Economic Development Now

Engaging Private Partners to Achieve Your Goals: Part 1
Leading up to IEDC's Building Cutting-Edge Public Private Partnerships conference in Charlotte on June 8-10, ED Now is running a series of articles on leveraging private-sector resources to solve thorny real estate problems. In this week's article, we look at a successful partnership to develop an industrial park.

Leaders Converge in Kansas City to Brainstorm on Fostering Entrepreneurship
On April 1, IEDC and the Kauffman Foundation held an Entrepreneurship Summit in Kansas City, Missouri, convening experts who work daily on fostering entrepreneurship to share their knowledge about supporting high-growth firms. Learn more about the day's proceedings.

IEDC News

May Web Seminar: Creating Dynamic Economic Development Websites

In the fast pace and technologically savvy information economy, your community’s website is the first date with your target audiences. Learn to create a dynamic impression and obtain future dates in our Creating Dynamic Economic Development Websites web seminar, May 29, 2:30 - 4:00 pm.

Primer on Globalization

IEDC’s newest membership category, the Economic Development Research Partners, is a think-tank environment which supports practice-oriented research. The Partnership’s first product is the Primer on Globalization (994 Kb PDF), a guide to the transformational forces shaping the economic development needs of US communities. The Primer delineates the opportunities and challenges presented to economic developers by our rapidly globalizing economy.

IEDC Shows Support for Revitalization of New Orleans

IEDC purchased a $100,000 Katrina Investment Deposit (KIDs) with Liberty Bank and Trust Company, showing our unremitting support for the revitalization of the greater New Orleans region. Liberty Bank offers KIDs as FDIC-insured certificates of deposit with a below market interest rate. The proceeds from the difference in rate are reinvested by the bank in the form of loans and related activities to promote rebuilding and investment in Katrina-damaged communities.

IEDC Publications

2006 Salary Survey of Economic Development Professionals

Perhaps your economic development organization (EDO) is looking to hire a new employee. How do know that your offer is competitive, or what benefits should be provided? Or maybe you’re looking to move to a new community. How do you know what someone with your experience, or expertise, can expect to make? IEDC's 2006 Salary Survey Report of Economic Development Professionals can help with the answers.

Winter 2008 Economic Development Journal Available for Download

Download the latest issue of Economic Development Journal, the premier publication of our profession. Case studies in this issue focus on "place branding", historic preservation and cluster-based economic development, connecting entrepreneurs to desired resources, and much more!

Free Download: Economic Development and Smart Growth

Economic development success and smart growth can go hand-in-hand. IEDC’s newest publication, Economic Development and Smart Growth, presents eight case studies on communities that incorporated smart growth principles in their development projects and have experienced economic development improvements. Download the PDF for free!

Free Download: "IEDC Innovation Agenda: A Policy Statement on American Competitiveness"

The United States is currently experiencing one of the great economic challenges in American history – the rising global competition facing our communities. The Innovation Agenda: A Policy Statement on American Competitiveness (PDF) summarizes the ideas expressed at the 2007 IEDC Federal Forum and provides policy recommendations for both economic developers and federal policy makers that aim to ensure America remains globally competitive.

Free Download: "Forty Years of Urban Economic Development: A Retrospective"

In October of 2007, IEDC hosted a reunion of the leading professionals whose careers encapsulate the past forty years of urban economic development. They were tasked with using their experience to reflect upon the past and to look ahead to the challenges facing economic developers today and in the coming decades. Forty Years of Urban Economic Development: A Retrospective (PDF) captures the lessons learned and creates a living history of the participants' experiences to inform the next steps within urban economic development.