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Vol. 4 No. 9 July
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EDA's
fifth and final 2007 Economic Development Symposium is coming up on September
26 in The agenda is packed with presentations from leaders in the field of entrepreneurship, including:
Session topics include Supporting Entrepreneurial Growth in Your Region; The Role of Rural Clusters; Access to Capital to Support New Enterprise; and On the Competitive Edge: The Role of Innovation. The event also includes a town hall-style meeting with EDA leadership. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar will take questions from the audience on topics related to EDA's policies and programs. Visit the Kansas City Symposium website for additional information regarding the program and online registration. The EDA Regional Symposia have been approved for recertification credits for those possessing the CEcD designation.
The economy is strong and growing stronger, as shown in the following item which ran recently in the Associated Press: "Employers boosted payrolls by a better-than-expected 132,000 jobs in June, enough to keep the unemployment rate at a relatively low 4.5 percent. It was another sign that the economy is snapping out of a nearly yearlong sluggish spell. "The latest picture of the nation's employment climate, released by the Labor Department on Friday, also showed that workers saw solid gains in their wages last month. "The tally of 132,000 new jobs was stronger than the 125,000 that economists were forecasting. They did, however, predict that job growth would be sufficient to hold the unemployment rate at 4.5 percent, where it has stood for three straight months." Since August 2003, more than 8.2 million jobs have been created, with more than 2 million jobs created over the twelve months ending in June. Our economy has now added jobs for 46 straight months.
The
Economic Development Administration's (EDA) mission is to lead the federal
economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing
American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. Through its
National Technical Assistance, Training, Research and Evaluation program (NTA
Program), EDA works towards fulfilling its mission by funding research and
technical assistance projects to promote competitiveness and innovation in
distressed rural and urban regions throughout the
Go to www.eda.gov for more information and to view the full FFOs in PDF.
The Economic
Development Administration (EDA) was established under the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA) to generate jobs, retain existing
jobs, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in the On October 27, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2004, which reauthorizes EDA's economic development assistance programs through fiscal year 2008. As EDA prepares for reauthorization of its programs next year, we encourage economic development professionals and any other individuals or groups to provide input. Please email your thoughts to EDA at EDAReauthorization@eda.doc.gov. We welcome your input. This email account is designed to receive messages only. Responses from EDA will not be generated.
The International Economic Development Council's Annual Conference is the profession's premier learning and networking event, and it's only two months away! Hotels are filling up fast, so make your plans today. Attendees will experience:
In addition to training courses, tours, pre-conference seminars and the site consultants' forum, attendees can choose among concurrent sessions in the following tracks:
To learn more, visit the IEDC Annual Conference website, and register today!
Mark Your Calendar for
Brownfields 2008, May 5-7 in Gear up for the largest gathering of brownfields stakeholders! With nearly 6,000 attendees, over 150 educational sessions, more than 200 exhibitors and unrivaled networking events, the U.S. EPA and ICMA co-sponsored National Brownfields Conference is the premier event of its kind. Brownfields 2008 includes timely and valuable knowledge and skill-building workshops, exceptional business development and networking opportunities, and hundreds of product and service providers in the exhibit hall to meet your project needs. Communities across the country face the challenge of putting brownfields sites back to work, from old industrial cities with thousands of acres of abandoned factories to rural villages built around derelict mines or timber mills. Brownfields are a valuable community resource that through redevelopment and reuse could easily bring important benefits to many economically depressed communities, or serve as the centerpiece in comprehensive economic redevelopment strategies. Brownfields 2008 will explore the linkages between environmental cleanup and economic development, and highlight the important role of brownfields redevelopment in supporting innovative, collaborative, and regionally focused economic development. For more information, visit www.brownfields2008.org to learn the latest and sign up for the Brownfields 2008 e-newsletter.
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