Event Types: Webinar

Economic development is more than business attraction and retention, but jobs are still the main metric by which programs are evaluated. How can economic development leaders move the conversation beyond “jobs, jobs, jobs” to convey the scope and impact of their efforts? In this webinar, we will discuss alternative metrics, pros and cons of implementation, and the metrics that resonate with legislators and other stakeholders.

Moderator: Ellen Harpel, Smart Incentives

Speakers:
Emily Maher, Program Manager, Fiscal Affairs, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Pete van Moorsel, Research Analyst, Washington State Legislature

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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 workforce development study.

You can view the webinar recording here.

Click here for Delaware’s presentation and here for Iowa’s presentation.

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.

Speakers:

Nevada: Fred Steinmann

Utah: Laura Hanson and Terrah Anderson

You can view the recorded webinar here.

Click here for Nevada’s presentation and here for Utah’s presentation.

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 organizations. SLEDS provides comprehensive information on 402 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) plans created by economic development districts (EDDs) and 53 state/territory strategic plans. SLEDS breaks down the plans into objective categories, approaches, and actions/activities.

Some uses for the new tool include:
• Identify elements of EDD CEDS to develop a statewide CEDS,
• Benchmark your existing strategies with other locations,
• Assess strategic planning trendlines,
• Utilize language to draft strategies, and
• Build regional networks.

We look forward to introducing this new tool to the economic development community!

You can view the recorded webinar here
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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 Department of Commerce with $50 billion for a suite of programs to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing—while also investing in American workers. During the webinar, the CHIPS Program Office will:

• Present open funding opportunities and the program’s goals for developing regional semiconductor industry clusters in support of U.S. economic and national security and spurring domestic manufacturing;

• Discuss how state governments can support project applications – from leading-edge facilities to current and mature companies to small supply chain firms; and

• Share insights on the important role states can play in supporting these industry clusters and the long-term success of the domestic semiconductor industry, including investments necessary to support economic and workforce development, infrastructure, and innovation ecosystems.

We are pleased to have Rachel Lipson, Senior Advisor for Policy for the CHIPS Program Office lead the timely conversation.

Click here to view the presentation; the slides can be found here.

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 implementing to better align with local partners including economic development districts. You will leave with the webinar with insights on how to get others to accept and embrace the changes you’re executing – whether or not you are part of CREC’s Policy Academy on strategic alignment.

Our speakers will be Anne Villa, Undersecretary with Louisiana Economic Development, and Beth Haskovec, Director for the Office of Rural Prosperity with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

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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 Thibodo of Colorado’s Region 10 and Michele McFarlane of Idaho’s Region IV Development Association will talk about their Policy Academy experiences and how their teams are pursuing state-EDD alignment. We’ll leave time for questions to help you with your alignment journey. We look forward to seeing you there!

You can view the recorded webinar here
Presentation slides are available here and here.

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 basics of state associations (founding, priorities, structures, funding), relationships with state agencies, goals and strategies, and successes and challenges. We look forward to seeing you there!

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 work with regional leaders.

The Recording of the presentations is available online and slides used by the presenters can be found here.