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Strategies to Bolster Economic Resilience: County Leadership in Action
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Webinar Moderator
Program Manager, Community and Economic Development National Association of Counties (NACo) [email protected]
Jen Horton
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How to Participate
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About the National Association of Counties
• Advances issues before the federal government
• Improves understanding of county government
• Assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions
• Provides value-added services to save counties money
For more information visit NACo's new Website: www.naco.org.
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Webinar Objectives • Introduce and provide findings from NACo’s new report,
“Strategies to Bolster Economic Resilience: County Leadership in Action.”
• Detail the roles that counties can play to accelerate economic development in their local communities.
• Provide county-specific examples of how local communities are building on their existing assets to grow their economies.
• Overview strategies for how local leaders can pursue long-range planning efforts, support local entrepreneurs and businesses and engage in workforce development programs and education to stay economically resilient.
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Kathy Nothstine National Association of Counties (NACo)
Walt Sprouse Augusta Economic Development Authority Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
Lindy Burt Office of Economic Development Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Brett Schwartz National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
Mike Tumbarello Garrett Information Enterprise Center Garrett County, Maryland
Webinar Speakers
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Our Mission
To strengthen local governments, communities, and economies through the regional strategies, partnerships, and solutions of the nation’s regional development organizations.
The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
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Our Membership
National membership organization for the network of over 520 regional development organizations (RDOs) throughout the U.S. RDOs are also known as “Councils of Governments,” “Regional Planning Commissions,” “Economic Development Districts,” and other local names Promote efforts that strengthen local governments, communities, and economies through regional strategies focusing on economic development, infrastructure, housing, transportation, and regional planning
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NADO Research
Foundation
Founded in 1988, the NADO Research Foundation is the non-profit research affiliate of NADO Shares best practices in latest developments and trends in small metropolitan areas and rural America through training, peer exchanges, publications, and other resources Focus Areas: Rural Transportation Regional Resilience Sustainable Communities Capacity Building Organizational Support
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HUD Sustainable Communities
Capacity Building
NADO Research Foundation serves as one of 11 core capacity building teams in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network providing support and technical assistance to HUD Sustainable Communities grantees and EPA technical assistance recipients Initiative of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (HUD/DOT/EPA) Capacity building support to strengthen grantee communities to create more housing choices, make transportation more efficient and reliable, make more effective infrastructure investments, and build vibrant, economically prosperous neighborhoods, towns, and regions Sharing lessons learned and resources to a wider audience
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Themes: 1. Long-Range Planning
2. Support for Targeted Industries, Local Businesses and
Entrepreneurs
3. Workforce Development and Education Featured Counties
Augusta-Richmond, Ga.
Brookings, S.D.
Cuyahoga, Ohio
Garrett, Md.
King, Wash.
Maui, Hawaii
Prince George, Va,
Rutherford, N.C.
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Augusta’s Fort Gordon
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US Army Cyber Command To Move to Augusta’s Fort Gordon
4000 new jobs
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Downtown Augusta
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New and Expanded Projects
• Announced investment since 2009:
$794,400,000 • Planned & Scheduled to be
announced in 2013- $ 36,000,000
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Augusta, Georgia
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New Jobs Created
• Announced jobs since 2009: 4848 new jobs
• Planned: 115 new jobs
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Augusta Rankings • Forbes #5 in the nation “Best Bang For the Buck Cities” • Business Week #6 “Strongest Building Markets for Housing” • Forbes #7 “Best Middle-Class Housing Markets in the USA” • Business Week #11 “America’s 25 Next Recovering Job Markets” • Business Week #21 “30 Strongest Housing Markets in the United States” • Forbes #22 “Fastest Recovering Cities in America” • Business Week #23 “Forty Strongest Metro Economies” • Metro Monitor – Top 20 Strongest-Performing Metro Areas • Forbes #44 “100 Cities Where Americans Are Getting Richer” • #100 Davidson Fine Arts Academy, US News Top 100 High Schools in the
Nation
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New investments in Augusta
Electrolux
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Augusta Economic Development Authority
Suite 560, 1450 Greene Street, Historic Enterprise Mill Augusta, Georgia 30901
706-821-1321 [email protected]
www.AugustaEDA.org
©2010 Development Authority of Richmond County
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Garrett County, Maryland
Garrett Center for Entrepreneurship
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It takes an ecosystem… Garrett Information Enterprise Center (GIEC) @ Garrett College (2002) +Garrett County Commissioners +Garrett County Economic Development +Garrett County Chamber of Commerce/Existing Businesses +Garrett College/BOE and other institutions +Funding/Advisory Sources (Regional, State, Local) +Helpful, Engaged Citizens (full- and part- time residents)
Garrett Center for Entrepreneurship
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It also takes a market-driven, lifecycle approach with multiple value-added touch-points
Thinking about starting a business?
Preparing to run a successful business?
Trying to grow your business and build profitability?
>MRWA >CEWD seminars >CEWD workshops >CEWD classes >Kauffman FastTrac >Credit courses >Lunch & Learns (w GCCC) >Coaching >Mentoring >MMAIG angels >Other funding >Coworking HIVE >Events/networking >GIEC incubator >Other new services…
Garrett Center for Entrepreneurship
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Kathy Nothstine National Association of Counties (NACo)
Walt Sprouse Augusta Economic Development Authority Augusta-Richmond-County, Georgia
Lindy Office of Economic Development Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Brett Schwartz National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
Mike Tumbarello Garrett Information Enterprise Center Garrett County, Maryland
Webinar Speakers
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