The COVID-19 Crisis & The Economic Development Community’s Response

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March 26, 2020 at 12:07 pm #2551 Reply
Valerie Kinney
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The Janus Institute and Rock Paper Scissors recently sponsored and moderated a webinar with panelists Ron Starner and Rope Roberts to discuss how the economic development community can respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We discussed the following questions and would love for you to share your thoughts and feedback.
1. How can economic development organizations pivot quickly to help their communities and service territories?
2. What are the longer term implications of this unprecedented economic event for community and economic development?
Miss the webinar? Watch it here.
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