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exception! <br /> <br />With this goal in mind,we want to kick off the year right and on January 17 at 10 am CDT,we are hosting our <br />first webinar of 2017:​“A Disrupted Economy:Is Your Community Ready for Tech Disruptions?”presented <br />by Jon Roberts, Principal and Managing Director at​ ​TIP Strategies​. <br /> <br />Disruptive trends in technology are irrevocably changing economic development.Employment,supply chains, <br />and social norms are all being impacted.Traditional models are no longer sufficient;our assumptions about <br />what constitutes economic vitality must evolve.Every industry is adapting to respond to disruptive trends in <br />technology.Economic development–as a profession–must show similar flexibility and a similar commitment to <br />change. This webinar continues a dialogue that can move our profession in a new direction. <br /> <br />Hope you can join us for the webinar and you can attend at no charge,but space is limited and registration is <br />required. Click​ ​here​ to reserve your seat now! <br /> <br />Conferences <br /> <br />Last quarter in 2016 we attended numerous events across the country in order to stay on top of the best <br />practices and new trends in the economic development field, these events include: <br /> <br />●Texas Economic Development (TEDC)​ Annual Conference in San Antonio Texas <br />●Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA)​ Annual Summit in Columbus, OH <br />●National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA)​ in Mount Pleasant, SC <br />●Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC)Young Professionals Meet the Consultants in <br />Greenville, SC <br />●American Public Power Association (APPA)​ Customer Connections Conference in Nashville, TN <br />●Mid America Economic Development Council Competitiveness Conference and Site Selector Forum in <br />Chicago, IL <br /> <br />2017 offers great opportunities for learning and networking and January is full of it!We won’t stop working to <br />continue gaining expertise in the areas that are most relevant to the economic development field and this <br />month brings several can’t-miss events and our agenda is filling up fast. Some of the upcoming events are: <br /> <br />●Wyoming Economic Development Association (WEDA) ​Winter Annual Conference in Cheyenne, WY <br />●Economic Development Association of MInnesota (EDAM)2017 Winter Conference in Brooklyn Park, <br />MN where Aaron Brossoit,our CEO is also invited to present a session titled “Websites that Work: <br />New Communication Strategies for 2017” <br />●International Economic Development Conference (IEDC)2017 Leadership Summit in Jacksonville,FL <br />where Aaron Brossoit,our CEO is also invited to present a session titled “Websites that Work:New <br />Communication Strategies for 2017”. <br /> <br />We are looking forward to these great events and we’re sure there will be many opportunities to network with <br />other development professionals. If you are attending as well, it would be great to connect! <br /> <br />Golden Shovel Agency <br />Groundbreaking Economic Development Communications <br /> <br />Page​ 2 <br /> <br /> <br />