Grow your community with strategies that actually work in the real world.
Economic Development is for economic development professionals, elected officials, municipal staff, or professionals working within the public sector who want to become more effective at growing and promoting their community. The course focuses on key factors and the underlying theories that are vital to growing a community.
Participants will learn from real-world examples that demonstrate economic development theories in practice. Theories covered include business expansion & retention, strategic planning, workforce development, financing, marketing your community, tax increment financing, the incentive process, and site selection. All sessions are in-person or via Zoom. During these live sessions, you will interact with instructors, participate in small group work, and have networking opportunities for a high touch learning experience.
Tuition:
$855
Format:
Online
Duration:
6 Weeks
Prerequisites:
None
Economic Development Director | Lehi city
Marlin has vast experience in municipal, county and private economic development. Specifically, he has served over 16 years helping private and public entities expand their economic programs. Most recently, he is the Economic Development Director of Lehi City where he is responsible for business retention and recruitment, downtown revitalization, community engagement and helping to create a better quality of life for Lehi residents.
As the President and CEO of Economic Development Planning Group, he worked with numerous rural communities and counties in the State of Utah. Projects include contract negotiations, Economic Development Strategic Planning, meeting facilitation and consensus building, Community Development Area Creation, Sales Tax Leakage Study and more. With his diverse background, Mr. Eldred can help municipalities determine the realities of where they are with economic development, create a feasible path and generate goals to accomplish desired outcomes.
This course is a strong fit for current economic development professionals, elected officials, land developers, and state and community leaders. It's also valuable for city employees just starting out in economic development, architects and developers who work alongside these teams, and students or professionals with an interest in the field.
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