IN THIS ISSUE:

All Together Now! October Webinar Focuses on Crowdfunding and Your Community

All Together Now! Crowdfunding and Your Community
October 8 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ET

A new crowdfunding provision created in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS Act) allows businesses to sell shares of their company to a large number of small investors without the expense and reporting requirements associated with going public. Economic development experts believe that this amendment will facilitate the growth of crowdfunding as a financing tool for small and medium sized businesses. This webinar will include a case study of the City of Cleveland's Department of Economic Development, and their experiences working on a collaborative effort with a real estate crowdfunding portal.

Speakers:

	Max Kirschenbaum Director of Operations Fundrise Washington, DC
	Kimberly A. Peyser Special Advisor Office of Investment and Innovation Small Business Administration Washington, DC
	Pravina Raghvan Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Investment and Innovation Small Business Administration Washington, DC
	Will Warren Development Officer Department of Economic Development City of Cleveland Cleveland, OH

President of JPMorgan Chase Foundation to talk Community Development at Annual Conference

Tuesday Luncheon
October 21 | 12:15 p.m.

IEDC is very pleased to announce our newest Annual Conference keynote speaker, Dalila Wilson-Scott, Managing Director of Global Philanthropy, and President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is considered by many to be a global leader in corporate philanthropy, with $210 million annually invested in communities and nonprofit organizations across 40 countries and spanning 6 continents. Ms. Wilson-Scott has been with the firm for over fourteen years, eight of which she spent leading and participating in firm-wide strategic initiatives, community partnerships, and civic engagement. Under her leadership, the Foundation has unveiled a giving strategy that delivers greater impact to the firm's partners and businesses focused on spurring local and regional economic growth, linking education and training programs to employer demand, creating sustainable community development and housing solutions, and empowering consumers with knowledge, tools, and resources to help build their financial assets

Don't miss out on the largest international gathering of economic development professionals in the world. Learn more about this year's conference program.

Registration is Now Open for the 2015 Leadership Summit

Gateways to Economic Competitiveness
January 25-27 | Palm Beach County, FL

Register by Friday, November 14, and save with our Early Registration Rates

The 2015 IEDC Leadership Summit brings together leaders from around the world to explore the role and responsibility of economic developers and organizations in channeling new ideas, markets, and products into their "gateways" to increase local, regional, national and global economic growth in today's competitive marketplace.

The Summit will highlight the South Florida region's physical and intellectual infrastructure. Attendees will see examples of what is happening at the local level and how these successes can be replicated in their communities. Whether it's the physical infrastructure of shipping ports, airports, highways, and rail services, or the intellectual infrastructure of universities and research facilities, Palm Beach County will show you what it takes to maintain a competitive edge in today's world.

Attendance is limited to senior managers of economic development organizations and Certified Economic Developers (CEcDs).

Multiple Professional Development Opportunities in Canada this Fall

Learn from Canadian instructors and use Canadian training manuals. These are truly opportunities not to be missed!

Introduction to Economic Development
October 1-3 | Toronto, ON

This comprehensive training course will introduce economic development to highly-engaged participants at all levels of experience. We'll cover tools, programs and organizations relevant to the Canadian economic development professional - Industry Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), and more! Those new to economic development are encouraged to take this course first as an overview of the field's key activities.

Instructors:

	Neil Everson, CEcD EcD Director, Economic Development City of Hamilton
	Jeffrey A. Finkle, CEcD President & CEO International Economic Development Council
	Lauren Millier Principal Millier Dickinson Blais
	Fred Morley Executive Vice President and Chief Economist Greater Halifax Partnership
	Trudy Parsons Director, Workforce Development Millier Dickinson Blais
	Steven W. Weathers, CEcD President & CEO Erie County Industrial Development Agency
	Kathryn Wood President & CEO Natural Capital Resources, Inc.

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies
October 30-31 | Edmonton, AB

This multi-faceted, Canadian-focused course explores the core aspects of entrepreneurial and small business development including value-add partnerships, technical assistance programs, financing, business incubation and more. While anyone is welcome to take this course, financing sessions will focus on tools and programs relevant to the Canadian economic developer.

Instructors:

	Natalie Gibson President InnoVisions and Associates
	Maureen Collins-Williams Partner Entrepreneurial Communities Project

Remaining Professional Development Opportunities in 2014

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

Upcoming Training Courses Include:

- Oct 1-3: Introduction to Economic Development, Toronto, ON
- Oct 9-10: Real Estate Development & Reuse, Atlanta, GA
- Oct 15-17: Economic Development Credit Analysis, Fort Worth, TX
- Oct 30-31: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies, Edmonton, AB
- Nov 6-7: Real Estate Development and Reuse, Lansing, MI
- Nov 13-14: Business Retention and Expansion, Chapel Hill, NC
- Dec 4-5: Technology-led Economic Development, Phoenix, AZ

Preparing for the CEcD Exam Workshop Requirement - Only One More Opportunity Remaining in 2014

New candidates applying to sit for a Certified Economic Developer exam taking place after December 31, 2014 must participate in a "Preparing for the CEcD Exam Workshop," either in-person or via webinar. This workshop provides candidates with a complete overview of the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) exam process, from application to the oral examination. They will learn tools and techniques for preparing for the exam and witness a mock oral interview.

