IN THIS ISSUE:

President of the Manufacturing Institute to Join IEDC Federal Forum Keynote Session on Workforce and Economic Development

Federal Economic Development Forum
March 23-25, 2014 | Washington, DC Metro Area

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The IEDC Member Survey rates 'Workforce Development' as the top issue facing the profession now and in the future. Economic developers need to plug into the relationship between federal, state, and local players to open the pipeline of trained workers to growing businesses. Join IEDC and Jennifer McNelly as we explore how economic developers can fully leverage existing programs and learn about the latest policy developments.

Jennifer McNelly serves as the President of The Manufacturing Institute; the non-profit affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The Manufacturing Institute is the authority on the attraction, qualification, and development of world-class manufacturing talent. As President of The Institute, Jennifer is driving an agenda to research and support manufacturing excellence, innovation and talent, and delivers solutions to make manufacturers in America globally competitive. Jennifer also has extensive experience in workforce development, employer engagement, and business. She is a proven leader at The Institute as the chief architect of the Skills Certification System. Prior to joining The Institute, Jennifer was a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) for the U.S. Department of Labor.

2014 Excellence in Economic Development Awards: Call for Entries

Get Your Entries in Before April 11 and Save

IEDC's Excellence in Economic Development Awards recognize the world's best economic development programs and partnerships, marketing materials, and the year's most influential leaders. These 34 awards honor organizations and individuals for their efforts in creating positive change in urban, suburban, and rural communities. Winners are recognized at IEDC's Annual Conference, October 19-22, in Fort Worth, TX.

Where Does Your Organization Fit In?
With 35 categories, you are sure to find one that fits your creative project, innovative program or influential community leader. Visit our website for category descriptions, and requirements.

Want to Learn More? Attend Our Free Web Seminar
Showcasing Excellence in Your Community: What You Need to Know about IEDC's Excellence in Economic Development Awards

Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 pm ET
Cost: Free

If you are considering submitting an entry this year, attend this seminar to learn about award categories and eligibility, what judges look for, how to submit a complete entry, and more!

Learn About Managing Economic Development Organizations in Toronto this April

Managing Economic Development Organizations
Date: April 10-11
Location: Toronto, ON

This course is held in partnership with Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO).

This advanced course will focus on the key principles and practices of professional management in economic development. It will define excellence in economic development and explain the fundamentals of managing for results, outcome-based performance, organizational assessment, stakeholder identification, vision and mission scope, organizational culture and more. Also, participants will learn how to engage their board or council, staff and community stakeholders, constituents, and customers to achieve results in job creation, tax-base stabilization and community growth and development. Since EDOs differ from one another depending on their available resources, location, and mission, this course is designed to equip a leader of any organization to make the right decisions.

Instructor:

David R. Kolzow President Team Kolzow, Inc.

Use IEDC's Economic Development Training to Take Your Career to the Next Level

View a PDF or the Professional Development page of IEDC's website for detailed course information

Upcoming Training Courses Include:

• March 20-21: Workforce Development, Washington, DC
• April 10-11: Managing Economic Development Organizations, Toronto, ON
• April 24-25: Business Retention and Expansion, Atlanta, GA
• May 8-9: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies, Madison, WI
• May 15-16: Real Estate Development and Reuse, Anchorage, AK
• May 29-30: Managing Economic Development Organizations, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN
• June 5-6: Economic Development Marketing and Attraction, Baltimore, MD
• June 19-20: Neighborhood Development Strategies, Madison, WI

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March Webinar to Discuss Pop Up Stores and Economic Development

Temporary Store, Lasting Impact: Pop-ups and Economic Development
Wednesday, March 26 | 2:30 - 4:00 pm ET

Pop-up stores are here today and gone tomorrow, but the impact of their presence resonates long after they've closed their doors. In a retail environment increasingly dominated by internet commerce, pop-up stores create new customer experiences, and bring energy and excitement to communities - especially those that have seen a downturn in retail. The result is more local spending and an improved retail environment.

