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Industry & Workforce Analytics
Tracking Inflation Using 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'
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Real Estate
Understanding Housing Needs: The People Behind the Numbers
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Real Estate
'People of Grant' Celebrates the Workers Behind a Historic Redevelopment Project in Bath, ME
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Strategic Planning & Doing
Sometimes Two Isn’t Better Than One: How to Avoid Doubled-Barreled Questions in Surveys
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Industry & Workforce Analytics
Complete Quick Cluster Analyses With This Peer City Identification Tool
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Strategic Planning & Doing
Economic Change in a World Divided: A Recap
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Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
Camoin Associates to Release Updated Fiscal Impact Analysis White Paper in November
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Industry & Workforce Analytics
Data Shows Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Generate Millions in Revenue for States, Tribes
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IEDC Economic Development Strategic Planning Course Resources
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Entrepreneurship + Innovation
What is the Economic Case for Supporting Under-Represented Entrepreneurs?
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Marketing & Communications
Five Tips for Creating Surveys People Might Actually Want to Take
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Industry & Workforce Analytics
US Census Data Shows New Business Applications Boomed During the Pandemic
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Workforce Development
The Real-Life Impact of Aligning Economic Development with Workforce Development
Economic development efforts that fail to consider workforce development are like a road trip without a driver — you won’t get very far. Raising awareness at the local level of job opportunities and establishing basic skills at an early age will help meet the economic needs of your region while also allowing residents to benefit from those efforts. Learn about some unique workforce development programs geared toward youth that complement local economic development efforts.
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Conference Gems: 2023 IEDC Leadership Summit
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IEDC Session Slides: Designing Impactful Metrics for Equitable Economic Development
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Strategic Planning & Doing
How Resilience Thinking Can Help Your Community Gain the Competitive Edge
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Lead Generation
3 Ways to Improve Your Website to Attract New Business Prospects
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Industry & Workforce Analytics
US Migration Patterns and the Implications for Workforce Attraction
Success Stories
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Real Estate
'People of Grant' Celebrates the Workers Behind a Historic Redevelopment Project in Bath, ME
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Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
Economic Impact Analysis of Maine's Eastern Trail Helps Support Hall of Fame Induction
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Lead Generation
Say My Name: How a Small City in Oklahoma Used a Targeted Outreach Campaign to Attract New Business Interest
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Strategic Planning & Doing
Commercial Corridor Revitalization Plan is a Catalyst for Change in Brunswick, ME
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Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
How to Rebuild an Economic Development Organization: The Case of Albany County, NY
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Entrepreneurship + Innovation
Rhode Island Seeks to Improve Its BIPOC Small Business Ecosystem
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Entrepreneurship + Innovation
Small Business & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Audit for the City of Fort Worth, TX
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Industry & Workforce Analytics
Economic Impact of Louisiana Coastal Management Investment
Popular Resources
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Evaluation & Benchmarking
Humanizing Data: Area Median Income (AMI) and Affordable Housing Policy
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Real Estate
5 Questions a Market Analysis/Feasibility Study Can Help Answer
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Real Estate
No Vacancies: Affordable Housing Growing Scarce in Rural Communities
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Economic & Fiscal Impact Analysis
The Multiplier Effect: Which Industries are the Biggest Job Creators?