Podcasts about economic development program

The 100th episode of Intended Consequences explores the impacts of the U.S. tariffs on economic development in Canada. Many Canadian communities are vulnerable to tariffs with Saint John (NB), Calgary and Windsor topping the list according to the U.S. Tariff Exposure Index developed by the Business Data Lab at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The Director of the Economic Development Program at the University of Waterloo, Brock Dickinson, joins the podcast to discuss how economic development is impacted by tariffs and what it could mean for sectors like manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. He shares helpful strategies local economic development officers can deploy to support companies and make their communities more resilient.

Today - The City of Willcox has announced that it has received a $10.7mm grant from the Department of Energy's Transmission Siting and Economic Development program. This grant will fund the transformation of Cochise Lake into a wetland sanctuary, creating a riparian area that will serve as a haven for birds and other wildlife.Support the show: https://www.myheraldreview.com/site/forms/subscription_services/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Hailey shares how you can slow down and enhance your quality of life in Calumet County. From starting a new chapter and getting outside to enjoying exciting events and dining at delicious restaurants, there's something for everyone. Looking to start a new chapter? Calumet County is home to incredible wedding venues, including Brindlewood Barn and Carsten's Mill, to name a few. Later, Hailey explores the endless possibilities to get outside, like hitting the trails, exploring the caves, and camping with those you love. Onto exciting events, where Hailey covers all the bases–summer entertainment, fall festivities, and winter activities. It wouldn't be a complete list without mentioning the dining in Calumet County–the Supper Club Capital of the Midwest. To top it off, she lists the wide variety of occupational opportunities, as well as support resources available to businesses and the community, thanks to the Economic Development Program.Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/slow-down-in-calumet-county/Brindlewood Barn: https://www.brindlewoodbarn.com/; Carsten's Mill: https://www.carstensmill.com/; Ariens Co Hospitality: https://www.arienscohospitality.com/; Round Lake Farms: https://www.arienscohospitality.com/venues/round-lake-farms; Stone Prairie: https://www.arienscohospitality.com/venues/stone-prairie; High Cliff State Park: https://www.travelcalumet.com/460/High-Cliff-State-Park; Calumet County Park: https://www.travelcalumet.com/459/Calumet-County-Park; Lakeview RV Park and Cabins: https://www.lakeviewrvparkandcabins.com/Pumpkin Harvest Celebration: https://www.mulberrylanefarmwi.com/special-events/pumpkin-harvest-celebration/; Pumpkin Walk: https://www.brillionnaturecenter.net/your-visit-programs/special-events/pumpkin-walk; The North Pole Christmas Village: https://www.travelcalumet.com/calendar.aspx?eid=1873; High Cliff Studio Holiday Show: https://www.highcliffstudio.com/show--events.html; Rowland's Calumet Brewing Company: https://www.rowlandsbrewery.com/; Economic Development Program: https://www.co.calumet.wi.us/193/Community-Economic-DevelopmentThe Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksCalumet County: https://www.travelcalumet.com/. Follow on social @travelcalumet

M&M's has released limited-edition 'flipped' packs, featuring its three female spokescandies, with a pledge of $1 CAD per purchase of these packs to support the Canadian Women's Foundation's Economic Development Program. We talk all about that with Suzanne Duncan, vice president of philanthropy at the Canadian Women's Foundation.

Springer wraps up 2022 trends, discusses recruitment for the Economic Development Program for Juniors and Seniors in high school, plus ChatGPT on the WRAM Morning Show.

Episode #9 of Borderlines features legendary U.S. Foreign Service Officer and Latin American expert Irving G. Tragen on the occasion of his 100th birthday, in conversation about his life and legacy with Berkeley Law's newly-named Tragen Professor of Law, Dr. Katerina Linos. Drawing on more than 55 years of distinguished public service in Inter-American Affairs, Irving Tragen recounts his fascinating journey as a law student during WWII overcoming hearing impairment, through his frontline State Department diplomatic assignments as a witness to and influencer of labor laws, labor relations, and economic development across the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Tragen was an integral part of President John F. Kennedy's Alliance for Progress initiative, as well as the Organization of American States' Economic Development Program efforts to tackle debt and foreign trade crises, secure border area infrastructure projects, and combat international drug trafficking. Listeners will benefit from Mr. Tragen's brilliant mini-briefings on nations from Chile to Costa Rica, and enjoy insider stories from history's hotspots.Timely lessons and timeless advice about investing in workforce education, and bringing respect to the table so as to successfully help people help themselves, are further highlights of this remarkable interview. Learn why Berkeley Law bestowed the Citation Award, its highest honor, on Mr. Tragen in 2010 for his exceptional leadership skills, character, and lifetime of achievements.Borderlines from Berkeley Law is a podcast about global problems in a world fragmented by national borders. Our host is Katerina Linos, Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law. In each episode of Borderlines, Professor Linos invites experts to discuss cutting edge issues in international law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Watauga County Board of Commissioners and Boone Area Chamber of Commerce have reached a funding agreement that returns the Chamber to its role of coordinating and administrating the county's Economic Development program.On this week's Mind Your Business, we explain what is involved in a typical Economic Development relationship between a county and a local Chamber of Commerce, and how the Boone Area Chamber will work with local partners to create a county-wide strategy for this work.Mind Your Business is produced weekly by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce and airs each Thursday morning at 10:05AM on WATA (1450AM/96.5FM). This podcast is made possible thanks to the sponsorship support of Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.Support the show

