Description:  Workforce Development Strategies. August 31 - September 1, 2021 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…

Description:  Economic Development Credit Analysis. September 15 - 17, 2021 This hands-on course presents business financing tools and available private financing options, as well as how the public sector can complement bank financing. You will learn how to stimulate private sector investment that results in the creation of permanent, private sector jobs and increased productivity. Course…

Description:  Business Retention and Expansion. September 30 - October 1, 2021 This interactive course presents the core components of a BRE program and why the concerns of local businesses need to be actively addressed. By building an understanding of business visitation techniques and survey methods, practitioners will be able to clearly gauge their community's business climate.…

Description: Neighborhood Development Strategies. November 2 - 3, 2021 This practitioner-driven course uses the case study method to complement current neighborhood development theory. Participants will learn how to identify the major neighborhood actors, their objectives, and strategies for redevelopment, in addition to understanding the process for creating a strategic economic development plan to meet the neighborhood…

Description:  Economic Development Academy. November 2 - 5, 2021 The Economic Development Academy (EDA) meets the certification requirements for the Neighborhood Development Strategies and Real Estate Development and Reuse courses, as well as the CEcD Exam Essentials Workshop. Courses can be taken separately by going to the individual course webpages to register. 5:30 pm – 6:30…