The document discusses strategies for supporting rural economic development in California. It describes funding and technical assistance provided by USDA Rural Development for business development, housing, utilities and other community facilities. It highlights the importance of regional industry clusters and partnerships between rural and urban areas. Examples are given of projects focused on goods movement, broadband access, distribution models, bio-based products, workforce training and entrepreneurship programs.
Oregon’s economy is both booming and struggling, and the pressure is on for housing markets across the state. The problem shows up as a lack of housing stock, high rents, unaffordable homeownership, sub-standard housing quality. People with low incomes, people experiencing a disability, and especially people of color experience the greatest barriers to housing opportunity. Hear what the data says about growing wealth disparity and housing opportunity gaps, and add your voice to this discussion about what housing needs are in your community. How does data drive policy change and greater inclusion?
Megan Bolton, Research Analyst, Oregon Housing and Community Services
Katie Sawicki, Policy Director, Urban League of Portland
Stephanie Jennings, Grants Manager, Community Development, City of Eugene
A Challenging Period In The Life Of Ekta Parishad - Newsletter February 2014Ekta Parishad
A challenging period in the life of Ekta Parishad
Back to the Village” – Ekta Parishad’s new campaign heralds a change of strategy for the organization. In a letter by Rajagopal PV, which is published in the current newsletter, the leader of Ekta Parishad explains the inherent message of the new campaign and describes its impact on the organisation’s near future: “a challenging period in the life of Ekta Parishad.”
You will find a lot of other interesting stories and reports in our revised and newly designed newsletter. We hope you enjoy it and we welcome your feedback at info@ektaparishad.com.
Meanwhile, very best wishes for 2014.
Jai Jagat!
Our mission is to enhance the ability of rural communities to develop, to grow, and to improve their quality of life by targeting financial and technical resources in areas of greatest need through activities of greatest potential
Oregon’s economy is both booming and struggling, and the pressure is on for housing markets across the state. The problem shows up as a lack of housing stock, high rents, unaffordable homeownership, sub-standard housing quality. People with low incomes, people experiencing a disability, and especially people of color experience the greatest barriers to housing opportunity. Hear what the data says about growing wealth disparity and housing opportunity gaps, and add your voice to this discussion about what housing needs are in your community. How does data drive policy change and greater inclusion?
Megan Bolton, Research Analyst, Oregon Housing and Community Services
Katie Sawicki, Policy Director, Urban League of Portland
Stephanie Jennings, Grants Manager, Community Development, City of Eugene
A Challenging Period In The Life Of Ekta Parishad - Newsletter February 2014Ekta Parishad
A challenging period in the life of Ekta Parishad
Back to the Village” – Ekta Parishad’s new campaign heralds a change of strategy for the organization. In a letter by Rajagopal PV, which is published in the current newsletter, the leader of Ekta Parishad explains the inherent message of the new campaign and describes its impact on the organisation’s near future: “a challenging period in the life of Ekta Parishad.”
You will find a lot of other interesting stories and reports in our revised and newly designed newsletter. We hope you enjoy it and we welcome your feedback at info@ektaparishad.com.
Meanwhile, very best wishes for 2014.
Jai Jagat!
Our mission is to enhance the ability of rural communities to develop, to grow, and to improve their quality of life by targeting financial and technical resources in areas of greatest need through activities of greatest potential
Role of Government Support to Micro Financing in Islamic Bank for Clean Water...Mercu Buana University
Microfinance for water connections have a very important role for low-income people who have the cash to pay
for clean water connections are limited. Clean water is a basic human need for survival. It is considered that the
Islamic banks to innovate microfinance products. Product innovation is the use of micro financing murabaha
contracts and feasibility analysis of interventions that aim to facilitate the applicant that low-income people get
clean water connections. In order for microfinance product water connection can have a wide impact, the role of government and stakeholders is required to minimize the risk.
The World Resources Report 2008 shows how expanding nature-based enterprises can increase income for the world’s rural poor. This approach can also develop the rural poor’s resilience to social and environmental threats such as climate change.