This workshop is offered at the Annual Conference free of charge. There is also one remaining webinar:

- Tuesday, December 16, 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET

Why It Matters to Hire a Certified Economic Developer

For employers, learn more about the value of having a Certified Economic Developer on staff: "Why It Matters to Hire a CEcD" (PDF article from IEDC's Economic Development Now newsletter).

Free Podcast on Strategies to Mitigate Rural Poverty

Strategies to Mitigate Rural Poverty: Using Human and Social Capital

One outcome of the recent recession is that rural poverty rates are the highest since the mid-1980s. Mil Duncan, founding director of the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute, discusses the issues facing the rural poor in an Economic Development podcast.

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. Atlas is a high performance economic development marketing partner of IEDC. The agency's 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 practitioner 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 at www.esri.com/econdev.

RFPs / RFQs

Request for Proposals, Montgomery County (Montgomery County, MD)

Montgomery County, MD has issued an RFP for consulting services to help the county develop a Comprehensive Economic Strategic Plan (RFP #1047342). The Comprehensive Economic Strategy will be data-informed and incorporate business, workforce, and community development goals and strategies. The contractor must have expertise in providing project management oversight, economic and market analysis, and creation of economic development strategies.

There will be a pre-submission conference on September 23rd at 1:00. Interested offerors may attend in-person or via conference call (details available in the solicitation). The closing date for the RFP is October 16, 2014 at 3:00pm. Submission details may be found in the solicitation: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dgs-pro/Solicitations.html


Request for Proposals, Atlantic County Improvement Authority (Mays Landing, NJ)

The Atlantic County Improvement Authority is seeking a qualified economic development consulting firm to prepare a countywide Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan. The Plan will provide a framework to increase the tax base of Atlantic County, New Jersey by enhancing the business climate and creating higher-paying jobs and present a key set of strategies, with action items, that build upon the current asset base of Atlantic County, New Jersey and the surrounding region. For information on obtaining the RFP please visit atlanticcountyimprovementauthority.org

Job Listings

Openings for the week of September 29

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.

September 29, 2014
- Director of Development Services, City of West Des Moines (West Des Moines, IA)
- Community and Economic Development Coordinator, Village of Forsyth (Forsyth, IL)
- EEDD Economic Development Director, San Joaquin County Employment & Development Department (EEDD) (Stockton, CA)
- Director of Economic Development, City of Muskogee (Muskogee, OK)
- Executive Director and CEO, Morton Economic Development Council (Morton, IL)
- Business Development Officer, Loudoun County Government (Loudoun, VA)
- Economic Development Executive Director, City of Yoakum (Yoakum, TX)

September 22, 2014
- Economic and Community Development Director, Village of Homewood (Homewood, IL)
- Economic Development Director, City of Chandler (Chandler, AZ)

September 15, 2014
- Economic Development Division Director, City of Madison’s Economic Development Division (Madison, WI)
- Director of Business Development - Project Manager, New North, Inc. (Green Bay, WI)
- Executive Director, Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (Ballston Spa, NY)
- Economic Development Specialist, Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (Watkins Glen, NY)
- Director of Economic Development, City of Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
- Economic Development Marketing Manager, City of Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, TX)
- Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) (Brattleboro, VT)
- Economic Development Director, City of Elk Grove (Elk Grove, CA)

September 8, 2014
- President, Morgantown Area Economic Partnership and Director, Monongalia County Development Authority (Morgantown, WV)
- Economic Development Administrator, County of San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)
- Economic Development Director, Contracted, Town of Timnath (Timnath, CO)
- Chief Executive Officer, Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation (Oshkosh, WI)
- Director, Regional Economic Planning Services, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (Kalamazoo, MI)

Upcoming IEDC Events:

Conferences

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

2015 Leadership Summit
January 25-27 | Palm Beach County, FL

Web Seminars

All Together Now! Crowdfunding and Your Community
October 8

Training Courses

Introduction to Economic Development
October 1-3 | Toronto, ON

Real Estate Development & Reuse
October 9-10 | Atlanta, GA

Economic Development Credit Analysis
October 15-17 | Fort Worth, TX

Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies
October 30-31 | Edmonton, AB

Real Estate Development & Reuse
November 6-7 | Lansing, MI

Business Retention & Expansion
November 13-14 | Chapel Hill, NC

Technology-Led Economic Development
December 4-5 | Phoenix, AZ

IEDC Services:

Do you have an economic development question that requires research? Available to IEDC members only, Clearninghouse Information and Research Services is like having a research librarian, trained in economic development, at your fingertips!

New IEDC Members:

Regional Economic Development & Energy Corporation
Corning, NY

Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
Sacramento, CA

Golden Shovel Agency
Little Falls, MN

City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation
Yuba City, CA

David Pettit Economic Development, LLC
Fort Worth, TX

City of Riverside, MO

Taylor Adams Associates
Washington, DC

Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Eugene, OR

City of Unalaska, AK

Town of Queen Creek, AZ

Lions Gate Consulting Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Logan City Council
Logan Central, Queensland, Australia


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