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Volume 21 Number 2 Lost in the Paperwork Iowans Complete Heartland EDC Annual IDM Partner Program Provides Specific Services Conflict of Interest Statement Volume 20 Number 6 Business & Community Services Building Dedicated Implementation Keys for Organizations IDM Expands Partner Program Benefits IDM to Assist Black Hawk County’s Look to 2026 Volume 20 Number 4 17 Iowans Complete the Heartland Economic Development Course Sibley Unveils Community Strategic Plan Ten Quick Ways to Improve Board Meetings Western Iowa Advantage Completes Plan Update Volume 20 Number 3 Managing and Working with Consultants Board Member Comfort Sheet Heartland Economic Development Course Reaches Record Enrollment Economic Development - Two Functions Area Development Magazine’s Site Selection Factors 2006 Ranking Volume 20 Number 2 Economic Development Role in Addressing the Workforce Shortage Heartland EDC Early Registration Deadline Approaching Help for Iowa Companies in Marketing Research is Available Off-Shore Iowa Develops Logo UNI Interns Available for Specific Regions Volume 20 Number 1 It's All About Time Marketing Research Project Assistance Available March 15 - Early Registration Deadline for Heartland Economic Development Course IDM Seeking Locations for Interns December 2006 IDM Seeking Intern Locations in 2007 Heartland Economic Development Course Dates Announced Implementation Keys - Getting Things Moving in the New Year Recently Renewing Members of IDM's Partner Program October-November 2006 IDM Completes Target Industry Analysis for Iowa Connections Region Maketing Survey Results of Interest Peter Drucker and "Creative Abandonment" Community Wide Strategic Planning Underway in Two Communities September-October 2006 How About a Zero-Based Committee Structure Ranking Report Favorable to Iowa Bio-Fuels Are Where the Action Is! Clear Lake and Tipton Complete Executive Searches June 2006 IDM Can Assist With LOIS Localitu Information Input IDM Assists Black Hawk County Supervisors Meeting Management is Always a Challenge Business and Community Services (BCS) Fiscal Year Outcomes March 2006 Donovan Discusses Offshoring Heartland Course Enrollment Nears Capacity Ideas to Consider About Avoiding Procrastination Virtual Region Receives Iowa Values Fund Support Ideas for Preserving Your Organization's Reputation February 2006 Heartland Course Early Registration Deadline Nears More From Area Development Magazine Corporate Survey Tips to Control Your Own Schdeule UNI's Primary Role Watch for Redundancies in Writing EBI Training Added to IDM's T-4 Training January 2006 Registration Underway for Heartland Course IDM Seeking Locations for Interns Area Development Magazine's 20th Annual Corporate Survey Summary IDM Completes Existing Business Initiatives (EBI) Workshop Minimizing Interruptions is Possible November - December 2005 Existing Business Initiative (EBI) Training for Development Staff Time Management Tips Registration Available for 2006 Heartland Course October 2005 Dates and Location Set for 2006 Heartland Course Raising Funds for Programs and Services Bowen Receives IEDC Fellow Member Designation Existing Business Initiative (EBI) Training Upcoming Conrad Completes Term as PDI President GIS Mapping Service Available from IDM Time Management Tips September 2005 IDM Revises Economic Impact Analysis Reports Setting Priorities Amid Differing or Competing Agendas Spec Building Survey Underway Clearing the Technology Blur Committee is Not a Dirty Word July 2005 Spec bulding Survey Underway Economic Impact Analysis Partnership Continues Part II - Implementation Keys One Good Source of Iowa Information June 2005 Ron Summers Completes Heartland Development Course Existing Company Economic Impact Analysis Provides Insights Speculative Building Survey Forthcoming Planning is the Critical First Step, But .... April - May 2005 Existing Company Impact Analysis Special Congratulations to 17 Iowans Who Completed Heartland Helping Your Best Salespeople March 2005 IDM Partner Program Continues to Grow Projecting an Intangible is a Shared Responsibility IDM Seeking Placements for Student Interns Information Regarding New Speculative Buildings Sought Febraury 2005 Heartland Earlybird Registration Deadline March 1, 2005 Project Ghost Details IDM Seeking Placement of Interns for Summer Impact Data Northeast Iowa Entrepreneurs Project January 2005 New Enviraonmental Technologies for Small Business (NETSB) Program in Place Drew Conrad Awarded CEcD Designation through IDEC Area Development Magazine's 19th Annual Corporate Survey Conrad Elected