The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) will put Rhode Islanders back to work, improve energy efficiency, and make our state more economically competitive. As the central hub for existing and new green infrastructure financing initiatives, the RIIB will focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that will save money for residents, businesses, and municipalities on their energy bills.
Rebuilding West Liberty Strategic ReportRobert Clark
Midwest Clean Energy Enterprise LLC developed a strategic plan to rebuild West Liberty. On March 2, 2012, the town of West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky suffered a massive tragedy. An F3 tornado ripped through this community of about 3,400 residents, killing six, devastating nearly 400 homes, businesses and government structures, and destroying much of the downtown area.
The impact on the emergence of electricity to the microbusiness of the reside...gameguru21
The emergence of electricity refers to the condition in which every citizen or resident has the ability to survive their lives but when electricity exists, they become more progressive unlike before. The electricity affects all the micro-businesses in the community, the vendors and the costumers or the residents in the community have a connection and their business grow by the help of the electricity.
What effects do the access to electricity services have in facilitating and supporting the establishment, growth, expansion of microbusiness in Ara, Benito Soliven, Isabela.
Prepared by Helene Andre and Luka Grujic for French Tech Hub
The aging population is expected to sky rocket in the next decade and the United States has to rethink how it will deliver care for its elderly.
With recent advancements in technology, Aging in Place has emerged as strong solution to address this pressing need.
In this presentation, French Tech Hub explores the dynamics of the U.S. aging population and gives an overview of the solutions that are being developed for Aging in Place.
Nikolas byous universal basic income midterm project unm crp 275 community ch...Dr. J
Can you imagine what your community would accomplish if everyone who lived there had financial security? Would the citizens of that community have the time as well as the mental and emotional space to be more engaged in their community? An engaged community is a community which solves local issues that adversely affect the citizens of that locality. If all communities had this same level of engagement, could we overcome global issues? Finding a solution to poverty and financial insecurity is key to attaining greater community engagement. Universal Basic Income is a solution to poverty and financial insecurity, and ultimately, greater community engagement.
Role of Government Support to Micro Financing in Islamic Bank for Clean Water...Mercu Buana University
Microfinance for water connections have a very important role for low-income people who have the cash to pay
for clean water connections are limited. Clean water is a basic human need for survival. It is considered that the
Islamic banks to innovate microfinance products. Product innovation is the use of micro financing murabaha
contracts and feasibility analysis of interventions that aim to facilitate the applicant that low-income people get
clean water connections. In order for microfinance product water connection can have a wide impact, the role of government and stakeholders is required to minimize the risk.
The World Resources Report 2008 shows how expanding nature-based enterprises can increase income for the world’s rural poor. This approach can also develop the rural poor’s resilience to social and environmental threats such as climate change.
The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) will put Rhode Islanders back to work, improve energy efficiency, and make our state more economically competitive. As the central hub for existing and new green infrastructure financing initiatives, the RIIB will focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that will save money for residents, businesses, and municipalities on their energy bills.
Rebuilding West Liberty Strategic ReportRobert Clark
Midwest Clean Energy Enterprise LLC developed a strategic plan to rebuild West Liberty. On March 2, 2012, the town of West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky suffered a massive tragedy. An F3 tornado ripped through this community of about 3,400 residents, killing six, devastating nearly 400 homes, businesses and government structures, and destroying much of the downtown area.
The impact on the emergence of electricity to the microbusiness of the reside...gameguru21
The emergence of electricity refers to the condition in which every citizen or resident has the ability to survive their lives but when electricity exists, they become more progressive unlike before. The electricity affects all the micro-businesses in the community, the vendors and the costumers or the residents in the community have a connection and their business grow by the help of the electricity.
What effects do the access to electricity services have in facilitating and supporting the establishment, growth, expansion of microbusiness in Ara, Benito Soliven, Isabela.
Prepared by Helene Andre and Luka Grujic for French Tech Hub
The aging population is expected to sky rocket in the next decade and the United States has to rethink how it will deliver care for its elderly.
With recent advancements in technology, Aging in Place has emerged as strong solution to address this pressing need.
In this presentation, French Tech Hub explores the dynamics of the U.S. aging population and gives an overview of the solutions that are being developed for Aging in Place.
