CREC and partners are developing educational programming on state-EDD alignment to raise awareness and highlight the importance of collaboration opportunities while also demonstrating ways states and EDDs can improve overall alignment and coordination.
Reports
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Several reports have been developed to summarize different events that highlight state/EDD strategic alignment:
Best Practices Guide – EDA engaged the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) and its partners (National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation, State International Development Organizations, and the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative) to research the barriers to strategic alignment, educate stakeholders, and provide technical assistance to increase collaboration and co-investment. These Issue Briefs use case studies to discuss how states and EDDs can work together to improve outcomes in several important strategic areas:
Issue Brief #1: The Value of State-EDD Strategic Alignment
Issue Brief #2: Aligning the CEDS Development Process
Issue Brief #3: Relationships Fueling State-EDD Alignment
Issue Brief #4: Business Development
Issue Brief #5: International Engagement
Issue Brief #7: Infrastructure Development
Issue Brief #8: Workforce Development
Issue Brief #9: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Policy Academy Reports
Empowering Economic Development: Progress on the CREC Policy Academy for Strategic Alignment
Building From a Strong Foundation: The Kick-Off Meeting for the CREC Policy Academy
And…We’re Off! The Policy Academy to Strengthen State and Local Strategic Alignment Kicks Off
Additional Reports
Webinars |
Statewide Planning Grant Topical Webinar: Resiliency
Statewide Planning Grant Topical Webinar: Industry and Supply Chain
Aligning Strategies: Lessons from Six States – Policy Academy Webinar Part 1
Aligning Strategies: Lessons from Six States – Policy Academy Webinar Part 2
National Statewide Planning Grant Webinar
Statewide Planning Grant Topical Webinar: Workforce
Statewide Planning Grant Topical Webinar: Planning
SLEDS: A New Tool for Economic Development Strategies
Marketing Your Improved State-EDD Alignment Making the Case for State-EDD Alignment Building From a Strong Foundation: The Kick-Off Meeting for the CREC Policy Academy Strengthening Connections Between States and Economic Development Districts How will new EDA Grant Funds Be Used: Identifying Priorities from Treasury Relief Spending International Trade as a Component of a State’s Economic Strategy Incentives Roundtable: New Findings on Remote Worker Attraction Programs USACompetes.com – Your Resource for International Engagement Enhancing State-Regional Partnerships: A Closer Look at Economic Development Districts & the CEDS Manufacturing Cybersecurity Briefing Click here to access the list of webinars on one page.Additional Alignment Webinars
Convenings and Presentations |
At the NADO 2023 Annual Training Conference, CREC facilitated a technical assistance hands-on session titled “State-EDD Alignment: Building Your Own Policy Academy” with participants applying lessons learned from six states as they strived to improve alignment between states and EDDs.
The American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC) has weekly calls to discuss the importance of manufacturing throughout the country. CREC presented on state-EDD alignment in September 2021 and June 2023.
CREC presented thoughts on state/local alignment at the NADO 2022 Policy Conference. The presentation can be found here.
NADO participated in the 2022 Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum and discussed the value of state engagement with EDDs and RDOs. The presentation can be found here. SIDO’s 2022 Washington Policy Forum hosted a session where CREC asked attendees their perspectives on state-EDD alignment. The poll results can be found here. CREC discussed state-EDD alignment at NADO’s 2021 Annual Training Conference. The presentation can be found here, and the results of a live poll can be found here. AMCC hosted a convening to discuss the development of manufacturing community ecosystem metrics that can drive state-EDD alignment and collaboration. This work was done in partnership with NIST’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership.Additional Convenings
Other Resources |
SSTI and NADO Research Foundation Webinar: Build Innovation and Entrepreneurship into CEDS
SSTI’s TBED Community of Practice
NADO Research Foundation’s EDD Community of Practice
The materials included on these State-Local Alignment webpages were prepared by the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness using Federal funds under award ED21HDQ3070060 from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Economic Development Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce.