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President & CEO of Campbell Soup to Share Her Success Story with Economic Developers

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IEDC is very pleased to announce our newest Annual Conference keynote speaker, Denise Morrison, President and CEO of the Campbell Soup Company. Denise Morrison will be speaking on Tuesday, October 8, at 8:45 a.m.

Denise Morrison is President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, a global maker of simple meals, baked snacks, and healthy beverages. She brings a distinguished track record of building strong businesses and growing iconic brands. She became CEO in August 2011 after more than eight years at Campbell and more than 30 years in the food business.

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Learn about the key strategies and decisions behind successful reuse projects from across the country

From Vacant Spaces to Vibrant Places

Date: Thursday, June 13
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 pm EST

Whether it's an abandoned storefront on Main Street or a big box shell in a shopping center, your community probably has vacant space in need of a new identity. At first glance, these underperforming spaces may appear to be signs of disinvestment in your community, which can discourage new companies and residents from relocating to a particular area. Despite this initial impression, however, underutilized buildings have the potential to become defining opportunities for revitalization and investment in your community. During our June webinar, IEDC will explore strategies for redeveloping and enlivening vacant spaces. These strategies range from low-cost community-led efforts to major real estate deals that transform entire neighborhoods. No matter the size or scale of the project, the goal is always the same - to make abandoned buildings productive spaces that attract new businesses, residents, and jobs to the area by helping create a more vibrant and dynamic community.

Speakers:

	Sarah Filley Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer Popuphood Oakland, CA
	Paul Svoboda Special Projects Manager Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
	Todd E. Reidbord President Walnut Capital Management, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA

Stay ahead of the curve and register for our July webinar:
Your Veterans: Skilled Workers for Job Creation and Economic Growth, Thursday, July 11, 2:30 - 4:00 pm EST

Participate in the IEDC Metrics Research and Advance your EDO

Enter for a chance to win a free registration to our 2014 Leadership Summit!

Through IEDC's active engagement with its membership, we have heard from economic development professionals from all over the country about the need for help in 1) assessing the current metrics being used, and 2) the development of a better set of metrics to measure the impact of economic development organizations (EDOs) on the economic prosperity of their communities and regions.

IEDC's Economic Development Research Partners (EDRP) program is responding to this need. We need your help in this effort. Click this survey link to help IEDC researchers understand what you currently measure and give us your opinions about those metrics. And in the process discover contemporary metrics that can help you even before the final IEDC research is published. We are not asking you to evaluate your EDO's performance - rather we want to learn what and how you measure your success.

Your response to this survey is a crucial first step in IEDC's effort to produce a reliable body of research that can guide EDOs to select the measures and methodologies that best reflect their performance.

What's in it for you?

• Learn how most successful EDOs measure their own performance
• Better understand the value of your work and start managing your performance for improved results
• Demonstrate the value of your organization to your elected officials and the rest of your community
• Attract more investments with new and better metrics
• Enter into a drawing for a chance to win a free registration to IEDC's Leadership Summit in Irvine, California, to be held February 2-4, 2014 (value of up-to $725).

Is Your Community Interested In Free Training, Technical Assistance, and Resources on Economic Recovery and Resilience?

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), in cooperation with the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, has received several grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support disaster recovery, resiliency, and capacity development for communities in the EDA Atlanta and Philadelphia regions impacted by disaster(s) during fiscal year 2011 (October 2010 - September 2011).

If your organization services communities in the Atlanta or Philadelphia EDA region, please take 10-15 minutes to complete the electronic scan by Friday, June 14. The scan asks questions about the impact of FY 2011 disaster(s) on your organization's service area as well as your area's current economic recovery needs and priorities. Your response to the scan will help IEDC and the NADO Research Foundation develop services and resources tailored to the needs and priorities of communities in the grant regions.

Once this needs assessment is complete, IEDC and the NADO Research Foundation will be offering the following services free of charge to select communities based on greatest impact and need:

• Leadership training for communities with similar recovery initiatives;
• Customized technical assistance to impacted communities; and
• Best practice research on critical recovery and resiliency topics.

Click here to launch the scan
Questions? Please email restore@iedconline.org.

Workforce Development Training Offered in Madison, WI

Learn about what collaborative programs will help upgrade the skills of your community's existing workforce.

Workforce Development
Date: July 18-19, 2013
Location: Madison, WI

Skilled workers are the backbone of a productive and efficient economy. This versatile course explains the strong relationship between economic and workforce development through case studies, practical examples, and current research. Course participants will learn what programs currently leverage federal, state, and local financial resources to support workforce development. Learn about what collaborative programs will help upgrade the skills of your community's existing workforce. Other topics of discussion will include: talent attraction, K-12 development and integration, occupational analysis, target industry clusters, and more.

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 2013 course information

• June 20-21: Business Retention and Expansion, Baltimore, MD
• July 18-19: Workforce Development, Madison, WI
• July 31 - Aug 2: Economic Development Credit Analysis, Minneapolis, MN
• Aug 15-16: Economic Development Strategic Planning, Madison, WI
• Aug 29-30: Business Retention and Expansion, Atlanta, GA
• Sept 12-13: Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies, Baltimore, MD
• Sept 19-20: Real Estate Development & Reuse, Denver, CO
• Oct 3-4: Economic Development Marketing & Attraction, Philadelphia, PA
• Oct 24-25: Real Estate Development & Reuse, Atlanta, GA
• Nov 7-8: Economic Development Strategic Planning, Phoenix, AZ
• Dec 4-6: Economic Development Credit Analysis, San Antonio, TX

» View the entire 2013 calendar

IEDC Offers Education Scholarships - Learn More

All Applications Must be Postmarked by August 2

IEDC is proud to offer four scholarships to attend any IEDC education course of the recipient's choice. Applicants must work for an organization based in a distressed community.

Diane Lupke, CEcD, President of Lupke & Associates and a strong advocate for ED initiatives within distressed communities, is the founder of this education scholarship fund. The scholarship recipient is able to enhance his or her knowledge in economic development through participation in IEDC Training Courses.

Learn more and apply today. The deadline for applications is August 2. If you have any questions, please contact Emily Bell at ebell@iedconline.org.

2012 Salary Survey of Economic Development Professionals

Order Your Copy Today!

No other resource provides the comprehensive and up-to-date information that you will find in IEDC's new 2012 Salary Survey of Economic Development Professionals. This reference publication remains the economic development industry standard for compensation, demographic and professional activity information. Data from thousands of economic development professionals make this an authoritative report of exacting detail. In 170 pages, readers can view economic developer compensation and activity from a wide variety of key perspectives - location, title, organization budget, community size, education, experience, and dozens more.

Survey participants: Order your copy
IEDC members and non-members: Order your copy

Are You an ED Consultant Looking for More Business? Register for IEDC's Online Consultant Database

Let IEDC help clients find you.

Market your consulting services to thousands of economic development professionals...for less than a dollar a day. Accessible to all 1000-plus daily visitors to the IEDC Web site, the online Consultant Database makes it easy for potential clients to find you.

You will be able to display detailed company information and list multiple offices/contacts, helping those searching for consultants find you. Here's where you can tell the ED community about yourself: your location, areas of economic development specialty, certified practitioners and other criteria.

Join the Consultant Database. Register online or contact Phil Goodwin at (202) 639-9106 or pgoodwin@iedconline.org.

Partners

As IEDC's exclusive partner for online property listings, demographics and online mapping products and services, GIS Planning Inc.'s online solutions are the industry standard for economic development web sites. GIS Planning Inc.'s suite of geographic information systems (GIS) powered products & services, including ZoomProspector Enterprise and the nationwide site selection website ZoomProspector.com, and SizeUp business intelligence are the culmination of over 15 years of experience developing online economic development focused solutions. ZoomProspector.com connects businesses looking for new locations with the communities and economic development organizations that are the right match. Today, GIS Planning online solutions power more economic development websites than any other provider.


