ExCEED

MU Extension Community Economic & Entrepreneurial Development

ExCEED News

ExCEED selected for Kellogg Foundation Initiative
The ExCEED program, represented by Sharon Gulick and Wendy Harrington, director of BRIDG, has been chosen to participate in the WK Kellogg Foundation's "Rural People, Rural Policy Initiative". The initiative is designed around six networks, each actively working to advocate rural policy that produces healthy, sustainable communities with widely shared economic prosperity. Each selected network grantee receives $100,000 from the foundation over a five year period. The grant amount covers travel and staff time related to participation in the initiative. Participation involves Peer Learning Sessions, the National Rural Assembly, and Rural Policy Network Meetings. The purpose of the grant is to build and strengthen rural policy networks as a participating organization in the Rural People, Rural Policy Initiative.

"The Language of Economic Development" published by ExCEED
This publication provides definitions for hundreds of terms, concepts and programs as well as conversion tables and other information essential for today’s economic development practitioners. Topic areas include: energy and utilities, financing, foreign trade, telecommunications and information technology, transportation, environment and workforce development. Place your order today.

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   December 2006 (PDF)
   April 2007 (PDF)
   October 2007 (PDF)
   January 2008 (PDF)
    May 2008 (PDF)

June 14, 2007
Rural communities in Missouri are losing their young talent to big cities, but young entrepreneurs such as Sam Correll, 19, from Brookfield, MO, are key to making a difference.
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Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report

FY 2007 Annual Report

Awards

The Community Development Society (CDS) has awarded ExCEED their 2008 Innovative Program Award, which will be presented at their annual conference in Saskatoon, Canada in June. The award is presented in recognition of ExCEED as a "superior innovative program utilizing the principles of good practice as adopted by the Society."

University of Missouri Extension and ExCEED were awarded the 2006 Community Development Project of the Year by the Missouri Community Development Society at a reception during the 2007 Missouri Community Development Conference. According to Sharon Gulick, "It's a notable award recognizing the foresight and innovation of the University of Missouri Extension to work hand in hand with Missouri communities to forge a new economic future for rural Missouri."

Business Start-up Templates Available

On December 8, 2006 we hosted a free workshop for economic developers, chamber of commerce staff, regional planning commissions, Extension faculty and other resource providers in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma to distribute templates for business start-up brochures. Please view the flyer for additional information. If you would like to receive the CD with the templates, contact our office.