Economic Development: Recent Episodes

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

The creation of quality jobs in a challenging economy requires rethinking existing strategies. The Federal Reserve and the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) have partnered to offer free podcast interviews with economic development practitioners and academics. Podcasts cover innovative postrecessionary economic development strategies, emerging trends in job creation and workforce development, small business trends, and health care issues.

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The Federal Reserve: A Crucial Player in Informing Economic Development

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Strength in Numbers: Regional Workforce Collaboration

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Digital Badging: Credentialing Soft Skills for Better Workplace Outcomes

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A Promising Approach: Improving Graduation Rates and Building a Better Workforce

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Connecting People to Work: Lessons Learned in Sectoral Approaches

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Looking Around the Corner: The Future of Economic Development

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Microenterprises Raise the Floor and Build a Ladder

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Strategies to Mitigate Rural Poverty Using Human and Social Capital

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Should Microbusinesses Matter to Your Local Community?

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Competition to Incentivize Community Change: Working Cities Challenge

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Measuring What Matters: Tracking Success in Economic Development

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Economic Gardening: A Homegrown Approach to Growth

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Evolution of the Ecosystem: State Workforce Development Agencies

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Help for Difficult-to-Employ Populations: Colocating Jobs and Training Opportunities

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Global and Local Reach: Gauging the Impact of Immigration

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Small Business and the Modern Workplace

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Small Businesses, Big Effects: Investing in Microenterprises

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What Workers Really Think: Perspectives from the Front Lines

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Equity-Driven Expansion: A Unique Model for Economic Development

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Solving the Revitalization Puzzle? Putting the Pieces Together

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Aligning Regional Workforce Efforts: An Effective Industry-Informed Strategy

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In the Neighborhood: Where Economic and Community Development Meet

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People-Centered Practices: Improving the Workforce Potential for Those with Disabilities

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Employer and Lower-Wage Employee Perspectives on Training and Advancement

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Revitalizing Downtown through Entrepreneurship

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A Case for Greater Company Participation in Workforce Development

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Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business

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Why Connecting Economic and Workforce Development Matters

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Collaborative Efforts: Colleges and Nonprofits Partner to Enhance Workers' Skills

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Metrics for Success: Critical Elements for Workforce Development Programs

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Working Solo: Trends in the Growing Self-Employment Sector

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Generating Jobs in Challenging Times: A Texas-Sized Story

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From Textiles to Turnaround: A Tale of Two Cities

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Power in Partnerships: Addressing Workforce Development Challenges

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Closing the Gap: Improving Minority-Owned Small Firms' Access to Credit

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Can the Jobs Gap Be Filled through Temporary Public-sector Positions?

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Tax Relief? An Innovative Proposal to Nurture New Entrepreneurs

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Trash to Treasure: Turning Waste into Jobs

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Retrofitting Institutions: Feeding Job Growth with Energy Hogs

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Regional Innovation: When the Sum Is Greater than the Parts

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The Doctor Is In: Economic Development Strategies in Health Care

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Should CDFIs Join Your Job-Creation Team?

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Social Networks' Role in Rebuilding Communities

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Giving Credit Where It Is Due: CDFIs in LMI Communities

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View from the Top: New Perspectives on Familiar Concepts in Economic Development

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New Economy, New Roles: Economic Development Organizations and Jobs

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Not Your Father's Factory Job: Manufacturing and Economic Development

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Small Things Really Matter: The Important Role of Microenterprise in Job Creation

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The Job Hunt: New Clues for Small Business Job Creation

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Healthy Workforce=Competitive Advantage

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Ready to Work? The Long Term Impact of Child Health on Economic Development

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The Intersection of Medical Training and Economic Development

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Who Will Treat the Sick? Emerging Trends in the Hospital Based Workforce

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Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Minority Small Business Performance Disparities

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Healthy Businesses, Healthy Communities: Identifying and Responding to Local Small Business Challenges

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Fact or Fallacy: Can Self Employment Improve Economic Opportunities for Low Skilled Workers?

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The Role of Technical and Vocational Schools in Easing Job Skills Mismatch

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On the Rebound: How Resurgent Cities Generate Jobs and Investment

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Three in One: Growing Jobs, Developing a Workforce, and Stabilizing Neighborhoods

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Getting to Work: Community and Vocational Colleges Explore New Paradigms for Workforce Development

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Jobs That Matter Most: Driving Economic Growth in New Orleans's Post Katrina Economy

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Counting on Quality Jobs: Transforming the Economic Development Landscape

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Revitalizing Urban Industrial Sectors: A Roadmap for Diversifying the Economic Base

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Sweet Charity: Foundations as a Source for Community and Economic Development

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Banking on Economic Development: Financial Institutions and Economic Development—A Changing Paradigm

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Resources Matter: Protecting the Environment While Growing the Local Economy

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A Brand New World: Why Sustainability Matters in Modern Economic Development

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Closing the Deal: Effective Incentives during Fiscal Challenges