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Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive |
First EDI Course Is Finished By RecruiterPublished Wednesday, August 21, 1996 in the Nevada County PicayuneChandler Russ, the executive director of the Prescott- Nevada County Economic Development Office, has recently completed year one of the Economic Development Institute (EDI). The EDI is conducted by the University of Oklahoma in Norman. It is a three-year program which provides an advanced spectrum of education for the economic development professional. As its theme, Russ said, Year 1 had "Creating A Marketable Product." This included courses in subject such as "Understanding Change," "Consensus Building," Understanding the Land Development Process," "Strengthening Your Human Resource Base," "Telecommunications, " and "Environmental Issues." In addition, those participating in the course are required to research and write a thesis before graduating. Russ has selected the topic "How Rural America Can Compete and Win in Economic Development," as his area of analysis. The EDI program was started more than 30 years ago and now has more than 2,000 graduates to its credit. Search | Nevada County Picayune by date | Gurdon Times by date |
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