This episode of the Success Fundamentals Podcast features Charles Debow and Roby Mercharles. Charles is VP for Global Development at the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) while Roby is VP of Business Development at The American Dream Fund (ADF) & Marketplace. Charles and Roby discuss the mission of their advocacies, the drivers of their passions, and how they measure their success. Charles has had decades of experience supporting black businesses. With the NBCC, he empowers black entrepreneurs through a multifaceted approach including legislation, policy, and corporate commitment.Roby's work with the ADF, an Economic Development Program which supports black-owned businesses, centers on building the economies of black communities. These areas were hit hard by the pandemic and jumpstarting the circulation of wealth is his personal and professional goal.HIGHLIGHTS01:14 Charles's journey from the music business to the National Black Chamber of Commerce10:09 The explosion of apps ushered in online entrepreneurship14:08 Establishing and securing funding for the American Dream Fund and Marketplace 21:22 The mission of the American Dream Fund and Marketplace23:24 Common denominators of success and what drives passion31:44 The Black Dollar: Creating wealth for black communities37:36 Success is measured by the impact of your advocacy on others QUOTES15:23 "That's where American Dream Fund was, you could go here and you could see businesses that you can choose to support or to help, or you could just say I just really want to support the general mission of facilitating."21:34 "We want to facilitate an ecosystem that eventually becomes self-dependent and where the black dollar can circulate enough to build black wealth in America, giving us a fighting chance."27:03 "That's when he came out with the Off the Wall record and it sold six million, and Michael goes, 'I could do better than that.' And he comes back with Thriller and it's probably one of the biggest successes of all times."31:12 "We kind of started with nothing but a platform. And this partnership with the National Black Chamber and since we've been able to reach 100,000 people and distribute, as we were talking about, all these grants."45:52 "Don't allow society to deter your value, your value perception, of education."You can connect with Charles and the NBCC on the links below.National Black Chamber of Commerce - https://www.NationalBCC.org/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-debow-2280b87Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalBCCTwitter - https://twitter.com/NationalBCCInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/NationalBCC/You can connect with Roby and the ADF on the links below.The American Dream Fund - https://www.TheAmericanDreamFund.com/The American Dream Marketplace - https://AmericanDreamMarketplace.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roby-mercharles-027759141Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/American-Dream-Marketplace-113449577230447/Twitter - https://twitter.com/ADM_MarketplaceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/AmericanDreamMarketplace/To know more about Brian Goldsack and Kristopher Sykes, follow and connect with them on the following links below.Kristopher Sykes:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-sykes/Brian Goldsack:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejadvisorbriangoldsack/

In this week's episode my good friend Kent Lane shares his perspective on being a public servant, the challenges related to transitioning from an active duty to civilian mindset, and why he's so passionate about working with our local small business community. Kent recently joined the City of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department after serving many years at the Arizona Department of Transportation in their Business Engagement and Compliance Office.Kent explains the difference between the programs at the City versus what he and his team developed at ADOT.  We also discuss ACDBE versus DBE versus SBE and SBC. If you've ever wondered about the alphabet soup of small business programs, here's your chance to learn more. 

Lisa Bates, state specialist with the Community and Economic Development Program at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, discusses her upcoming event for leaders and planners in retail businesses development, where they will learn strategies to implement in their local communities. 

Julie Glover holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in journalism and a Master's in Business Administration from Texas Woman's University. In 2001, she earned her Professional Certification in Downtown Management from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She is a past recipient of the Texas Historic Commission's Anice B. Read Award of Excellence in Community Heritage Development and has served as President of the Texas Downtown Association. She has worked for the downtown revitalization program since 1994. Julie serves on advisory boards for the Denton Convention and Visitor Bureau and the Denton Holiday Festival Association, and is involved in numerous civic and community service organizations. She is the staff liaison for the Downtown Task Force and Denton Main Street Association.