Nikolas byous universal basic income midterm project unm crp 275 community ch...Dr. J
Can you imagine what your community would accomplish if everyone who lived there had financial security? Would the citizens of that community have the time as well as the mental and emotional space to be more engaged in their community? An engaged community is a community which solves local issues that adversely affect the citizens of that locality. If all communities had this same level of engagement, could we overcome global issues? Finding a solution to poverty and financial insecurity is key to attaining greater community engagement. Universal Basic Income is a solution to poverty and financial insecurity, and ultimately, greater community engagement.
A presentation by Patti Cullen, River Valley Regional Commission at NADO's Annual Training Conference on October 26, 2015 during a session titled Developing a Brand: Tools for Marketing Your Region.
Carolinas Gateway Partnership Presentation - Local Economic Outlook Luncheonrmtjaycees
Presentation slides for Carolinas Gateway Partnership, presented by Krista Ikirt, during Rocky Mount Area Jaycees Local Economic Outlook Luncheon, March 10, 2015.
Sustainable Rural Development Funding: Lessons from the Field ruralxchange
A webinar from NARP
Presented by Don Macke (RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship), David Dangler (National Alliance for Rural Policy Network)
The funding environment for rural development is changing dramatically and Don will share the Center's experience with robust and sustainable funding strategies. He will weave three stories from the field that illustrate a new framework for visioning, designing and executing capitalization game plans in support of regional rural development. Don will then summarize the key building blocks of robust and sustainable funding in the Post-Great Recession environment. There will be time allocated during the webinar for discussion and questions.
Story County CPAT Final community presentationAPA_Planning
The Story County Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) presented their final recommendations to the community on Oct 26, 2011. More on the project and the team's final report is available on the APA website: https://www.planning.org/communityassistance/teams/storycounty/
Jobenomics nereta job creation summit presentation 14 june 2017Colleen LaRose
Chuck Vollmer has a huge vision for how to change urban economics into vibrant work environments. Jobenomics is an exciting opportunity for workforce and economic development professionals to try something truly revolutionary...if they are willing to collaborate!
How to Start or Convert to a Co-operative BusinessNFCACoops
This presentation from the 46th NOFA Summer Conference is for folks interested in establishing your food/farm business as a legacy and retaining jobs using the co-operative business structure. Co-ops root business in communities, strengthen buy-in, build a resilient & sustainable economy. Learn how co-ops work, the start-up process, benefits of conversion & track record. Hear from those who’ve converted their business to the co-op model, members from worker co-ops, and co-op developers.
Presenters:
Bonnie Hudspeth, Co-op Developer, Neighboring Food Co-op Association.
Adam Trott, Executive Director, Valley Alliance of Worker Co-ops & Shared Capital Co-operative, Member Relations Director.
Cities are becoming the most prominent context for social change in the world today, and they offer exciting opportunities for participative governance. A model of “systematic civic stewardship” frames the city as community-based, action-learning system. Leaders play key roles in neighborhood teams focused on local challenges (graduation rates, health outcomes, etc.), while learning and working with peers via city-wide communities of practice. We have much to learn about learning systems in any context—understanding how they work in communities and cities draws on organization experience and provokes new insights.
Even though the mid-term elections are in the rearview and the 2024 elections already in motion, Congress has a full agenda over the coming months. During this session, learn about the latest development impacting the federal agencies that you work with on a daily basis.
Plenary - Stars of the Southwest: Lifting Regional Economiesnado-web
Each year, the SWREDA Board of Directors selects five Star of the Southwest Awardees—one from each state—to showcase their positive impact on a community’s or region’s economic vitality. Learn about the projects, including funding, partnerships, impact, and future plans during this session.
Affordable and Accessible Housing: Imperative for Strong Economies nado-web
Accessible and affordable housing for existing and prospective workforce housing is a challenge nationwide. Lack of housing presents challenges to communities and regions that are hoping to attract new businesses and industries, not to mention meeting the needs of current residents. During this session you will learn about successful approaches to creating housing opportunities from across the Austin region.
