Mid-America Economic Development Council

Mid-America Economic Development Council The MidAmerica EDC is the best resource for making contact with site selectors, advancing regional e

The Mid-America Economic Development Council is an organization that provides economic development professionals with the following:

- Resources aimed at helping the economic development professional to excel
- Recognition of quality economic development programs and marketing
- Awards programs to reward excellence
- Promotion of the ten-state region to site selectors and industri

es to help raise the level of awareness
- Networking opportunities among regional members to promote idea exchange and partnering

๐ŸŒฑ Grow the Mid-America EDC membership and be rewarded! โœจRefer a colleague to join Mid-America EDC by July 4th and earn a...
06/23/2026

๐ŸŒฑ Grow the Mid-America EDC membership and be rewarded! โœจ

Refer a colleague to join Mid-America EDC by July 4th and earn an entry to win a $250 gift card for every successful referral! New members receive membership through January 1, 2028, complimentary webinars, Annual Conference discounts, and access to exclusive networking opportunities and resources.

Plus, the top overall referrer wins an additional $100 prize, and top referrers in each state will be recognized!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Have your referral list your name on their application, complete payment by July 4, and email [email protected] to confirm.

Join or refer today: https://www.midamericaedc.org/membership/join-us

๐Ÿ†• The 2026 conference agenda is here!We are excited to announce the agenda as of June for the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐...
06/22/2026

๐Ÿ†• The 2026 conference agenda is here!

We are excited to announce the agenda as of June for the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž! The conference will take place at the ๐‰๐– ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ญ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ from August 31 - September 2, 2026. We look forward to exciting conference sessions, networking with exhibitors, and, of course, good food and company.

Topics covered in the conference program include:

โ—พ Exploring the effects of AI on economic development
โ—พ Building and retaining a young workforce
โ—พ How the higher education and automotive industries impact the Mid-America region
โ—พ And more!

The agenda, including session information, times, and speakers for the 2026 annual conference can be found on the event page, linked below. Be sure to check it out!

We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference!

Visit the Conference Event Page: https://maedc5.wildapricot.org/event-6518928

๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด/๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ

๐Ÿ“ˆ How do you lead a successful fundraising campaign when facing unprecedented challenges?Join us for our upcoming webina...
06/18/2026

๐Ÿ“ˆ How do you lead a successful fundraising campaign when facing unprecedented challenges?

Join us for our upcoming webinar, ๐˜Œ๐˜‹๐˜Š ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด, on ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก! Hear how The Greater Springfield Partnership exceeded fundraising goals during both the pandemic and intense national media attentionโ€”raising more than $10.8 million combined to drive community impact and economic growth.

Learn proven strategies for overcoming adversity, engaging stakeholders, and achieving campaign success.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ: https://rebrand.ly/ewyzive

Sponsored by Resource Development Group, A Convergent Company

๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง!Help strengthen our professional community by referring a colleague by July 4th. ...
06/17/2026

๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง!

Help strengthen our professional community by referring a colleague by July 4th. Each successful referral grants you an entry into our drawing for a $250 gift card!

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ:
Membership coverage through January 1, 2028
Free access to professional development webinars
Discounted registration for the 2026 Annual Conference
Premium resources and networking events

๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ† $100 prize for the top overall referrer
๐ŸŒŸ Recognition for leading referrers within each state

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ:
Ensure the applicant lists your name on their form
All applications and payments must be finalized by July 4th
Confirm your referral via email at [email protected]

Support your network and get rewarded!
https://rebrand.ly/aisji4s

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ŸŒŸCommunities everywhere are competing for talentโ€”but what tr...
06/16/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ŸŒŸ

Communities everywhere are competing for talentโ€”but what truly makes young professionals choose a place to call home and build their future?

Join Dr. TaRita Johnson and Tim Mroz of The Right Place for "The Stay Factor: What Makes Young Professionals Chooseโ€”and Stick Withโ€”Your Community" at the 2026 Mid-America EDC Annual Conference.

๐Ÿ“… September 1, 2026
๐Ÿ•˜ 9:15 โ€“ 10:15 a.m. EDT

Drawing from the success of Greater Grand Rapids, this session will explore how talent attraction, placemaking, employer partnerships, quality-of-life investments, and community engagement work together to create regions where young professionals want to live, work, and thrive. Learn practical strategies your community can use to strengthen workforce retention and become a destination of choice for the next generation.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from two leaders helping shape one of the Midwest's most dynamic regions.