Accrinet delivers comprehensive solutions in all aspects of digital strategy, tailored specifically to your EDC, community and challenges. Our solutions are designed to increase your revenues, decrease your expenses and improve your communication with your target audience.


Portfol™, PIDC's multi-user portfolio management system, is a fully integrated client and contact management software system - track a project from start to finish! Includes loan servicing, demographics, job tracking, financial statement and insurance monitoring, EDA, CDBG, NMTC and CDFI reporting data - everything you need to effectively manage your economic development operations all in one comprehensive system. Portfol™ - the only system created, used and maintained by an economic developer.

Request for Proposals

Request for Proposals, SC2 Challenge, City of Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)

The City of Greensboro is at a crossroads and needs your input. Up to $1 million will be awarded through the Economic Development Administration’s SC2 Challenge to the best plan submitted that spurs economic growth in Greensboro.

SC2 (Strong Cities, Strong Communities) Challenge. To learn how you can respond to the request for proposals (RFP), contact Prince John Gaither-Eli at 336-373-7573 or visit www.greensboro-nc.gov/SC2.

Innovative ideas and an economic strategy worth up to $1million are located at the intersection where Greensboro’s future and prosperity meet. Offer your ideas, suggestions and strategies today. Participate in the SC2 Challenge!

Job Listings

Openings for the week of June 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.

June 10, 2013
• Economic Development Director, City of College Park (College Park, GA)
• President/CEO, Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (Santa Clarita, CA)

June 3, 2013
• Executive Director, Hancock County Mississippi Port and Harbor Commission (Bay St. Louis, MS)
• Senior Director Business Retention and Expansion, Greater Omaha Chamber (Omaha, NE)
• President & CEO, Seneca Industrial & Economic Development Corporation (Tiffin, OH)
• Economic Development Director, City of Novi (Novi, MI)
• Senior Vice President of Economic Competitiveness, Baton Rouge Area Chamber (Baton Rouge, LA)

May 28, 2013
• Assistant Director for Economic Development, City of Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, VA)
• Economic Development Specialist, City of Sioux-City (Sioux-City, IA)
• Executive Director, Morgan County Economic Development Corp (Mooresville, IN)
• Economic Development Project Coordinator, City of Greenville (Greenville, NC)
• Sr. Business Development Manager - Recruitment and Marketing, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber (Oklahoma City, OK)

May 20, 2013
• Redevelopment Division Manager & Global Business Recruitment & Expansion Division Manager, City of Austin (Austin, TX)
• Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce (Waco, TX)
• President/CEO, Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation (Owensboro, KY)
• Executive Director, Waukegan Main Street (Waukegan, IL)
• Chief Executive Officer, Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce (Shelbyville, TN)
• Director of Economic Initiatives, City of Prescott (Prescott, AZ)

Upcoming IEDC Events:

Conferences

2013 Annual Conference
Octrober 6-9 | Philadelphia, PA

Web Seminars

From Vacant Spaces to Vibrant Places
June 13

Your Veterans: Skilled Workers for Job Creation & Economic Growth
July 11

Training Courses

Business Retention and Expansion
June 20-21 | Baltimore, MD

Workforce Development
July 18-19 | Madison, WI

Economic Development Credit Analysis
July 31-August 2 | Minneapolis, MN

Economic Development Strategic Planning
August 15-16 | Madison, WI

Business Retention and Expansion
August 29-30 | Atlanta, GA

Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies
September 12-13 | Baltimore, MD

Real Estate Development & Reuse
September 19-20 | Denver, CO

Economic Development Marketing & Attraction
October 3-4 | Philadelphia, PA

IEDC Services:

Did You Know: IEDC Members have access to our new economic development policy blog?

New IEDC Members:

Williamson County Economic Development
Franklin, TN

Village of Matteson, IL

Town of Addison, TX

Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
Traverse City, MI

Downtown Washington, Inc.
Washington, MO

Invest Hong Kong, HKSAR Government
Hong Kong

Freeman Consultant's
Fort Lauderdale, FL

UC Economics Center
Cincinnati, OH

George Washington University
Washington, DC

O2 Planning + Design Inc.
Calgary, AB Canada