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Put the finishing touches on that IEDC Excellence in Economic Development award application you've been working on. The final application deadline is May 13.

Submitting your application moves your economic development organization that much closer to these benefits:

- Recognition for your organization, partners, sponsors, investors, participants, etc.
- Peer review of current projects
- Improved professional and team building efforts
- Exposure within the economic development field

And the increased media attention for winners is truly unmatched. Take a look at some of the promotional tools that we offer award winners:

There are countless ways to leverage your winnings. You'll be able to add an awards ribbon to your EDO's website and email signature, share it with your social audiences, include it in all your marketing materials to your target audiences, and celebrate with your team.

The application package is available for download. Share the below five steps with your team:

1. Visit the site
2. Review the categories
3. Determine the award that would best fit your EDO's efforts
4. Task team members with action items to complete application process
5. Submit your materials by the deadline, May 13

Winners will be awarded at IEDC's 2016 Annual Conference in Cleveland. Good luck!

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic developers. With more than 4,700 members, IEDC is the largest organization of its kind. Economic developers promote economic well-being and quality of life for their communities by creating, retaining and expanding jobs that facilitate growth, enhance wealth and provide a stable tax base. From public to private, rural to urban and local to international, IEDC's members are engaged in the full range of economic development experience. Given the breadth of economic development work, our members are employed in a wide variety of settings including local, state, provincial and federal governments, public-private partnerships, chambers of commerce, universities and a variety of other institutions. When we succeed, our members create high-quality jobs, develop vibrant communities, and improve the quality of life in their regions.

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