1. Aaron Sauerbrei Heartland ED Assistant Course Director Program Manager- UNI Institute for Decision Making Accredited by:

2. What is the Heartland EDC? O The Heartland EDC provides professionals with the fundamentals of economic development O The intensive program offers practical training in basic development strategies O Covers the five-state region of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma

3. What is Heartland All About?  Business Retention & Expansion  Effectively Managing an EDO  Business Attraction/Marketing  Financing for Development  Workforce Development  Community Development  Real Estate Development & Reuse  Strategic Planning  Entrepreneurship  Ethics

4. What is Heartland All About? O Heartland EDC instructors are EXPERIENCED economic development professionals and university faculty providing PRACTICAL tools O Economic Development Challenges present REAL- WORLD situations O Tours provide a REAL-WORLD overview of economic development approaches O Heartland One to One enables attendees to seek advice from instructors, share their own insights and LEARN from their peers

5. The Growth of Professional Development O Make Heartland the beginning of your professional education O Graduation from Heartland fulfills one of the prerequisites for those who wish to take examinations for Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation. Heartland Economic Development Course EDI or IEDC Course Series CEcD Exam CEcD

6. What are these numbers? O 1,783 O 335

7. 2012 Heartland Participants O Oklahoma- 8 O Iowa- 14 O Nebraska- 15 O Missouri- 19 O Kansas- 25

8. Who should attend? O Economic Developers O Community Developers O Chamber Executives O Site Locators O Utility Representatives O Government Officials O Tourism Officials O Development Support Staff O Volunteer Leadership O Planners The 2012 Heartland Class

9. Where is Heartland Held? The Heartland EDC will be held in the Kansas City Area at the Adams Pointe Conference Center Blue Springs, MO (www.adamspointecc.com) April 21-25, 2013

10. Heartland Partner Associations Kansas Economic Development Alliance Professional Developers of Iowa Oklahoma Economic Development Council Nebraska Economic Development Association Missouri Economic Development Council

11. How Do I Register? On-line Information available at the Heartland website: www.bcs.uni.edu/heartland Or check us out on: LIMITED CLASS SIZE

12. How Do I Get More Information? Contact Heartland EDC at the University of Northern Iowa Institute for Decision Making 1.800.782.9520 heartland-edc@uni.edu Be sure to check with your economic development associations or utility providers… Scholarships ARE available!!