Last week in Washington D.C., the promise of "Leadership At Every Level" materialized as economic developers from communities of all sizes gathered at the Capitol Hilton for three days of substantive dialogue and action-focused collaboration.

IEDC's Senior Director of Entrepreneurship on the benefits of supporting entrepreneurship-led economic development

Please contact your Members of Congress in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and urge them to support this supplemental measure.

Economic Recovery Corps fellow Beverly Lee is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a champion of aerospace- and technology-driven economic development. She is working with ERC host organization Tullahoma (Tenn.) Area Economic Development Corporation to grow an inclusive STEM workforce and increase the region’s economic resilience.

IEDC is proud to announce a new cohort of certified Entrepreneurship Development Professionals (EDPs)! The EDP credential is designed to build capacity for those supporting entrepreneurship in their communities, and demonstrates the skills and expertise to steer communities through entrepreneurship-led economic development (ELED).

Please send an email to your member(s) of Congress serving in the U.S. House of Representatives to support the reauthorization of EDA.