federal Response to Post-Disaster Economic Recovery
- NADO Webinar: Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina
- A Peer Learning Forum of the NADO Research Foundation: Innovative Approaches to Disaster Recovery and Economic Resilience
- Resilient Regions: Integrating Economic Development Strategies, Sustainability Principles and Hazard Mitigation Planning
- Congratulations to the Winners of the NADO 2011 Excellence in Regional Transportation Award!
- Congratulations to the 2011 NADO Award Winners
- Rural-Urban Connections in the Sacramento Region
- Accessing the Regional Innovation Acceleration Network
- Land-Based Sustainable Development Strategies in Western North Carolina
- Transportation Resources
- New Report on Rural Transportation, Economic Development and Quality of Life
- Sample Bylaws
- Trailblazer Award
- Congratulations to the 2010 Innovation Award Winners
- Catalog of Award-Winning Projects
- RDO Organizational Data Profiles
- SACOG Peer Exchange
- Executive Director Learning Lab
- RPO America
- Resource Library and RPO Models
- An Improved Response to Post Disaster Economic Recovery
- Restoring Regional Economies in the Wake of Disaster
- Webinars: Alternative Transportation Held, Social Media Scheduled
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- NADO Grassroots Guide
- Tackling Regional Air Quality Issues: A Breath of Fresh Air for North Carolina Residents
- Regional Strategies for Environmental Stewardship: Successfully Merging Environmental Protection with Regional Development
- Turning Renewable Energy into an Economic Development Opportunity
- Green Light to Green Building: Regional Development Organizations are LEEDing the Way
- Clean Water for Virginia’s Coal Counties: A Case Study in Regional Leadership, Partnerships and Strategic Investment
- Getting Started in Regional Energy and Fuels Planning: Sharing the Land-of-Sky Experience
- Taking on Water: The Role of Regional Development Organizations in Helping Local Partners Manage and Protect Water Resources
- Pennsylvania’s Energy Partnership: Regional Approaches to Efficiency, Conservation and Innovation
- A Time for Action: Regional Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change
- Four Corners Rural Transportation Forum: Summary of a Conference
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