Northern Arizona economic development experts shared how lessons learned during COVID enhance current practices in a session at the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) Fall Forum. The panel discussion, titled From Crisis Response to Community Collab, was one of a dozen sessions held during the three-day conference at Little America Hotel in Flagstaff. “The idea of collaboration made a dramatic difference in how we do business in Yavapai County,” said Tom Pitts of Tom Pitts … [Read more...] about From Crisis Response to Community Collab
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AAED’s Symposium to Address ‘Designing Downtowns for Economic Success’
The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED)’s Northern Economic Development Regional Symposium will address “Designing Downtowns for Economic Success.” The symposium will be held Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Cottonwood Public Safety, 199 S. Sixth Street in Cottonwood. Kimber Lanning, founder and executive director of Local First Arizona, will provide the keynote address at 9:30 a.m. She will focus on how local programs can equal successes for downtowns. The symposium … [Read more...] about AAED’s Symposium to Address ‘Designing Downtowns for Economic Success’