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Basic Economic Development Courses Accredited

Over 20 Basic Economic Development courses are offered throughout the United States and Mexico.

Indiana Economic Development Course
Date: January 12-16, 2009
Ball State University
Office of Building Better Communities
Center for Economic and Community Development, CA 109
Muncie, IN 47306
Contact: Dick Heupel, CECD- Course Director
Phone: (765) 285-2894
E-mail: dheupel@bsu.edu
Web site: www.bsu.edu/cecd

Arizona Economic Development Course
Date: January 18-22, 2009
University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona
1955 E. Sixth Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Contact: Erik Glenn- Course Director
Phone: (928) 899-4595
E-mail: ljgibson@ag.arizona.edu
Web site: ag.arizona.edu/edrp

CALED Fundamentals of Economic Development
Date: Northern CA, February 3-6, 2009 and Southern CA, August 11-14, 2009
California Association for Local Economic Development
550 Bercut Dr Ste G
Sacramento, CA 95814
Contact: Gurbax Sahota- Course Director
Phone: (916) 448-8252 ext.105
E-mail: gsahota@caled.org
Web site: www.caled.org

Texas Basic Economic Development Course-Austin or San Antonio,TX
Date: February 16 -20, 2009 and September 28 - October 1, 2009
Texas Economic Development Council
1300 Guadalupe Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Contact: Carlton Schwab
Phone: (512) 480-8432
E-mail: carlton@texasedc.org
Web site: www.texasedc.org

The Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course-University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Date: March 16-19, 2009
Institute for Economic Advancement
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Contact: Dr. Ron Swager, CEcD - Course Director
Phone: (501) 683-7347
E-mail: rjswager@ualr.edu
Web site: www.iea.ualr.edu/econdev

Georgia Institute of Technology annual Basic Economic Development Course-Atlanta, GA
Date: March 24-27, 2009
Georgia Institute of Technology
4931 Riverside Drive Suite 1000
Macon, GA 31210
Contact: Greg King, CEcD - Course Director
Phone: (478) 471-5938
E-mail: greg.king@innovate.gatech.edu
Web site: www.innovate.gatech.edu/bedc2008

Ohio Economic Development Course-Worthington Ohio
Date: March 25-26, 2009 and April 15-17, 2009
Ohio Economic Development Association
17 South High Street, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Contact: Debbie Burley-Biro - Course Director
Phone: (614) 221-1900 or 1-800-632-7763
E-mail: debbiro@yahoo.com
Web site: www.ohioeda.com

Heartland Economic Development Course-Kansas City, MO
(Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma)
Date: April 19-23, 2009
University of Northern Iowa- Institute for Decision Making
113 Business and Community Services Building
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Contact: LaDene H. Bowen, CEcD - Course Director
Phone: 1-800-782-9520
E-mail: ladene.bowen@uni.edu
Web site: www.bcs.uni.edu/heartland

Tennessee Economic Development Course - Nashville, TN
Date: May 4-8, 2009
Tennessee Leadership Center, State of Tennessee
Department of Economic Development Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.
Nashville, TN 37243
Contact: Micheel Williams - Course Director
Phone: (615) 532-1291
E-mail: michelle.williams@state.tn.us/
Web site: www.TNTomorrow.org

New Mexico Economic Development Course-Silver City, NM
Date: May 17-22, 2009
Western New Mexico University
PO Box 680
Silver City, NM 88062
Contact: Linda Kay Jones, CEcD - Course Director
Phone: (505) 538-6320
E-mail: jonesl6@wnmu.edu
Web site: www.silvercitybusiness.com/

Basic Development Course at State University of New York at Albany, NY
Date: June, 2009
New York State Economic Development Council
111 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Contact: Kenneth Green- Course Director
Phone: (518) 426-4058
E-mail: kgsaratoga@alo.com
Web site : www.nysedc.org

Colorado Basic Economic Development Course-Denver, CO
Date: June 8-12, 2009
Economic Development Council of Colorado
1647 Cole Blvd, Suite 400
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303)202-2965
Web site: www.www.edcconline.org/

Chesapeake Basic Economic Development Course
Date: July 13-17, 2009
Pam Ruff, Executive Director, MEDA
P. O. Box 955
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Contacts: Marie Keegin, CEcD - Course Director
Phone: (410) 575-6027
E-mail: pamr@medamd.com
Web site: www.medamd.com

Upper Midwest Basic Economic Development Course
Date: July 20-24, 2009
University of Minnesota Duluth Center for Economic Development
Duluth Technology Village
11 East Superior St #210
Duluth, MN 55812
Contact: Elaine Hansen - Course Director
Phone: 1-888-387-4594
E-mail: ehansen@umdced.com
Web site: www.umdced.com

