Wisconsin Basic Economic Development Course Presentations (2010)
Powerpoint Presentations:
Monday, November 8
"The Gap in Employment of High-Income Professionals in Wisconsin", Donald Nichols, Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Economics, La Follette School of Public Affairs,
U.W. Madison
Tuesday, November 9
"Understanding Working Wisconsin: Factors of Competitive Advantage”, Matt Kures, GIS Specialist, UW Extension Center for Community and Economic Development
(Workforce Development 1.0)
“Theory and Practice - Tools to Succeed in Today's Economy”, Professors Andy Lewis and Bill Pinkovitz, UW Extension Center for Community and Economic Development
(Community and Neighborhood Development 2.0)
“Maintaining the Value of Your Local Economic Development Organization”, Anna Schramke, CEcD, Executive Director, Green County Development Corporation
(Managing an Economic Development Organization 1.0)
“Business Retention and Expansion - A Strategy for Winning an Unfair Game”, Daniel McDonald, Vice President, Existing Business Development, Greater Dubuque
Development Corporation, Dubuque, Iowa; Kathy Heady, CEcD, Area Development Manager, WI Dept. of Commerce (Business Retention and Expansion 2.0)
“Economic Development IS Sustainability”, Andrew Dane, Community Development and Sustainability Specialist, Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH, Inc.)
(Community and Neighborhood Development 1.25)
Wednesday, November 10
“Economic Development Financing Resources: Why They're Even More Important Today (3 presentations) ",Vic Grassman, CEcD, Director, Economic Development, City of Janesville;
Douglas Venable, former Director, Economic Development, City of Janesville; Jeff Hudson, Business and Community Programs Specialist, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
(Economic Development Finance 2.0)
“Right-sizing Your Workforce Development Solutions”, James Otterstein, CEcD, Manager, Rock County Economic Development Agency; Steve Huth, Coordinator, Stateline
Career and Technical Education Academy (SCTEA), Janesville/Beloit
(Workforce Development 1.25)
“New Technologies to Maximize Workload Efficiency”, Dennis Deery, Wild Rose Consulting, Menomonie, WI
(Managing an Economic Development Organization 1.0)
“Charting a Strategic Course for the Future”, Connie Loden, CEcD, President/CEO, Heart of Wisconsin Business Alliance, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
(Strategic Planning 2.0)
Thursday, November 11
“Creating a Healthy Economic Development Organization”, Kelly Haverkampf, UW-Extension - Vilas County; Laura Brown, UW-Extension - Crawford County
(Managing an Economic Development Organization 1.0)
“Marketing for Cost Effective Results”, Steve Vierck, CEcD, President, Economic Development, Angelou Economics, Austin, TX
(Marketing and Attraction 2.0)
“Strategies and Tools for Entrepreneurial Communities and Entrepreneurs”, Greg Wise, Director, Center for Community and Economic Development, UW-Extension;
Joan Gillman, Co-host, “In Business With Jody and Joan”; Terry Whipple, Executive Director, Juneau County Economic Development Corporation
(Entrepreneurship and Small Business 2.25)
“Real Estate Development and Reuse”. Gary Becker, CEcD, Community Development Specialist, Veirbicher Associates, Inc.; Michael Gay, CEcD, Business Consultant,
City of Madison; Chris Laurent, Front Range Development,
(Real Estate and Reuse 2.0)
