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Rural-Urban Connections Workshop Materials (Omaha, NE)
On May 15-16, 2014, the NADO Research Foundation hosted the workshop “Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections to Support Competitive Regions” which brought together participants from HUD Sustainable...
View ArticleCongress Announces Deal on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
This week, a bipartisan group of workforce committee lawmakers announced that they have reached a deal to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), which expired in 2003. The...
View ArticleNADO Sends Support Letter on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization to...
This week, NADO sent a letter to Congress supporting the bipartisan deal to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), which expired in 2003. The new bill, entitled the Workforce...
View ArticleJoint NADO/NACo Workforce Legislative Webinar on June 10
On June 10 at 2 p.m. ET, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) will host a joint webinar to provide an overview of the recently...
View ArticleRecording Available for Joint NADO/NACo Webinar on Workforce Reauthorization...
On June 10, NADO and the National Association of Counties (NACo) held a joint webinar to provide an overview of the recently introduced Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 and what...
View ArticleSenate to Consider Workforce Reauthorization Legislation Next Week
Next week, the Senate is likely to begin floor debate on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (H.R. 803 as amended). The Senate will consider an amendment offered by Sen. Jeff Flake...
View ArticleSenate Advances Workforce Reauthorization Legislation
On June 25, the Senate advanced by a vote of 95 to 3 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), H.R. 803 as amended. During consideration of the bill, the Senate rejected by a vote of 33 to...
View ArticleHouse Approves Workforce Reauthorization Legislation
On July 9, the House of Representatives approved by a vote of 415 to 6 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), H.R. 803 as amended. The Senate passed the legislation by a vote of 95 to...
View ArticleWhite House Releases Report on Review of Federal Workforce Programs;...
On July 22, the White House released a job-driven training action plan following Vice President Biden’s review of federal workforce programs. In January, President Obama directed Vice President Biden...
View ArticlePresident Obama Signs Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act into Law
On July 22, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 (H.R. 803 as amended) into the law, which reauthorizes the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Investment...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Heartland 2060 (Florida)
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning...
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Sustainable Communities Learning Network Video Series: Livable Roanoke Valley...
Since 2011, the NADO Research Foundation has participated in the Sustainable Communities Learning Network as one of the capacity building teams supporting communities and regions that received planning...
View ArticleSenior Administration Officials and KY Governor Steve Beshear Announce the...
Today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jerry Abramson, Senior...
View ArticleEDA, DOL Announce $35.5 Million Available for Coal-Impacted Communities;...
This week, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of $35.5 million in federal funding to assist communities impacted by the...
View ArticleWebinar Recording and Slides: “POWER Initiative: Opportunities for Economic...
The U.S. Economic Development Administration, the National Association of Development Organizations, and the National Association of Regional Councils hosted a webinar on May 27 that took a closer...
View ArticleHouse Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Labor-HHS Spending Bill
This week, the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill. The legislation includes funding for...
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Online Resource: Planning for Prosperity in Small Towns and Rural Regions
The NADO Research Foundation has developed a new website Planning for Prosperity in Small Towns and Rural Regions that contains materials developed over the past four years by NADO and its partners...
View ArticleHouse Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Approves Energy Reform Legislation;...
This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved a comprehensive energy reform package that modernizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...
View ArticleRecording and Presentation Slides Now Available for “Economic Diversification...
The decline of the coal industry is having major ramifications in communities and regions across the country that have been historically reliant upon this energy source for jobs, a tax base, and sense...
View ArticlePresident Obama Signs Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act into Law
On July 22, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 (H.R. 803 as amended) into the law, which reauthorizes the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Investment...
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