Join IEDC to learn how pop-up stores revitalize neighborhoods, incubate retail entrepreneurs, and fill empty storefronts. Attend this web seminar to hear strategies to:

• Develop pop-ups as labs and launch pads for retail entrepreneurs
• Encourage innovative niche entrepreneurs and established brands to use pop-ups
• Engage customers in creating successful pop-up areas

Speakers:

	Roger Wade CEO & Founder Boxpark London, England
	Kimberly C. Driggins Associate Director for Citywide Planning Office of Planning Washington, DC

There's still time to register for our webinar this Thursday, February 27: Ready for a Facelift: Repurposing Aging Retail Centers

Need New Reading Material? IEDC's Got You Covered

Making it Count: Metrics for High Performing EDOs

Economic development organizations (EDOs) understand how important it is to measure performance. Yet only two-thirds do so regularly. And even when they do, the vast majority focus on four variables - job creation, capital investment, changes in tax base, and personal income - that are more reflective of the origins of the economic development profession than the myriad activities that EDOs engage in now. While these metrics will continue to be used in the near future, EDOs need to adopt new metrics that are better aligned with their current work. This research project offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use "menu" of economic development metrics that EDOs can choose from based on their mission, functions and resources along with a guidebook on EDO performance measurement.

IEDC Member download:
» Complete report
» Part I: Guidebook
» Part II: Menu
» Part III: Case Studies
» Part IV: Metrics Research and Analysis

Non-members: Purchase in the bookstore

Raising the Bar Together: Successful Strategies for Workforce and Economic Development Collaboration

A community's workforce is of fundamental importance for economic growth. To meet the needs of today's companies, and to sufficiently educate workers for the demands of the knowledge economy, economic development organizations must collaborate with workforce development organizations and other stakeholders, including their partners in business and education. IEDC's paper, "Raising the Bar Together: Successful Strategies for Workforce and Economic Development Collaboration" distills best practices in collaborative efforts that leverage the strengths and resources of all partners to create a sustainable labor force.

» IEDC Member download
» Purchase in the bookstore
» Executive summary

The Economic Development Research Partners Program is an exclusive membership level of IEDC, which supports practice-oriented research.

New Free Briefing on Case Studies in Small Business Finance Following a Disaster

Making it Count: Metrics for High Performing EDOs

IEDC has released a new research briefing, "Case Studies in Small Business Finance Following a Disaster". Six case studies highlight how American communities have utilized public, private, and a mix of public and private funding to aid small businesses to return to operations and thrive following a disaster.

These case studies include:

• Vermont Farm Fund
• Business Flood Recovery Fund, Minnesota
• Tornado Relief Fund, Oklahoma
• Revolving Loan Fund, Texas
• Operation Disaster Resiliency, Pennsylvania
• Small Business Disaster Relief Fund, Louisiana

Discover how your organization can replicate these programs when faced with a disaster. Download this issue brief for free today on www.RestoreYourEconomy.org.

Partners

Accrinet is a digital agency that assists economic development organizations in leveraging the Web to attract companies into the region, cultivate entrepreneurial efforts, manage and grow membership, raise money, publicize causes and communicate with key constituencies.


Atlas is a niche economic development marketing and technology firm that helps economic developers effectively reach site selection and prospect audiences while generating the greatest gains in economic development recruitment, retention, and investor activity for the lowest cost. Atlas deliver branding, website development, GIS mapping, marketing strategy, and creative campaigns with a staff experienced in economic development. The exclusive "High Performance Economic Development Marketing Agency Partner for the International Economic Development Council", Atlas' economic development marketing work and technologies have been named among the best in the country by International industry and professional organizations across North America. Led by a former economic development practitioners Atlas has worked with 125+ different economic development clients in 43+ states. Our approach and experience means that our campaigns generate an average of three to as many as ten times the response of other campaigns.


Since 1969, ESRI® has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The world leader in GIS, Esri technology is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, and more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies. Esri's Location Analytics suite brings geography and business intelligence together, allowing economic developers to view data in revealing geographic patterns that enable better decision making. Learn more about site selection, business attraction/retention, and demographic analysis. Visit Esri in the exhibit hall and at www.esri.com/econdev.

