2025 Course Materials

2025 Daily Schedule - updated 4/21/25

Heartland Economic Development Course (HEDC) Board of Directors

Heartland 2025 Class Attendee List - updated 4/14/25  

Heartland 2025 Faculty Bios

Link to Course Photos

Template for Attendance Press Release

Daily Materials

Virtual Strategic Planning, April 15th or 17th:

• Slide Deck
  • Data Sources Handout
  • Areas of Activity Worksheet
  • Link to Recording/Transcript

Tuesday, April 29th:

• Welcome to the Week
• Managing an EDO
  • Board Matrix
• Ethics
• Business Retention & Expansion
  • Resource: BRE Toolkit

Wednesday, April 30th:

• Real Estate Development
• Welcoming Diverse Talent
• Workforce Development

Thursday, May 1st:

• Professional Development Paths and Options
  • Professional Credential Information
• Entrepreneurship
• Financing for Economic Development
• Neighborhood & Community Development

Friday, May 2nd:

• Understanding Site Selection
• Responding to an RFI

Other items of interest:

IEDC Code of Ethics

Common Acronym List

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