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You are Invited to Attend the CANDO & EDA Reception October 25

September 18, 2018 3:30 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

A Message from Economic Developers Alberta

EDA and CANDO (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers) invite you to attend a reception they are hosting as part of CANDO's Annual Convention and AGM.

The reception is being held on Thursday, October 25 from 3-4 pm at the River Cree Resort, Enoch AB. The event is free and there is no need to RSVP but if you have any questions please contact 1.800.463.9300.

This event is immediately before EDA's 2018 Ministry Dinner held Thursday, October 25 beginning at 5:00 pm at the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel.

It is a 25 minute drive from the River Cree Resort to the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel.

Click here to see the map and get directions.

Don't forget to register for the Ministry Dinner as it sells out every year.

EDA Event Calendar

September 14, 2018 10:11 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

EDA Event Calendar

EDA 2019 Annual Conference

Held at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta

April 3 - 5, 2019

Read about the Conference and register today.

#EDA2019

Economic Development Establishing the Foundation

October 23 - November 26, 2018

Online through the University of Calgary

Register here

Points can be applied to your professional certification.

Complete schedule of online courses here.

#EDAOnline

Economic Resilience Training for Community and Regional Leaders

Wednesday, October 24 in Hinton, AB

Hosted by: Community Futures West Yellowhead

Read about the Economic Resilience Training Program

book our award winning course today: admin@edaalberta.ca

2018 EDA Ministry Dinner

Thursday October 25 - Coast Edmonton Hotel, Edmonton AB

Tickets are selling quickly. Don't miss out on networking with economic development professionals as well as key government officials such as Minister Deron Bilous, Economic Development and Trade and Minister Shaye Anderson, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Read the other key officials who have RSVP'd so far.

This dinner sells out each year.

Register here

Read about EDA's 2017 Ministry Dinner

Become a sponsor of this prestegious event. Only one sponsorship opportunity left!

E-mail: admin@edaalberta.ca

IEDC's Economic Development Marketing and Attraction Course

October 11 -12

Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel, Calgary AB

Read about the course and register here.

Economic Development for Elected Officials

To book this course in your community contact: admin@edaalberta.ca

Read why this course is an essential tool for these community leaders.

AUMA Annual Convention

September 26 – 28 Westerner Park, Red Deer AB

EDA CEO Leann Hackman-Carty and EDA board member Martin Ebel will be welcoming you to our booth #63.

For more information and to register go to www.auma.ca.

EDA Members Get Rebate on Next Week's Online Course

September 07, 2018 12:30 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

EDA Professional Development

Business and Investment Attraction

Dear Nancy Toombs,

This is a reminder that EDA members get a 50% rebate on our online course beginning Tuesday:

Business and Investment Attraction

September 11 - October 15

Online through the University of Calgary

Register here

This course delivers information about a key economic development strategy essential to your practice. The flexibility of online learning means you can take this course at your own pace making this a convenient way to work toward your certification.

Register today because space is limited.

2018 Calendar of CEDTP Courses

These courses are eligible for credits towards the Management Certificate-Economic Developers offered through the University of Calgary in conjunction with EDA. They can also be applied to your Ec.D designation.

Read about the value of Professional Certification

EDA Receives National Award for its Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program

September 06, 2018 10:08 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

EDA Media Release

For Immediate Release

Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) Receives National Award for its Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program

SDG Leadership Awards Presented to Organizations Committed to Advancing Sustainable Development Goals

Toronto, ON (September 6, 2018) – Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) has received an SDG Leadership Award for its Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program.

The Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC), the Canadian network of the UN Global Compact, organizes the award. These awards recognize Canadian organizations that are helping to advance the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in Canada and inspiring others to take action.

“We are proud to be recognized for our contribution to advancing the SDG’s in Canada with our Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program,” said Leann Hackman-Carty EDA CEO. “The information and training in our program helps to build the capacity to respond to and recover from economic disruptions. I feel our work also inspires Canadian communities to embrace important resiliency practices.”

EDA’s strategic partner, the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has helped to accelerate and expand EDA’s work in this area.

“Congratulations to EDA for being recognized nationally for your Economic Recovery and Resiliency program,” said Jeff Finkle, IEDC President. “Over the past few years we have been pleased to partner with EDA in order to become a one-stop shop for disaster preparedness and post-disaster economic recovery by providing important economic resilience resources, tools, and training to our members. These economic developers are dedicated to creating, retaining and expanding jobs in their communities.”

Since its inception in 2015, the GCNC has played an important role in bringing the business case of the SDGs to Canadian businesses, and advocating their adoption and implementation.

"The SDG Leadership Awards are Canada’s celebration of the SDGs and an inspiration for business leadership. Today we will celebrate and recognize organizations and businesses who are doing great work to help advance the SDGs and inspiring others to take action to create the future we want," said Helle Bank Jorgensen, President Emeritus, Global Compact Network Canada.