RFPs / RFQs

Request for Proposals, Greater New Orleans Development Foundation (New Orleans, LA)

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Greater New Orleans Development Foundation (GNODF), New Orleans, LA

RFP: ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS

A Request for Proposals for an economic impact analysis is being issued by GNODF, on behalf of Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) GNODF is a 501(c)(3) affiliate of GNO, Inc., the economic development organization for Southeast Louisiana. Responses are due at 365 Canal Street, Suite 2300, New Orleans, LA, 70130; or by email to rbarnes@gnoinc.org by March 14, 2014 at 5PM CT.

The RFP, corresponding deadlines, and additional information can be found here: gnoinc.org/about-us/rfps/

Job Listings

Openings for the week of March 10

Got openings? Place your job ad with IEDC and get four weeks of exposure to more than 20,000 economic development professionals across the nation and beyond. Simply fill out the online form.

» Visit the Job Center for details on each listing.

March 10, 2014
• Community and Development Project Manager, City of Renton (Renton, WA)
• Assistant to the City Administrator Economic Development, City of Davenport (Davenport, IA)
• Executive Director, Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council (Lake Wales, FL)
• Economic Development Manager, City of Sierra Vista (Sierra Vista, AZ)
• President, Fostoria Economic Development Corporation (Fostoria, OH)

March 3, 2014
• Economic Development Coordinator, Village of Roselle (Roselle, IL)
• President/CEO, Ashland Alliance (Ashland, KY)
• Economic Development Director, City of Eustis (Eustis, FL)
• Deputy Director, Corporate and International Development, Delaware Department of State (Wilmington, DE)
• District Director, New York, US Small Business Administration (New York, NY)

February 24, 2014
• President/CEO, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (Manchester, NH)
• Economic Development Manager, Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) (Long Beach, CA)
• President and CEO, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) (Detroit, MI)
• Director of Business Development, Port of Port Angeles (Port Angeles, WA)
• Economic Development Coordinator, City of Woodstock (Woodstock, IL)
• Economic Development Director, City of Boise (Boise, ID)
• Economic Development Director, Iron County Taum Sauk Fund (Iron County, MO)

February 17, 2014
• Chief Executive Officer, Sanford-Lee County Partnership for Prosperity (Sanford, NC)
• Business Development Manager, Greenwood Partnership Alliance (Greenwood County, SC)
• Economic Development Director, City of Danville (Danville, VA)
• Vice President of Economic and Community Development, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (Madison, WI)
• Executive Director, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation (Wamego, KS)

Upcoming IEDC Events:

Conferences

2014 Federal Economic Development Forum
March 23-25 | Washington, DC

2014 Spring Conference
June 1-3 | Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN

2014 Annual Conference
October 19-22 | Fort Worth, TX

Web Seminars

Free: Establishing a 501c3 for Economic Development & Recovery
March 13

Free: What You Need to Know About IEDC's Excellence in Economic Development Awards
March 19

Temporary Store, Lasting Impact: Pop-ups and Economic Development
March 26

Free: Ethics and Economic Development
May 20

Training Courses

Economic Development Credit Analysis
March 5-7 | Madison, WI

Workforce Development
March 20-21 | Washington, DC

Managing Economic Development Organizations
April 10-11 | Toronto, ON

Business Retention & Expansion
April 24-25 | Atlanta, GA

Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies
May 8-9 | Madison, WI

Real Estate Development and Reuse
May 15-16 | Anchorage, AK

Managing Economic Development Organizations
May 29-30 | Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN

Economic Development Marketing & Attraction
June 5-6 | Baltimore, MD

Neighborhood Development Strategies
June 19-20 | Madison, WI

IEDC Services:

Did you know IEDC Members have access to our new economic development policy blog?

New IEDC Members:

City of Fort Collins, CO

Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation
Hazel Crest, IL

Hampshire County Development Authority
Romney, WV

Clearpath Economics LLC
Hamlin, TX

City of Willow Park, TX


Membership Contact:
Phil Goodwin
(202) 639-9106
pgoodwin@iedconline.org