Economic Development Professionals Should be interested in these free publications and upcoming events
Jeff Finkle President, International Economic Development Council
I wanted to provide you with some free publications from the International Economic Development and information on some upcoming events.
A recent publication IEDC produced with the National League of Cities
The Role of Local Elected Officials in Economic Development: 10 Things You Should Know http://www.iedconline.org/Downloads/NLC_IEDC_EconDevelop10things.pdf
Webinar on August 31
A webinar is being held on Wednesday August 31. IEDC’s August webinar focuses on helping economic developers better access federal data regarding their communities. The federal government provides a plethora of data that can help economic developers gain insight into both local and regional employment, industrial, and education profiles.
Increasing Access to Federal Data: Ways to Navigate and Understand Available Data http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Federal_Data
Upcoming Annual Conference
It is still not too late to register for IEDC’s annual conference September 18-21 in Charlotte, North Carolina; this is one of the best economic development conferences each year. http://www.iedconline.org/AnnualConference/index.html
Late September Webinar on Project Feasibility
Understanding if the Project is Viable for Your Community
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Project_Viability
Economic Development Finance Course in Baltimore on November 16-18 http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Training_Finance_MD
Another new report for download
New Report: Powering Up: State Assets & Barriers to Renewable Energy Growth
A recent publication IEDC produced with the National League of Cities
The Role of Local Elected Officials in Economic Development: 10 Things You Should Know http://www.iedconline.org/Downloads/NLC_IEDC_EconDevelop10things.pdf
Webinar on August 31
A webinar is being held on Wednesday August 31. IEDC’s August webinar focuses on helping economic developers better access federal data regarding their communities. The federal government provides a plethora of data that can help economic developers gain insight into both local and regional employment, industrial, and education profiles.
Increasing Access to Federal Data: Ways to Navigate and Understand Available Data http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Federal_Data
Upcoming Annual Conference
It is still not too late to register for IEDC’s annual conference September 18-21 in Charlotte, North Carolina; this is one of the best economic development conferences each year. http://www.iedconline.org/AnnualConference/index.html
Late September Webinar on Project Feasibility
Understanding if the Project is Viable for Your Community
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Eastern http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Project_Viability
Economic Development Finance Course in Baltimore on November 16-18 http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Training_Finance_MD
Another new report for download
New Report: Powering Up: State Assets & Barriers to Renewable Energy Growth
This is the results of 48 states on state assets for renewable energy growth. http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Powering_Up
Hope these items are of interest to you. If you know of someone that works fulltime in the field of economic development and they are not members of the International Economic Development Council, you might point them to: http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Join_IEDC
Best wishes
Jeff Finkle
Hope these items are of interest to you. If you know of someone that works fulltime in the field of economic development and they are not members of the International Economic Development Council, you might point them to: http://www.iedconline.org/?p=Join_IEDC
Best wishes
Jeff Finkle