New Directions and Opportunities in Rural Economic Development
May 4, 2004 Economic Development Today Telecast
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The telecast will focus on issues raised in an EDA-funded study, "Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda." Topics to be addressed include:
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The critical importance of coordinating economic development strategies in rural and adjacent urbanized areas.
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A discussion focused on alternative approaches for rural America; relying on the once advantageous labor costs it offered is no longer valid due to cheaper labor available off-shore. This will require developing an alternate strategy that includes a series of specialized, strong, clusters that enhance a region's performance. Clusters suited to rural America will also be a focus of the discussion.
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Enhancing entrepreneurship in rural America and its role in bolstering new economies.
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How to access federal programs with resources available for rural economic development efforts.
Moderator
Ms. Doris McMillon
Panelists
Dr. David Sampson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic
Development
Mr. Robert Bogart, Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Development
Administration
Mr. Mark Drabenstott, Vice President & Director, Center for the
Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, MO
Commissioner Patrick Woodie, Alleghany County, Director of New
River Partners, Sparta, NC
Dean Hubbard, President, Northwest Missouri State University
Jerry McGeorge, Organic Valley
Tim Pawlenty, Governor, Minnestoa
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