West Texas Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Coalitionnado-web
West Texas Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Coalition: Susannah Byrd, Director, Economic Development and Workforce Excellence Division, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility (TRAM) Corridor: Jennifer Hankins, Chief of Strategic Partnerships, Tulsa Innovation Labs, Indian Nations Council of Governments, Tulsa, OK
Northern New Mexico Workforce Integration Network (WIN)nado-web
Northern New Mexico Workforce Integration Network (WIN): Monica Abeita, Executive Director, North Central New Mexico Economic Development District, Santa Fe, NM
Maggie Belanger, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Regional Manager, Kansas State University, KS
Kate Lucas, AICP, Planner, Adaapta and KSU TAB Partner, Denver, CO
Christina Wilson, Acting Branch Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, CO
Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Pueblo, CO
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024
Humiston.monday
1. Committed to the future of
rural communities
Dr. Glenda Humiston, State Director
Winning With
Rural – Urban
Partnerships
Leveraging Regional
Industry Clusters and
Value Chains for
Growth & Jobs
2. • Funding and Technical Assistance for:
– Business & Cooperatives Development
– Community Facilities & Rural Utilities
– Water, Sewer & Solid Waste Systems
– Single, Multi-Family & Farmworker Housing
FY 2012: $1.3 Billion
CA Portfolio: >$8 Billion
Committed to the future of
rural communities
3. January 2010 – 43 Forums
•Over 1,000 Californians Participated
•Consistent Recommendations Offered
Throughout All of California
•Strong Partnerships Emerged
1st
Quarter 2011 – 58 Forums
•Almost 2,000 Californians Attended
•Update on Activities and New Economic
Development Strategies
•Strong Support Received
•Many Requests for Collaboration
Forums Produce Recommendations
Committed to the future of rural communities
www.rurdev.usda.gov/Reports/CA-JobsReport-Feb10.pdf
4. Kauffman
FastTrac®
Survey
June 2012
Biggest Obstacle To
Starting A Company Is:
Committed to the future of rural communities
Only 2% of annual
state job gains are
business relocations;
most are from:
•expanding existing
businesses – 42%
•creating new
companies – 56%
Jed Kolko, September 2010,
Public Policy Institute of California
5. •Create Jobs!
•Improve
Distribution
•Expand Access to
New Markets
Committed to the future of rural communities
Regional Industry Cluster Projects
• Enhance Goods
Movement Strategy
• Reduce Carbon
Footprints
SACOG
Rural–Urban
Connection Strategy
Digital 395
Broadband
Project
6. Committed to the future of rural communities
$1 billion manufacturing decrease in rural MN leads to loss
of 1,043 jobs and $208 million in revenue in Twin Cities!
If rural Minnesota’s
manufacturing
cluster grows 6%
($1 billion), the
urban area picks
up 16% of all jobs
gained and 38% of
additional output.
Rural & Urban Areas Very Interdependent
SOURCE: “Estimating Rural and Urban Minnesota’s Interdependencies”, Kate Searls, Minnesota Rural Partners, Inc., 2011
9. New Distribution Models
Feenstra, G., P. Allen, S. Hardesty, J. Ohmart, and J. Perez., “Using Supply Chain Analysis to Assess
Sustainability of Farm-to-Institution Programs.” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Committed to the future of rural communities
10. • Farmgate: $1.6 Billion
• Indirect: $3.3 Billion
• 21,000 Jobs
Committed to the future of rural communities
Shift Local Consumption
to Local Production =
More Jobs & Economic
Growth!
12. SOURCE: “Local Works: Examining the Impact of Local Business on the Economy”
Case Studies from Arizona, Hawaii, Maine, New York, Michigan and Wisconsin
Capture the Multiplier Effect!
Committed to the future of rural communities
14. Bio-Green
Planet
300+ California Firms
Producing an Array of
Bio-Based Products
February 2012: President
Obama signs Executive
Order Requiring Federal
Agencies and Contractors to
Utilize Biobased Products.
Committed to the future of rural communities
15. Commercial bioplastic is already
made from cellulose – replacing
petroleum-based plastics.
USDA scientists developed means
to ferment a broader range of
cellulosic materials – enabling large
scale commercial production.
