IAED President Presents at IEDC Annual Conference, Reappointed to Board

IAED’s President, Heather McDaniel, represented IAED at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference from September 15-18 in Denver, CO. There she delivered a presentation on “Wraparound Services as an Economic Development Strategy” in the Talent and Workforce Strategies session with colleagues from Camoin Associates and Great Falls, MT.

At the same conference, McDaniel was reappointed to another 3-year term on the IEDC Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Planning and Business Development Committee, responsible for operational and strategic planning and budget development. She first joined the IEDC board in 2019.

Direct to Work Holds Graduation Ceremony

IAED’s Direct to Work (DTW) summer cohort graduated 8 students. To celebrate their achievement and DTW recently being officially designated a SUNY pre-apprenticeship, IAED and Tompkins Cortland Community College hosted a graduation ceremony on August 30^th. Fifty community partners plus the graduates and their families were in attendance. IAED is currently working to place them into full-time employment with participating manufacturers.

See the photo release in the Central New York Business Journal >>

DBX Cluster Study Gains Momentum

A collaboration between IAED and regional partners, and facilitated by Newmark Group, has completed its qualitative research and cluster analysis, which will be released soon. The DBX Accelerator Prototype explores the potential for cleantech industry growth in the Southern Tier, creating an asset inventory including sites, executive leadership, R&D and incubators, supply chain, workforce, and more. The project is expected to wrap up next year and to expand the region’s competitive advantage in technology and electronics.

Read more about the DBX Accelerator Prototype >>