2024 Course Materials

2024 Daily Schedule 

Heartland Economic Development Course (HEDC) Board of Directors

Heartland 2024 Class Attendee List  - updated 4-22-24

Heartland 2024 Faculty Bios - updated 4-12-24

Press Release to personalize and publicize your attendance! - added 4/26/24

Link to Course Photos (Dropbox)

Daily Materials

Virtual Strategic Planning, March 29 or April 5th:

• Slide Deck Handout
  • Data Sources
  • Areas of Activity Worksheet
  • Emmetsburg Input Summary
  • Creating a Board Elevator Pitch

Tuesday, April 23rd:

• Welcome to the Week
• Managing an EDO: Rising to the Challenge
  • Sample Board Composition Matrix - Added 4/23/24
• Ethics in Economic Development
• Equity, Inclusion and Welcoming - Added 4/22/24
• Workforce Development & Talent Attraction/Retention - Updated 4/23/24

Wednesday, April 24th:

• Entrepreneurship
• Financing for Economic Development - Added 4/22/24
• Neighborhood & Community Development
  • Link to Downtown Design Guide - Added 4/16/24

Thursday, April 25th:

• Professional Development Paths and Options
  • Options for Professional Credentials
• Real Estate Development
• Business Retention & Expansion - updated 4/19/24
  • Tulsa BRE Report courtesy of HEDC Board Member, Brien Thorstenberg - added 4/26/24
  • Link to UMN Extension BRE Question Bank - added 4/26/24
  • Synchronist Prime Questions - added 4/26/24

Friday, April 26th:

• Understanding Site Selection
• Preparing the Perfect Proposal - Responding to an RFI

Other items of interest:

IEDC Code of Ethics

Utility Economic Development Association's Utility Terms Glossary

Common Acronym List

Link to IDM's website and its Useful Links & Information Page