{"id":8359,"date":"2021-07-29T13:27:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weda.org\/?p=8359"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:41:37","slug":"state-of-the-association-weda-president-and-ceo-mary-perry-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weda.org\/state-of-the-association-weda-president-and-ceo-mary-perry-2\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Association: WEDA President and CEO Mary Perry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Hello Team Wisconsin! Here is hoping your 4th of July was truly spectacular! All over the nation, families lined the streets of their hometowns and gathered in parks to celebrate America\u2019s birthday. It was a long-overdue celebration of our country\u2019s independence!<\/p>\n<p>So much has happened in the last quarter. Last month we worked closely with national and international partners to continue enhancing offerings to our members. This month we held WEDA\u2019s CRA (Community Reinvestment Act) Summer Session virtually. From it we have two new projects that we are putting in front of member banks. We will convene in person October 21st, with the location to be announced soon! All year long we match complex community projects with CRA-Network banks. Let us know if your community has a challenging project looking for funding. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also pleased to report our board of directors recently met to plan our upcoming year. Strategically WEDA wants to continue to offer high-value networking, education, and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look ahead:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WEDA is putting the finishing touches on the Best Practices Conference, which will be held in Appleton, WI September 28th \u2013 October 1st. Thanks to our generous sponsors, it is going to be the GOAT! Pre-conference activities start with a WEDA Academy on workforce challenges and resources followed by tours on-site at three historic buildings that were redeveloped into multi-unit housing. We hope you\u2019ll embrace this opportunity to meet the developers and hear how these projects utilized creative funding streams to make the projects affordable and financially feasible. The opening night reception promises to be a big hit too! The following day, the conference begins with a super exciting kick off by WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes followed by Greater Green Bay Chamber\u2019s Matthew Kee who will showcase 3 successful local entrepreneurs. We have nationally respected speakers \u2013 including Minah Hall, Dr. Mark Eppli, Kristen Fish, and Barry Nickerson\u2014covering every foundational economic development topic you can imagine such as: Strategies like leveraging workforce to enhance economic development; firing up your BR &amp; E efforts; winning business attraction tools; rock-star regional talent attraction and retention tactics; diversity and equity; getting and using your ARPA dollars; and even a Party in the Park Reception!  WEDA has it all here for you. Look for registration to open soon! And if your organization is looking to enhance its exposure, we have sponsorships available starting at only $500. If you\u2019re interested in being a sponsor just let us know at <a href=\"weda@weda.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weda@weda.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s time to register for WEDA\u2019s Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC). This IEDC-accredited class provides economic and community development practitioners a primary foundation to economic development. BEDC serves as an equivalent to IEDC\u2019s Introduction to Economic Development course in preparation for IEDC\u2019s Certification (CEcD) exam. WEDA\u2019s Basic Economic Development Course runs September 13th- 16th at the Pyle Center in Madison and you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weda.org\/basic-economic-development-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And now for the most exciting WEDA news. Our Annual Community and Economic Development Awards (CEDA) ceremony will be emceed by former Wisconsin Governor and current President of the University of Wisconsin System Tommy G. Thompson. The event will take place on September 15th at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison. Nominations came in from all over the state, so register today and you can be part of this celebration of economic development too!  Imagine taking a #WisconsinIsWinning tour bus looping from Eagle River to Wausau, Eau Claire, Onalaska, LaCrosse, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Dells, Lodi, Madison, Beloit, West Allis, Milwaukee, South Milwaukee, and finally ending in Racine.  You can take this \u201ctour\u201d with us at the CEDA awards where 6 winners will be crowned Best in Business Retention &amp; Expansion, Economic Development Initiative, Public Private Partnership, Real Estate Redevelopment &amp; Reuse and Talent Development! Registration opens soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, if you are not a WEDA member yet, why not? WEDA\u2019s sole mission is to make Wisconsin a better place to live and work through economic advancement by providing education, networking, and advocacy to our membership. What benefits can you expect? Members grow their networks, learn best practices and earn continuing education credits at discounted rates via our conferences and WEDA Academy programming. And as the \u201cVoice of Economic Development\u201d WEDA is dedicated to backing programs and policies that create a strong business climate. Visit the WEDA website to find out more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weda.org\/become-a-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">individual<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weda.org\/corporate-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corporate<\/a> memberships. <\/p>\n<p>All the best to you and your families as we close out summer and usher in Wisconsin\u2019s beautiful autumn.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weda.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}