Special Presentations

Economic Development District Conversation with NADO

Associate Director Brett Schwartz with the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) joined AMCC’s weekly calls to present on NADO’s programs to support Economic Development Districts (EDDs) across the country. Similar to AMCC, NADO is a community of practice partner with the U.S. Economic Development Administration, working on a five-year effort to build and nurture the Economic Development District Community of Practice.

AMCC thanks Brett for taking the time to present to community leaders, and looks forward to working with NADO in the future in our mutual efforts to promote bottom-up regional economic development.

For more information, or if you are interested in joining AMCC’s weekly conversations, please message Project Operations Director, David Van Siclen, at david.vansiclen@amccmail.org.

David Van Siclen, Project Operations Director

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