Register today for the 2026 Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan! https://rebrand.ly/4k811pi

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž? Contact [email protected] for sponsorship opportunities.

Fundraising in economic development is evolving โ€” are you keeping up? โฐ It's your last chance to be at our June 16th web...
06/15/2026

Fundraising in economic development is evolving โ€” are you keeping up? โฐ It's your last chance to be at our June 16th webinar!

At the ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ webinar with Resource Development Group : A Convergent Nonprofit Solutions Company Principals Clint Nessmith and Mark Bergethon, we'll explore emerging funding priorities, corporate and philanthropic giving trends, and strategies to strengthen your organizationโ€™s long-term financial foundation.

๐Ÿ“… June 16, 2026
๐Ÿ•š 11 AM EDT | 10 AM CST | 9 AM MST
๐Ÿ“ Zoom

Register now: https://rebrand.ly/8tm8oq2

๐ŸŒŸ Join us in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the Mid-America EDC 2026 Annual Conference!Connect with economic development le...
06/11/2026

๐ŸŒŸ Join us in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the Mid-America EDC 2026 Annual Conference!

Connect with economic development leaders, corporate decision-makers, site selectors, and community changemakers from across the region. Gain insights on today's hottest topics, including data centers, ethics, workforce development, and community revitalization.

โœจ New for 2026:
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Dine-Around Networking Experiences
๐Ÿš Mobile Classroom Tours of Grand Rapids' innovative development projects

Plus, enjoy all that Grand Rapids has to offerโ€”from its thriving business community to its award-winning food scene.

๐Ÿ“… Register today and reserve your discounted room at the JW Marriott Grand Rapids. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, network, and bring new ideas back to your community! https://rebrand.ly/xcmwrct

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ Mid-America EDC Members: Refer a peer and enter to win!Support our community's growth by referring a fellow professio...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ Mid-America EDC Members: Refer a peer and enter to win!

Support our community's growth by referring a fellow professional by July 4th. For every successful referral, you will earn an entry to win a $250 gift card!

Benefits for new members:
๐Ÿ’  Membership extended until Jan 1, 2028
๐Ÿ’  Access to complimentary professional development webinars
๐Ÿ’  Reduced rates for the 2026 Annual Conference
๐Ÿ’  Exclusive networking opportunities and resources

Additional Incentives:
๐Ÿ† $100 bonus for the overall top referrer
๐ŸŒŸ Special recognition for top referrers in each state

Entry requirements:
โžก Referrals must include your name on their application
โžก Complete submission and payment by July 4th
โžก Email [email protected] to verify your referral

Earn rewards while supporting your professional network!

Learn more here: https://rebrand.ly/zwu2nmm

๐ŸŒŸ Connect with the top economic development figures in the region!By sponsoring Mid-America EDC at our flagship 2026 Ann...
06/09/2026

๐ŸŒŸ Connect with the top economic development figures in the region!

By sponsoring Mid-America EDC at our flagship 2026 Annual Conference, you can achieve powerful visibility. Engage with attendees, highlight your organization, and secure placement in our event marketing and on-site branding.

We offer a variety of sponsorship tiers designed to suit every organizationโ€™s needs.

Annual Sponsorship Options:
โ—ฝ Silver โ€” $1,500
โ—ฝ Gold โ€” $2,500
โ—ฝ Platinum โ€” $5,000

Select the conference sponsorship that best aligns with your brand:
โ—พ Charging Station or Break Sponsor โ€” $1,500
โ—พ Daily Sponsor โ€” $3,000
โ—พ Reception Sponsor โ€” $7,500
โ—พ Presenting Sponsor โ€” $10,000

Learn more and sign up: https://rebrand.ly/xe0y5y1

๐Ÿ’ก Is your organization ready for the future of economic development fundraising?Join us next week for an insightful webi...
06/08/2026

๐Ÿ’ก Is your organization ready for the future of economic development fundraising?

Join us next week for an insightful webinar exploring the latest fundraising trends, emerging funding priorities, corporate and philanthropic giving, and strategies to build a stronger financial foundation for your community's projects.

Learn from fundraising experts Clint Nessmith and Mark Bergethon from Resource Development Group : A Convergent Nonprofit Solutions Company, whose teams have helped raise billions of dollars for economic and community development initiatives nationwide.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ
๐Ÿ“… June 16, 2026
โฐ 11 a.m. EST | 10 a.m. CST | 9 a.m. MST

Register today: https://rebrand.ly/t3h37hz

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400 West Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 120
Worthington, OH
43215

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