ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE2013 | SAN FRANCISCO

Assessing the Value of a Statewide CEDS

Panelists

Jeff Kiely, Northwest New Mexico COG

Kathleen Lewis, Southeast Idaho COG

Richard Manwaring, EDA (Seattle)

Statewide CEDS

Source: NADO. As of July 5, 2013. Includes projects in discussion, planning, implementation, or completed.

What’s driving interest?

• Political climate of fiscal austerity combined with unprecedented cuts for community & economic development programs

• Growing recognition of need for integrated planning & statewide project prioritization, especially for federally funded projects

• EDDs volunteering for more responsibility in statewide economic development

Key Takeaways (so far)

• Maintaining momentum and buy-in requires dual focus on creating a compelling vision for state’s economic future and delivering value to participants (and EDDs) along the way.

• Private sector must be fully engaged and feel ownership over outcomes. Otherwise you risk ending up with “just another gov’t plan.”

• CEDS should reflect a serious commitment to measureable economic progress.

http://ceds.alabama.gov

http://www.nctomorrow.org

Performance Measures

Maine State Strategy Framework

Drivers of Economic Growth in Maine

LeadershipAccess to

Capital

Education and Workforce Development

Infrastructure

Asset Based Industry Clusters

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

http://blogs.uidaho.edu/idaho-pathways

NADO’s Statewide CEDS Workspace

For access to NADO’s statewide CEDS workspace on Google Drive please contact Brian Kelsey at bkelsey@nado.org. You may need to set up a free Google account.

Panelists

Jeff Kiely, Northwest New Mexico COG

Kathleen Lewis, Southeast Idaho COG

Richard Manwaring, EDA (Seattle)

This presentation is based on work supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under Agreement No. 99-06-07548 and is part of the Know Your Region project. Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of EDA or the NADO Research Foundation. The NADO Research Foundation would like to thank EDA for their support with this presentation and the Know Your Region project.

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