Bookstore
IEDC's curated listing of resources to help your community and career reach new heights. Books, manuals, webinars, reports and our essential Salary & Demographic Survey available for purchase.
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On Successful Pitches and RFP Responses: Putting Your Best Foot Forward |
Webinar Recording | Wondering what, exactly, site selectors look for in their received proposals? Struggling to craft the perfect pitch to investors? How do you create a pitch that sells -- but doesn't sell out -- your community? In this webinar, we will discuss what site selectors count on and how your city can flaunt its best selling points. We will uncover how to best present this information and spotlight your favorite sites to investors looking to bring in various trades from manufacturing to tech. Original air date: November 2020 |
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Wondering what, exactly, site selectors look for in their received proposals? Struggling to craft the perfect pitch to investors? How do you create a pitch that sells -- but doesn't sell out -- your community? In this webinar, we will discuss what site selectors count on and how your city can flaunt its best selling points. We will uncover how to best present this information and spotlight your favorite sites to investors looking to bring in various trades from manufacturing to tech. Original air date: November 2020 |
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Opportunity for All: Strategies for Inclusive Economic Development |
EDRP Reports | Though the U.S. economy has been growing since the Great Recession ended, many people have not experienced the fruits of that growth. In communities across the country, some residents are thriving while others experience declining household incomes, low labor force participation and increasingly concentrated poverty, trends that often have been in place for years. The issue of how to expand economic opportunity for all is one of increasing concern to economic developers. Not only does it impact their ability to grow their regional economies, but they also have an important role to play in potential solutions. This paper explores the issue of economic opportunity from an economic development perspective by presenting evidence of the problem, examining why it matters, and offering common themes and promising practices from nine case studies. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Though the U.S. economy has been growing since the Great Recession ended, many people have not experienced the fruits of that growth. In communities across the country, some residents are thriving while others experience declining household incomes, low labor force participation and increasingly concentrated poverty, trends that often have been in place for years. The issue of how to expand economic opportunity for all is one of increasing concern to economic developers. Not only does it impact their ability to grow their regional economies, but they also have an important role to play in potential solutions. This paper explores the issue of economic opportunity from an economic development perspective by presenting evidence of the problem, examining why it matters, and offering common themes and promising practices from nine case studies. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Organizing for Success: Regional Economic Development |
EDRP Reports | Regional strategies for economic development link rural, suburban, and urban areas, helping them to share resources, enhance marketing, increase the profile of labor sheds, and build capacity. EDRP's new research examines how regional approaches to economic development fill a void within the traditional economic development landscape, and how EDOs can effectively implement regional strategies within the communities they serve. Additionally, this research explains why economic competitiveness and business climate improvements are greatly enhanced by organizing and executing regional strategies. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Regional strategies for economic development link rural, suburban, and urban areas, helping them to share resources, enhance marketing, increase the profile of labor sheds, and build capacity. EDRP's new research examines how regional approaches to economic development fill a void within the traditional economic development landscape, and how EDOs can effectively implement regional strategies within the communities they serve. Additionally, this research explains why economic competitiveness and business climate improvements are greatly enhanced by organizing and executing regional strategies. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Place Matters: The Role of Placemaking in Economic Development |
EDRP Reports | Placemaking is a community and economic development strategy that seeks to use local assets to create appealing and unique places where people want to live, work, and play. For communities that have transitioned from economies centered around commodities and natural resources to economies centered on knowledge, quality of place has become a key differentiator in being able to recruit and retain talent. EDRP's new research examines how economic development benefits from placemaking and provides examples of transformational projects that range from single buildings to neighborhoods and regions. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Placemaking is a community and economic development strategy that seeks to use local assets to create appealing and unique places where people want to live, work, and play. For communities that have transitioned from economies centered around commodities and natural resources to economies centered on knowledge, quality of place has become a key differentiator in being able to recruit and retain talent. EDRP's new research examines how economic development benefits from placemaking and provides examples of transformational projects that range from single buildings to neighborhoods and regions. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Primer on Globalization |