PDI President IDM Seeking Locations for Interns Heartland Economic Development Course 3-7, 2005 December 2004 Immigrant Entrepreneurs Survey Completed IDM Partner Program Expanded to EXCELLerate Economic Development (Part3) Heartland Economic Development Course Announced October 2004 IDM Partner Program Expanded to EXCELLerate Economic Development Heartland Economic Development Course Dates Announced Intern Placement Opportunities Sought Cooperative Marketing Dollars on the Horizon September 2004 IDM Enhances Partners Program Evaluation Time IDM Redesigns Core Services August 2004 Sixteen Iowa Developers Complete Heartland Economic Impact Analysis Partnership Continues Preparing for Budgeting Congratulations to IWD CEcD Exams Coming Up July 2004 Working with a Consultant Worst Advice Also Available June 2004 Training Boards of Directors Health Sector Impacts on Counties Phillip van Hoosier's Tips for Common Sense Leaders Back to Consultants... Rural Competitiveness Report Available May 2004 Kossuth County Partners with IDM in GIS Mapping Implementation Keys - Getting Things Moving IDM Completes Business Survey for Loess Hills More About Hiring Consultants Mission Motivated Marketing - 2M Marketing April 2004 Laborshed Handbook Available Ways to Optimize Web Searches IDM Services Identified More About Hiring Consultants IDM's Partner Program February 2004 Economic Impact Analysis Requires Only Limited Information Heartland Early Registration Deadline Quickly Approaching Area Development Magazine Survey Produces Different Results And the Winner is...Eastern Iowa! Consultants January 2004 Professional Development Pays Economic Impact Analysis Can Serve Another Purpose Pilkington Earns Regents Excellence Award Intern Opportunities Still Exist Services Available Through IDM Top 10 List of Fatal Errors December 2003 Site Locator Provides Interesting Insights Banished Words List for 2003 Another View of Regionalism Interns Available to Assist October 2003 Orientate Those Ex-Officios IDM Completes Executive Search for Storm Lake Board - Executive Director Relationships IDM Staff List August 2003 Affirmation of Service Statement - Part Two Initial Survey Results I Didn't Know IDM Could Do That! What Does IDM Do Anyway? July 2003 An Annual Affirmation Statement: A Win-Win for Directors and the Organization The New IDM Partner Program Vacation Time Snapshots June 2003 Partners Program Revised Fifty-five Economic Impact Analysis Studies Completed Spec Building Survey Responses Received Heartland Course Graduates 66 Students May 2003 IDM Staff Provides Guidance Spec Building Survey Continuing Coon Rapids Case Study Released IDM Expands Planning Assistance Partners Program Continues to Expand www.bcs.uni.edu/idm Notes From the MAEDC Great Lakes Chapter Meeting April 2003 Responses Sought for IDM's Speculative Building Survey IDM Launches Revised Web Site Interns Still Available to Assist Development Oraganizations RACI Grants Available Area Development's Corporate Survey - 2002 Lost in the Paperwork March 2003 Regionalism - Some Lessons Learned! 10 Ways to Ensure Success With Your Web Site Integrating Communities and Regions into Iowa's Industry Cluster Strategy County to County Worker Flow Files Released by Census Bureau Heartland Course Registrations Nearing Capacity February 2003 Information of Interest Additional Board Membership Information Replacing That Key Staff Person Upcoming IDM Spec Building Survey January 2003 What Do Your Existing Employers Think of Your ED Organization? Economic Impact Analysis Update Board Roles (Part 5) Working With the Media Make Plans for an April Training Opportunity: Heartland Course Accepting Registrations December 2002 More About Marketing Board Roles (Part 4) Recommended Reading Heartland Course Accepting Registrations I Need Data! November 2002 Ten Website No-Nos IDM Providing Research Assistance Board Roles (Part 3) Another UNI Service to Iowa's Communities Dates Set for 2003 Heartland Economic Development Course October 2002 Economic Impact Analysis Outlines Benefits of Development Projects Board Roles (Part 2) Date Set for the 2003 Heartland Economic Development Course Geographic Information Services (GIS) Assistance Available September 2002 WWW - Meeting the Needs? IDM Partners Program Continues to Grow Deb Hartman Leaves IDM Board Roles (Part 1) On the Lighter Side: Six Stages of Any New Endeavor August 2002 IDM Introduces Partner Benefit Package Committee is Not a Dirty Word Hoelscher Joins New Iowans Program July 2002 Major Changes at IDM Economic Impact Analysis Services Available May - June 2002 Technology Gone Amuck! Ideas