In this episode, you will learn about ways to grow economic development and give a destination a sense of place that thrills residents and visitors alike. Kal Wysokowski is president of the Canal Society of New York State, Commissioner for the New York State Canal Corporation, and Commissioner for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. With all of those volunteer roles, Kal still has time for her day job as Director of Grants Development at the Finger Lakes Community College. Kal was previously the Executive Director of the Fairport IDA and Office of Community and Economic Development, and prior to that, she was the director of the Fairport Village Partnership and Economic Development Program she helped to launch, which is modeled after the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s highly successful Main Street Program. Before moving to the Rochester area, Kal was Vice President for Marketing and Development for Tompkins County Area Development in the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency in Ithaca, New York. She also worked as director of community relations and development for Family and Children’s Service of Ithaca and the Ithaca College Office of Admissions. Kal graduated from Ithaca College’s School of Communication with a Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Communication and earned a Master’s Degree from Binghamton University. She has been a guest lecturer at the Roy Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and a guest speaker and facilitator for the Excellence, a nonprofit leadership and management series for the Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations and PBS. In addition, she has been a presenter at the World Canals Conference, the New York State Canal Conference, the Western New York Landmarks Societies, Preservation Workshop, Design Matters, strengthening city and village centers for the Reshaping Rochester series, served as the chairman for the New York State Canal Conference in addition to numerous business and community lectures on downtown revitalization and business development. A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/kal-wysokowski/

In this Congressional Briefing held on May 11, 2009, Keith Crane, director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program, leads a discussion on the links between oil imports and U.S. national security.

Closing Plenary: Where Do We Go From Here?   This was the closing plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Barbara Byrd- Oregon AFL-CIO Speakers: Virgil Welch-California Air Resources Board Vivian Buckingham-Ceres Dave Foster-Blue-Green Alliance Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Plenary: Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing Policies This was the afternoon plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Jim Beno, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Speakers: Kate Gordon, Apollo Alliance Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO Green Jobs Center David Roland-Holst, UC Berkeley Agricultural and Resources Economics Department Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Keynote Address: Making Climate Change Policy Work Conference Introduction of Speaker:  Cheryl Brown, UC Berkeley Labor Center Speaker: Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California Manuel Pastor is Professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, where he also serves as Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at U.S.C.’s Center for Sustainable Cities and as Co-Director of U.S.C.'s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII). Founding director of the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he holds an economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Morning Workshop: Common issues for labor and environmental justice groups This was one of the morning workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley Speakers: Lisa Hoyos, AFL-CIO Nia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative Erin Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.  

Opening Plenary: Climate Change, Economic and Carbon Pricing Overview This was the opening plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Opening remarks: Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation Bob Balgenorth, State Building and Construction Trades Council Opening Plenary Moderator: Andrea Buffa, UC Berkeley Labor Center Opening Plenary Speakers: Payal Parekh, International Rivers Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory Holmes Hummel, 2008 Congressional Science Fellow Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Closing Plenary: Where Do We Go From Here?   This was the closing plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Barbara Byrd- Oregon AFL-CIO Speakers: Virgil Welch-California Air Resources Board Vivian Buckingham-Ceres Dave Foster-Blue-Green Alliance Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Workshop: Carbon revenues   This was one of the afternoon workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Carla Din, Apollo Alliance Speakers: Chris Busch, Center for Resource Solutions K.C. Bishop, Chevron Corporation Rafael Aguilera, Verde Group Tim Rainey, California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Plenary: Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing Policies This was the afternoon plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Jim Beno, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Speakers: Kate Gordon, Apollo Alliance Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO Green Jobs Center David Roland-Holst, UC Berkeley Agricultural and Resources Economics Department Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Keynote Address: Making Climate Change Policy Work Conference Introduction of Speaker:  Cheryl Brown, UC Berkeley Labor Center Speaker: Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California Manuel Pastor is Professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, where he also serves as Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at U.S.C.’s Center for Sustainable Cities and as Co-Director of U.S.C.'s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII). Founding director of the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he holds an economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Morning Workshop: Common issues for labor and environmental justice groups This was one of the morning workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley Speakers: Lisa Hoyos, AFL-CIO Nia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative Erin Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.  

Opening Plenary: Climate Change, Economic and Carbon Pricing Overview This was the opening plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Opening remarks: Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation Bob Balgenorth, State Building and Construction Trades Council Opening Plenary Moderator: Andrea Buffa, UC Berkeley Labor Center Opening Plenary Speakers: Payal Parekh, International Rivers Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory Holmes Hummel, 2008 Congressional Science Fellow Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Workshop: Carbon revenues   This was one of the afternoon workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Carla Din, Apollo Alliance Speakers: Chris Busch, Center for Resource Solutions K.C. Bishop, Chevron Corporation Rafael Aguilera, Verde Group Tim Rainey, California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

In this Congressional Briefing, Michael Toman, former director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program, moderates a discussion on greenhouse gases.