Act Today For Your Community’s Economic Development Future
Attend this series of FREE virtual economic development conferences for local elected officials, candidates, board members, volunteers, and local development professionals. Learn and be empowered to guide your community’s future!
SCHEDULE:
All trainings will take place via Zoom Webinar from 9:00 am to 10:30 am on the following dates:
- Friday, Oct. 15 Preparing Your Community
- Friday, Oct. 29 Tools and Resources to be a Prepared Community
- Friday, Nov. 12 Planning + Partnership = Success
Attend all three sessions to qualify to enter the Prepared Communities Program and be eligible to receive free technical planning assistance designed to provide the framework for developing a workable plan for future economic development strategy. Details of this program can be found HERE.
Elected and appointed officials work tirelessly to ensure their communities’ economic development futures are bright. ED NOW! is a conference to support them in their efforts by providing information about economic development strategies, resources, programs, funding, and opportunities specific to communities in Southern and Eastern Ohio.
Through panels, case studies, round tables, and presentations with plenty of opportunity for Q&A, attendees will be able to maximize their efforts to guide their communities’ economic development future.
JOIN Guest Speaker Chris Lloyd, Chair for Site Selectors Guild and Senior Vice President and Director of Infrastructure and Economic Development at McGuireWoods Consulting.