for More Effective Board Meetings (continued) IDM Client Activities for January, February and March 2002 Key Management Functions Charles City Completes Unique Pilot Community Program April 2002 Board Meetings a Bore? Providing Good Proposals Isn't Magic Communicate - Don't Just Send Information IDM Special Initiatives and Benefits March 2002 Don't Forget the Reasons for What you Do! Membership Development Insights IDM Seeking Locations for Interns More About Speculative Buildings Heartland Economic Development Course April 7-12, 2002 Five Steps in Adopting a New Idea IDM Staff Members and Their Electronic Mail Addresses February 2002 Analysis of Spec Building Survey Results Marketing Ideas Gleaned from IDRC/NACORE Conference Orientate Newly Appointed Board Members - It Will Pay Off! Heartland Economic Development Course Enrollment Opens Client Activity Highlighted IDM Services A Local Perspective on the National Data Standards Economic Development Update -- Spring 2001 Advisory Council Members Recognized for Service Heartland Course Attracts Full Enrollment New Iowans Handbook Available Laborshed Training and Transition Underway Results of Survey Indicate Larger Spec Buildings are the Norm Economic Development Update -- Fall 2001 IDM and ISU Extension Coordinate Services National Database Standards Work completed IDM Completes 60 Targeted Industry Studies Three IDM Staff Members Serve on Professional Boards Economic Development Update -- Spring 2000 IDM To Assume Responsibilities for Heartland Economic Development Course IDM Laborshed Work Continues Industry Targeting Continues to Mature IDM Director Assumes Additional Responsibilities Long-term Planning Services in Demand Two New Staff Members Join IDM Economic Development Update -- Fall 2000 IDM Approaches 400 Clients Served Site Selectors Discuss Trends Impacting Need for Database Standards Labor Information Continues to be "The" Location Factor Reacting to Downsizing IDM Recognized for Excellence Economic Development Update -- Spring 99 RACE To the Top In Generating Community Support Geographic Information Systems Integration IDM Staff Changes Economic Development Update -- Fall 99 Progress Continues on Laborshed Studies Target Industry Analysis Update Using MarketPlace to Target Prospects Awards & Recognition IDM Staff Changes Visit IDM's Updated Website Economic Development Update -- Spring 98 Laborshed Concept: An Alternative Method for Pursuing Employment Studies What is a Sub-Zero PC…..And Is It The Best Buy for my E.D. Office? Targeting Industries with the IMPLAN Input-Output Model IDM Received Distinguished Leadership Venture Award Economic Development Update -- Fall 98 Laborshed Project Update IDM Receives Awards IDM Celebrates Completion of 10 Years of Service to Iowa Communities IDM Web Site Improvements Summer Internships Economic Development Update -- Spring 97 Developing Thoughtful Actions for Problem Resolution Research Resources for the Local Economic Development Office Community Development Work Study Program Continues at UNI New and Improved Web Page New Classification System for Industries Economic Development Update -- Fall 97 UNI Economics Department Creates Emphasis in Economic Development Sources of Industry Information IDM to Celebrate Tenth Anniversary IDM Consulting Services IDM Maintains an Active Role in Key Economic Development Associations Economic Development Update -- Spring 96 Survey Provides Snapshot of Local Marketing Budgets and Programs/li> Information Sharing: How to Communicate Meaningfully for Better Meetings Make Sense of the Internet and the World Wide Web Resource Corner: Speculative Building Manual, Rail Transportation Project, Festival Economic Impact Guidebook Economic Development Update -- Fall 96 What Makes IDM's Planning Distinctive Should You Upgrade to Windows 95? Research Resources Research Corner: Speculative Building Manual, Target Industry Analysis Projects Awards & Recognitions Economic Development Update -- Spring 95 Community Economic Development: Marketing Your Internal Audiences Holding Better Meetings AEDC On-Site Series Continues IDM Receives HUD Grant to Establish Community Development Work Study Program Research Corner: Speculative Building Survey, Target Industry Analysis Projects Economic Development Update -- Fall 95 Existing Industry: It's Still a People Business IDM Utilizes Latest Available Technologies to Assist Communities Bringing Technology into the E.D. Office Awards & Recognition Research Corner: Speculative Building Survey, Rail Transportation Project, Economic Impact of Festivals For a free download of Adobe Acrobat click here