Volume 1; Issue 4

2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness 

— Only 1 Week Left! 

Last Chance to Register for the U.S. Department of 

Commerce's 2008 National Summit on American 

Competitiveness in Chicago on May 22, 2008. 

Visit www.americancompetitiveness.com for 

information and online registration. 

Join Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and some of the nation's 

leaders in business, academia, and government in Chicago 

as they discuss what steps the public and private sectors 

can take to secure America 's position as the most 

competitive economy in the 21st century and beyond. 

Participants joining Secretary Gutierrez include: 

• Henry Paulson, Jr., U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 

• Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel 

• Maria Bartiromo, Anchor/Editor, CNBC 

• Steve Chen, Co-Founder and CTO, YouTube 

• Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago 

• John Engler, President, National Association of 

Manufacturers 

• Ronald J. Gidwitz, former CEO of Helene Curtis 

• W. James (Jim) McNerney, Jr., Chairman of the Board, 

President and CEO, The Boeing Company 

A closing town hall session will provide the opportunity for 

attendees to direct questions to several program 

participants as well as to Secretary Gutierrez. 

Registration and information can be found at: 

www.americancompetitiveness.com 

Green Incubator Grows Technology and Jobs 

In an effort to promote technology in Northwest Ohio, 

regional partners, assisted by guidance and funding from 

EDA, have developed a cluster strategy to foster 

partnerships among the region's technology organizations. 

This partnership is built on a strong collaborative approach 

that leverages research, science and technology assets at 

the University of Toledo, the University of Toledo Health & 

Science Campus, Bowling Green State University and other 

educational partners. As part of a comprehensive long-term 

higher education and community economic development 

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America Spring Issue 

APA ́s Economic Development 

Toolbox Part Three: Selecting 

Strategies

The process for selecting strategies 

and particular actions for economic 

development planning is not always a 

straightforward one and indeed can 

sometimes present uncertainty. 

Clearly, it should relate to the 

evaluation of the strengths and 

weaknesses of the area economy and 

the organizational capacity of the 

local government and potential 

partners. 

Visit www.planning.org/eda/#3 to 

review some of the questions to think 

about when deciding and detailing 

different courses of action in relation 

to Strategy selection. 

EDA Reauthorization 

EDA is pleased to announce that the 

Department of Commerce sent the 

Congress a legislative proposal to 

reauthorize EDA for five years. EDA's 

current authorization expires 

September 30, 2008. The proposed 

reauthorization legislation is good 

news for you, the economic 

development community, in that it 

includes some new provisions that 

offer investment recipients greater 

flexibility with, and more local control 

of, revolving loan funds and 

construction grants. These provisions 

demonstrate how EDA is listening to, 

and acting upon, the economic 

development community's calls for 

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strategy, the University of Toledo Science and Technology 

Corridor facilitates commercial innovation based on 

university research, provides long-term development 

opportunities and supports positive transformation of 

economically underserved neighborhoods. 

EDA has invested $2 million in the University of Toledo to 

support the construction of a second high-tech business 

incubator facility to increase the capacity of the university's 

existing Clean and Alternative Energy Incubation Center. 

The existing center serves as an innovation hub and launch 

pad for emerging clean and alternative energy companies 

and a technology commercialization center. 

The new mixed use Technology and Incubation Center 

(Center) is in the final design phase. EDA's investment 

supports a facility that will utilize multi-disciplinary 

research, bringing together entrepreneurs, scientists and 

students in a productive setting to promote the transfer of 

technology and research. The Center will also include a 

technology complex to serve new business start-ups and 

expanding businesses designed to develop strong research 

relationships and interactions with faculty and students 

from engineering, physical science and business disciplines. 

The new Center will be an ADA-compliant 40,000 square 

foot, two-story building incorporating Green Building 

Technology and will seek a Leadership in Energy and 

Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The building will 

include technologies to reduce water use and light pollution, 

innovative wastewater technologies and outdoor air delivery 

monitoring. Moreover, the Center will seek to reinforce its 

regionally-focused footprint by utilizing regionally extracted, 

processed and manufactured building materials. Achieving 

LEED certification will provide further evidence of the 

Center's commitment to accelerating the global adoption of 

sustainable green buildings and development practices 

through the creation and implementation of universally 

understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. 

EDA is committed to supporting efforts such as this to 

prepare strategic energy and environmental alternatives 

that will to better equip U.S. regions to compete 

successfully in the worldwide marketplace. 

For more information on UT Business Incubation Services, 

visit http://www.utoledo.edu/research/incubator/index.html 

Save America's Treasures grant applications now 

available 

Save America's Treasures matching grants are awarded for 

preservation and/or conservation work on nationally 

significant intellectual and cultural artifacts and historic 

structures and sites. Eligible applicants include Federal 

(including NPS), state, local and tribal government entities 

and nonprofit organizations. Applications are due May 

20, 2008. Application guidelines can be found at: 

improved EDA programs to meet our 

customers' changing needs in the 

21st century economy. 

Please monitor www.eda.gov for 

more information as this legislation 

progresses through Congress. 

Coming Soon! 

May 22, 2008 

2008 National Summit on American 

Competitiveness, Chicago [Website] 

July 7-11, 2008 

Green Technology Entrepreneurship 

Academy 

Incline Village, Nevada [Website] 

June 8-10 

IEDC’s Building Cutting-Edge PublicPrivate Partnerships Conference; 

Charlotte, NC [Website] 

September 9-10, 2008 

EDA's Denver and Seattle regional 

offices will host the Peak Performance 

in Economic Development Conference 

at the Denver Convention Center in 

Denver, Colorado. [Website] 

November 17-23, 2008 

Global Entrepreneurship Week 

[Website] 

ETA’s Workforce Innovations 

2008 

The U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment and Training 

Administration’s flagship conference, 

Workforce Innovations 2008: 

Success Decoded, will be held July 

l5 – l7, in New Orleans. Meet and 

network with thousands of leaders 

from workforce development, 

economic development, business, 

education, community-based 

organizations, and philanthropy. 

Visit WorkforceInnovations.org for 

further information and to register. 

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www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/application.htm or 

www.grants.gov. 

Preserve America grant program applications now 

available 

The Preserve America matching-grant program provides 

funding to support preservation efforts through heritage 

tourism, education and historic preservation planning. 

Eligible applicants include Designated Preserve America 

Communities and Neighborhoods, State Historic 

Preservation Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, 

and Certified Local Governments in the process of applying 

for Preserve America Community Designation. 

Applications are due June 30, 2008. 

Guidelines and applications are available at: 

www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpg/PreserveAmerica

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