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Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Upcoming LIDEA Meetings
LIDEA Spring Pre-Legislative Meeting
Tentative March 17-18, 2010
TBA, Baton Rouge, LA
Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:13 PM
LIDEA Presents Economic Development Certification Program
LIDEA is pleased to present an Economic Development Certification program designed for those ED professionals, Chamber of Commerce staff, elected officials, and local civic leaders who are interested in learning more about economic development. This high quality program, second to none in the U.S., will be taught by nationally recognized experts and all content is tailored specifically to the state of Louisiana.
2010 Basic Economic Development Course
Certified by IEDC
February 23-26, 2010
Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives
10725 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Providing a solid foundation for entry-level economic development practitioners, the La. Basic Economic Development Course serves as the equivalent to IEDC's Introduction to Economic Development course in preparation for the IEDC Certification exam.
Accreditation by IEDC ensures that each BEDC covers subject areas determined to be the core building blocks in any economic development organization.
These core subject areas are:
- Business Retention and Expansion
- Strategic Planning
- Economic Development Finance
- Marketing and Attraction
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development
- Community/Neighborhood Development
- Real Estate Development and Reuse
- Workforce Development
- Managing Economic Development Organizations
Registration Coming Soon!
For more information, contact Christy Marino with LIDEA at (225)448-5404 or christy@lidea.org.
2010 LA Basic Economic Development Course certified by IEDC.
The course is accredited by the International Economic Development Council. It fulfills one of the prerequisites for those who wish to take the examinations for the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation.
Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 at 11:14 PM
LIDEA Annual Convention
LIDEA will holding its Annual Convention in December 2009 in Lake Charles, LA.
Stay posted for further details to be announced.
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Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance is a private membership, not-for-profit corporation utilizing local, state, federal and private resources and programs to enhance the available economic elements present in our region to promote and grow.
What we do
We provide technical assistance, loan programs, technical communication, education and preside as the Coordinating Responsible Authority for the Northern and Central Renewal Communities.
Case studies
NELEA was deeply involved in bringing the Conagra Foods plant to the Delhi, LA community.
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