Join fellow EDA Statewide Planning Grant recipients as they discuss their activities related to Workforce. Iowa will share lessons learned through identifying key workforce attraction needs and challenges, specifically in the biosciences industry cluster, and Delaware will share their work in developing multiple workforce-related reports, such as a gap analysis, skills assessment, and an equity-centered […]

    Join fellow EDA Statewide Planning Grant recipients as they discuss lessons learned in planning. Nevada will share practices on bringing tribes and regional groups together, and Utah will discuss the importance of regions giving feedback and showing up in the planning process. Register now to learn more! Speakers: Nevada: Fred Steinmann Utah: Laura […]

Please join Tyler Baines of the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) for a November 1 (4 pm ET) webinar to introduce and demonstrate SLEDS – the State and Local Economic Development Strategies tool. SLEDS was created by CREC with funding from EDA to help economic developers develop strategy and improve their alignment with partner […]

Want to know more about CHIPS? Please join the State Economic Development Executives (SEDE) Network for an October 26th webinar at 3 pm (ET) to learn more about the CHIPS and Science Act and how state governments can support applications and other activities to support the semiconductor industry. The CHIPS and Science Act provides the […]

Good news – you’ve begun to improve strategic alignment between your state and your economic development districts. However, communicating the change to your organization, partners, and stakeholders can be challenging. Please join us for an October 6th webinar where two state leaders will discuss the techniques they use to market the changes they that are […]

Join this upcoming webinar for a lively conversation on a topic that has people talking – the strategic alignment and collaboration between states and Economic Development Districts (EDDs). The hour will begin with a brief overview of the six state-EDD teams working in CREC’s Policy Academy to improve their alignment. Following the Academy introduction, Trish […]

Join this upcoming call to continue the lively conversation on a subject that has sparked a lot of interest lately- Economic Development District State Associations! The hour will begin with three short presentations from State Associations in Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia, followed by breakout groups to continue the discussion. The call will focus on the […]

In this third briefing on Manufacturing Cybersecurity hosted by AMCC, you will learn from national experts about what state and regions can do together to efficiently prevent thieves and dictators from slowing down America’s manufacturing progress. Chris Buthe (California Manufacturing Technology Consulting), Nichelle William (CREC), and Ben Linville-Engler (MassTech) discussed the issue and how they […]

International engagement is an important component of a state and region’s economic growth and should be a critical component in your strategic planning. The two key elements of international engagement are exporting and foreign direct investment (FDI) which are major drivers of economic growth, accounting for over 26 percent of U.S. GDP and supporting millions […]