Read EDA's entry here

About Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)

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For more information or to arrange an interview contact:

Leann Hackman-Carty EDA CEO

Mobile: 403-807-7746

leann@edaalberta.ca

EDA Resources

August 20, 2018 10:05 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

EDA Resources

Invest in Alberta Magazine: EDA's Official Publication

If you want to get your community's brand in front of an international audience of 13-thousand then get involved in Invest in Alberta Magazine. This is an essential guide to investment and business opportunities across all regions of Alberta.

EDA Event Calendar

June 14, 2018 10:09 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

EDA Event Calendar

Business Retention and Expansion

July 24 - August 27

Online through the University of calgary

Read about the course and register here

See the 2018 course schedule

AlbertaBusinessCounts Free Training Webinar Series

Thursday, June 21- register

Thursday, August 16- register

Read about AlbertaBusinessCounts

EDA's Course for Elected Officials

To book this course in your community email:

admin@edaalberta.ca

Read why this course is an essential tool for these community leaders.

We would like to take a moment and remember this is the 5th Anniversary of the 2013 flood that swept through Southern Alberta.

EDA's response to that disaster was the creation of our Economic Disaster Recovery Program.

Read about our Economic Resilience Training for Community and Regional Leaders which began in 2017.

EDA has an MOU with IEDC to deliver their Economic Resilience and Recovery training in Canada

Watch this YouTube video on why this type of training is essential to your community's economic health.

Book a course in your community: admin@edaalberta.ca

Economic Resilience Training for Community and Regional Leaders

Wednesday, October 24

Hinton, AB

Hosted by: Community Futures West Yellowhead

book your course today: admin@edaalberta.ca

Economic Development Marketing and Attraction Course

October 11 -12

Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel, Calgary AB

Read about the course and register here

2018 EDA Ministry Dinner

Thursday, October 25

Coast Edmonton Hotel, Edmonton AB

Register here

Read about EDA's 2017 Ministry Dinner

Vote for EDA and We Could Win the 2018 SDG Leadership Award

June 11, 2018 10:10 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Be Part of a Winning Team!

Vote for EDA and We Could Win the 2018 SDG Leadership Award

Economic Developers Alberta is eligible for a national award and you can help us to win it!

Called the SDG Leadership Award, it recognizes organizations taking a leadership role in driving action toward the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals in Canada.

The awards are organized by the Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC) the Canadian chapter of the UN Global Compact, which promotes a voluntary corporate strategic policy initiative for businesses that are committed to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted principals in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

Economic Developers Alberta, has submitted it's economic disaster recovery and resilience program as it aligns with the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals. We are the very first entry for this award!

You can help us to win this award by voting for us.

Please click on this link to read our entry; scroll to the bottom of the page where you can vote.

By participating in these awards we hope to inspire other organizations to embed the SDG in their practices and help to create a more sustainable future.

Thank you for your support

-The EDA Team
Business Retention and Expansion Course

June 07, 2018 10:13 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Be good to yourself this summer by making your professional development a priority.
Enrol in EDA's Business Retention and Expansion online course through the U of C. Along with excellent content the best thing about this online course is it's flexible format making it ideal for summer schedules.

Business Retention and Expansion:
July 24- August 27
Read about the course and register : https://conted.ucalgary.ca/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=15264259

Whether you are at your office, on your deck or at the lake this summer, you'll learn how business retention and expansion (BR&E) is a primary economic development strategy. The result of a strong BR&E strategy is a healthy and thriving business community which in turn provides a long term sustainable community foundation.
EDA CEO Leann Hackman-Carty Earns the Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award

May 25, 2018 10:16 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

EDA CEO Leann Hackman-Carty Earns the Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award

Last week in Ottawa, EDA CEO Leann Hackman-Carty was given the Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award for her work in economic disaster recovery and community resilience.

Following the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo wildfire, Leann had an integral role in supporting the recovery of the community. She managed and led a team of experts on the implementation of a complete Economic Opportunity and Recovery Assessment for the region and worked with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo to set up and run the Business Recovery Hotline to validate businesses for Canadian Red Cross Emergency Relief. In 2017, Leann launched a pilot project to bring economic resilience training for community and regional leaders to four Alberta communities. This important work in fostering community resilience is further reflected by the release of her series of preparedness, response and recovery guides for families, business and communities.

EDA Twitter Contest WINNER

May 14, 2018 12:00 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

Congratulations to Natalie Gibson! Natalie wins a free EDA Membership for 2019.

Many thanks to all those who tweeted their videos these past few days to celebrate International Economic Development Week.

It was a tough choice.

Our judges were looking for a short (approximately 30 seconds), "selfie-style" video in a passionate voice explaining why economic development is important or why you love your job as an economic developer! or both!

Click here to see Natalie's video

We would like to give a shout out to Angela Groeneveld and her entry. Talk about passion!

Here's Angela's video

Thanks everyone for taking part in this very first contest of its kind for EDA. We plan to build on this in the future and look forward to your participation!

-The EDA Team