EDRP Reports | A guide to the transformational forces shaping the new competitive environment for US communities. Unlike most publications of its kind, the Primer approaches this subject specifically from an economic development practitioner's perspective. The report includes key stats and figures which depict the real and anticipated changes in trade patterns, business practices, global job sourcing and skilled labor supply which are impacting the way economic developers function. This is a dynamic document, updated in May 2009 to reflect current fluctuations in the global economic climate. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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A guide to the transformational forces shaping the new competitive environment for US communities. Unlike most publications of its kind, the Primer approaches this subject specifically from an economic development practitioner's perspective. The report includes key stats and figures which depict the real and anticipated changes in trade patterns, business practices, global job sourcing and skilled labor supply which are impacting the way economic developers function. This is a dynamic document, updated in May 2009 to reflect current fluctuations in the global economic climate. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Raising the Bar Together: Successful Strategies for Workforce and Economic Development Collaboration |
EDRP Reports | Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Real Estate Development and Reuse: Training Manual |
Training Manual | The manual provides comprehensive guidance and insights for professionals involved in real estate development projects. It covers various aspects of real estate development and reuse projects, providing insights and guidance into the processes and strategies involved in real estate development projects authored by a group of experts in the field. Non-Member Price: $85 Member-Price: $60 |
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The manual provides comprehensive guidance and insights for professionals involved in real estate development projects. It covers various aspects of real estate development and reuse projects, providing insights and guidance into the processes and strategies involved in real estate development projects authored by a group of experts in the field. Non-Member Price: $85 Member-Price: $60 |
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Revitalization through Downtown Development Districts |
Webinar Recording | Downtown areas and main street hub projects are increasingly becoming trendy places to eat, dine, and shop. This webinar will share downtown revitalization success stories, whether your vision is in preliminary phases or has been decades in the making. Discover how to strengthen your existing local business partnerships, enliven dormant spaces, and manage brick and mortars despite the growth of e-commerce retail. Original air date: March 2020
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Downtown areas and main street hub projects are increasingly becoming trendy places to eat, dine, and shop. This webinar will share downtown revitalization success stories, whether your vision is in preliminary phases or has been decades in the making. Discover how to strengthen your existing local business partnerships, enliven dormant spaces, and manage brick and mortars despite the growth of e-commerce retail. Original air date: March 2020
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Revitalizing Neighborhoods, Empowering Residents: Economic Development in Disinvested Communities |
EDRP Reports | In recent years, income inequality has only grown, and poverty has become more concentrated. Suburban areas alone saw a growth in populations in distressed neighborhoods of 139 percent from 2000 to 2012. Neighborhoods and entire cities have fallen into cycles of persistent disinvestment and distress. The call for economic developers to take action has amplified as; those who take action on these difficult issues can not only improve the livelihoods of low-income residents in distressed neighborhoods, but improve the economic well-being for all of a place's citizens. This report outlines different strategies that when combined and approached in a holistic way can successfully attract investment to distressed areas by addressing the social, physical, and economic barriers to investment, while combating further displacement, growth in income-equality, and the concentration of poverty. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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In recent years, income inequality has only grown, and poverty has become more concentrated. Suburban areas alone saw a growth in populations in distressed neighborhoods of 139 percent from 2000 to 2012. Neighborhoods and entire cities have fallen into cycles of persistent disinvestment and distress. The call for economic developers to take action has amplified as; those who take action on these difficult issues can not only improve the livelihoods of low-income residents in distressed neighborhoods, but improve the economic well-being for all of a place's citizens. This report outlines different strategies that when combined and approached in a holistic way can successfully attract investment to distressed areas by addressing the social, physical, and economic barriers to investment, while combating further displacement, growth in income-equality, and the concentration of poverty. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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Roadmap to Globalization |
EDRP Reports | A set of strategies for globally integrating your community and organization drawn from the case research. The Roadmap presents a scalable model which informs communities of various sizes and economic bases of pathways for connecting to the global market. Use this guide to inform strategic plans and build momentum for a more innovative, sustainable and resilient approach to economic development. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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A set of strategies for globally integrating your community and organization drawn from the case research. The Roadmap presents a scalable model which informs communities of various sizes and economic bases of pathways for connecting to the global market. Use this guide to inform strategic plans and build momentum for a more innovative, sustainable and resilient approach to economic development. Non-Member Price: $0 *To download, proceed using the purchase button below. This item is free to download, you will not be charged at checkout. |
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