Talent Strategy Webinar

Announcing: The Mid-America Talent Survey

Your chance to participate in a comprehensive talent strategy survey--and win a complimentary registration to next year’s Mid-America EDC Best Practices Conference!

We all know talent attraction and retention is a challenge.  Communities large and small, urban and rural are already struggling to attract the talent their businesses need to thrive and grow.  And as current demographic trends continue, the problem is only going to get worse.

But what can economic developers do about it?  What talent strategies are communities currently using that are scalable, affordable, and – most of all – effective?  Are there proven solutions to the talent challenge?

Ady Advantage, an industry leader in economic development research, is leading The Mid-America Talent Survey.  This survey, to be launched after the webinar, will collect and share best practices on talent attraction, retention and development strategies from Mid-America EDC members and their partners throughout middle America.  The result will be a white paper and presentation at next year’s Mid-America EDC Best Practices Conference that will be an invaluable resource to help communities win the talent challenge.

To learn more about national trends impacting talent and this important initiative, please join us at a special free webinar for members (there is a $25 fee for non-members) on August 29^th and invite your workforce partners to join as well. This may include workforce development representatives, local employers, local educational institutions, and any other organization in your region that is helping to solve the talent challenge.

How You’ll Benefit

Your participation in The Mid-America Talent Survey provides several valuable benefits to you and your community:

• It’s a chance to collaborate with peers and potential partners to find proven solutions to your talent challenges.
• If your current talent initiative is chosen as a best practice, you’ll be recognized in The Mid-America Talent Survey whitepaper, be featured on the Mid-America EDC website, and receive a complimentary registration to the 2019 Best Practices conference where you will get to present your talent strategy in a panel session.
• Best of all, you’ll discover talent trends and strategies from communities around the Midwest – strategies you can use to effectively meet your talent attraction and retention needs, now and in the future.

You can register for the Talent Strategy Webinar today!  Space is limited, so gather your workforce partners and sign up now!  Please note that this webinar is FREE for Mid-America EDC members!

Talent is the most important challenge facing economic developers like you.  We hope you’ll be part of the solution by participating in The Mid-America Talent Survey.