Rural economic development webinars
The Arizona Commerce Authority’s rural webinar series provides expert strategies, assistance and resources to help empower Arizona’s rural economies.
Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Arizona MEP) has been working diligently to help Arizona manufacturers pivot operations and overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear how Arizona MEP has supported local manufacturers return stronger from COVID-19, featuring David Garafano, executive director of Arizona MEP.
Speaker: David Garafano, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Programs and Executive Director of Arizona MEP
Date: 12-1 p.m., Tuesday, October 27 on Zoom
Register for upcoming webinars
Webinars for rural economic development professionals and stakeholders are held twice monthly.
Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Arizona MEP) has been working diligently to help Arizona manufacturers pivot operations and overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hear how Arizona MEP has supported local manufacturers return stronger from COVID-19, featuring David Garafano, executive director of Arizona MEP.
Speaker: David Garafano, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Programs and Executive Director of Arizona MEP
Date: 12-1 p.m., Tuesday, October 27 on Zoom
Experts from the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Arizona Office Economic Opportunity will review data tools that economic developers and others can use to showcase their communities’ best features. These tools will help identify workforce and infrastructure strengths and opportunities, create customized maps to share with potential investors as well as identify Opportunity Zones projects, investors and experts.
Speakers: Shawn Niedorf, Senior Vice President of Research, Arizona Commerce Authority; Andrew Knochel, Director of Economic Development Research, Arizona Commerce Authority; Jim Chang, State Demographer, Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity
Date: 12-1 p.m., Tuesday, November 10 on Zoom
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Webinars for rural economic development professionals and stakeholders are held twice monthly. Sign up to be notified when the next webinar is announced.