An estimated $375 billion market
for chemical, plastic, and rubber
products represents a substantial
bioeconomy opportunity.
Biodegradable Plastics from Biomass
Committed to the future of rural communities
17. Committed to the future of rural communities
Link Various California Technology Clusters
18. • Coordinate economic development
programs across the federal
government.
• Up to 25 communities will be awarded
$200,000 in 2013 to create strategies
and initiate public-private partnerships.
• 5-6 communities will receive up to $25
million grants in 2014 from the EDA and
supplemented by funding and additional
resources from other federal agencies.
Committed to the future of rural communities
19. A public/private partnership driven
by CEOs of leading North State
businesses to support innovative
growth companies.
One of California’s 12 iHubs, and
the only iHub focused on rural.
Innovate North State’s 5-Year
Vision is to have the North State
recognized as the most
economically competitive rural
region in the U.S. by 2017.
Committed to the future of rural communities
2013 NorCal Top
100 Manufacturers
• Microphor, Inc. in Willits
• Northcal in Ukiah
20. Train Workforce & Entrepreneurs
Committed to the future of rural communities
21. Secretary Vilsack on the 2012 Farm Bill, October 24, 2012
“Every additional billion dollars of
agricultural export sales helps to
generate 8,400 jobs at home.”
www.export.gov
Committed to the future of rural communities
22. Committed to the future of rural communities
• Agriculture: food, fiber, open space, biofuels...
• Forests: wood, habitat, water, carbon sinks...
• Rivers/Coastal: fishing, food, tourism, energy...
• Parks/Public Land: tourism, recreation, habitat...
• Mining & Energy: solar, wind, geothermal, ore...
“Working Landscapes” Targeted
For Action at State Summit
~ $1 Trillion of California Economy
23. •34 Ways to Access Capital
•Recommendations on
Policy and Resources
•Over 130 top experts and
activists representing
financial institutions, private
businesses, economic
development organizations
and government agencies
pledged to implement!
www.rurdev.usda.gov/Reports/CA-CalFOR.pdf
Committed to the future of rural communities
24. • California Organized Investment Network
• State Assistance Fund for Enterprise –
Business and Industrial Development
Corporation (SAFE-BIDCO)
• Tax-Exempt Industrial
Development Revenue Bonds
• Revolving Loan Funds
• Lending Circles
…and much more!
Committed to the future of rural communities
25. Purchasing cooperatives include:
•Ace Hardware,
•The Bike Cooperative,
•Unified Grocers
•and many more.
Worker cooperatives include:
•small bicycle & book stores,
•a fair-trade coffee roaster,
•a taxi company,
•an engineering firm…and more
Cooperatives
Committed to the future of rural communities
27. The U.S. has about 11,000
ESOP companies and about 11
million employee participants.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
SOURCE: Pugh, W., Oswald, S. & Jahera, J., “The effect of ESOP adoptions on corporate performance:
Are there really performance changes?” Managerial and Decision Economics, 21(5): 167, 2000
Committed to the future of rural communities
ESOP companies, as a
whole and by industry,
tend to outperform their
non-ESOP counterparts.
31. California Citizens
Hold $859 Billion in
Retirement Accounts
SOURCE: Employee
Benefit Research
Institute, May 2010
Data from Averaging
National Statistics
$43 Billion
for Investment in
California if…
“Invest Local” Initiative
Residents Bring 5%
of Their Retirement
Accounts Home
Committed to the future of rural communities
32. Committed to the future of rural communities
Buy Local
Invest Local
Build Clusters &
Value Chains
Provide Infrastructure
& Goods Movement
33. YOU Provide the Intangible Capital!
Committed to the future of rural communities
Human
Capital
Experience
Competencies
Management
Skills
Workforce
Knowledge
Capital
Information
Research
Processes
Intellectual
Property
Social
Capital
Customers
Vendors
Partners
Brands
Reputation
34. Committed to the future of
rural communities
Phone: 530-792-5800
www.rurdev.usda.gov/ca
California Rural Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture
430 G Street, Agency 4169
Davis, CA 95616