Northwest Course, Ellensburg Washington
Date: August 2009
Washington State Department of Community Trade & Economic Development
2001 Sixth Avenue, Suite 2600
Seattle, Washington 98121
Contact: Maury Forman - Course Director
Phone: (206) 256-6110
E-mail: mauryf@cted.wa.gov

University of North Carolina Economic Development Course
Date: August 3-6, 2009
School of Government
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 3330
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Contact: Jonathan Q. Morgan, Ph.D. - Course Director
Phone: (919) 843-0972
E-mail: basiccourse@unc.edu
Web site: www.cednc.unc.edu/bedc

Kentucky Economic Development Course-Lexington, KY
Date: August 24-27, 2009
Kentucky Institute for Economic Development
P.O. Box 23386
Lexington, Kentucky 40523
Contact: Wayne Foster - Course Director
Phone:  (859) 887-8770
E-mail: waynefoster@insightbb.com

Michigan Basic Economic Development Course-Kalamozoo, MI
Date: September, 2009
Michigan Economic Developers Association
P.O. Box 15096
Lansing, MI 48901
Contact: John Avery, Course Director
Phone: (517) 241-0011
E-mail: avery.john@medaweb.org
Web site: www.medaweb.org

New England Economic Development Course-Portland, ME
Date: September 14-17, 2009
Economic Development Council of Maine
c/o Economic Management Services
P.O. Box 287
Augusta, ME 04332
Contact: Dick Kelso, CEcD, FM
Phone: (207) 582-5147
E-mail:edcmaine@adelphia.net

The New South Economic Development Course-Biloxi, MS
Date: September 20,25,26, 2009
The University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Economic and Workforce Development
118 College Drive #5022
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5022
Contacts: Brian Richard- Course Director
Phone: (601) 266-6519
E-mail: brian.richard@usm.edu
Web site: www.usm.edu/ncpc/prodev

The New South Economic Development Course-Biloxi, MS
The Univeristy of Southern Mississippi
Date: September 21-26, 2009
Department of Economic & Workface Development
118 College Drive #5022
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Contacts: Brian Richard- Course Director
Phone: (601) 266-6519
E-mail: brian.richard@usm.edu
Web site: www.usm.edu/ncpc/prodev

Chihuahua Economic Development Course-Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico
Date: September 30-October 5, 2009 / September 28-October 3, 2009
Western New Mexico University
P.O. Box 680
Silver City, NM 88062
Contact: Linda Kay Jones
Phone: (505) 538-6320
E-mail: jonesL6@wnmu.edu

Alaska Basic Economic Development Course - Anchorage, AK
Date: October 12-15, 2009
University of Alaska, Center for Economic Development
3211 Providence Drive, Diplomacy Building, 507 F
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 786-5415
Website: www.alaska.edu/

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Economic Development Course-Naperville, IL
Date: October 19-21, 2009
Contact: Bob Koepke, CEcD, Ph.D. - Course Director
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2 Orchid Ct.
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Phone: (618) 656-9048
E-mail: rkoepke@siue.edu
Web site: www.siue.edu/CE/

University of South Florida's Economic Development Course
Tampa, FL
Date: November 1-6, 2009
Small Business Development Center
1101 Channelside Drive Suite 210.
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 905-5852
Contact: Eileen Rodriguez - Course Director
E-mail: erodriguez@coba.usf.edu
Web site: sbdc.usf.edu/

Economic Development Course in Pennsylvania-Harrisburg, PA
Date: December 6-11, 2009
Penn State Harrisburg
Economic Research and Training Center
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA, 17057
Contact: Carol Kilko - Course Director
Phone: (717) 948-6687
E-mail: ckilko@psats.org
Web site: www.bedcpa.org

Mexico Basic Economic Development Course
Date: 2009
CETYS University, Mexico
Contact:Martin Martinez, CEcD- Course Director
Phone: (318) 288-4950
Phone: (011)(52)(686) 567-3783
E-mail: nmartinez@CETYS.mx

IEDC Professional Development Series

IEDC training courses are the leading source of economic development education for professional at all levels. The courses cover key issues in economic development as well as specialized strategies.

http://www.iedconline.org/index.html

Core Courses: http://www.iedconline.org/prodev_top.html

Presented By: Heartland Economic Development Course, Inc., with the Institute for Decision Making at the University of Northern Iowa, in partnership with the Kansas Economic Development Alliance, Professional Developers of Iowa, Missouri Economic Development Council, Nebraska Economic Development Association, Oklahoma Economic Development Association