2
West Tennessee Nonprofit Conference—Jackson, Tenn.
Sponsor: WestStar Leadership Program
Contact: Virginia Grimes at 731-881-7298
http://www.utm.edu/departments/weststar/events.php
3
Strong Towns: The Intersection of Land Use, Transportation, and Financial Resilience—Fayetteville, Ark.
Sponsor: University of Arkansas
http://uacs.uark.edu/Events/View/20943
10
Off the Beaten Path: The Economic Impact of Rural Tourism—Audioconference
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
www.stlouisfed.org/bsr/EI_CDAudioConference/
10–11
Critical Conversations on Sustainability: Energy—St. Louis, Mo.
Sponsor: Webster University
www.webster.edu/sustainability/conference/
12
Let's Get Money Smart Financial Empowerment Workshop and Resource Fair—St. Louis, Mo.
Sponsors: Metropolitan St. Louis CRA Association, Webster University
http://mslcra.org/news/webster-university-offers-free-finance-classes-at-lets-get-money-smart-financial-empowerment-resource-fair/
14
Entrepreneurship Summit—Conway, Ark.
Sponsor: University of Central Arkansas, Community Development Institute
http://uca.edu/cdi/entrepreneurship-summit/
16–18
Neighborhood Redevelopment Conference: Healthy Communities – Redevelopment from the Inside-OUT—Memphis, Tenn.
Sponsors: City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development, Memphis Housing Authority
www.cityofchoice.org/nrc
28–29
19th Annual Rural Development Conference: Igniting Opportunity—Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Sponsors: USDA, Tennessee Dept. of Economic & Community Development, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Tech University
www.rurdev.usda.gov/TN-Home.html
28–May 1
Tennessee Basic Economic Development Course—Nashville, Tenn.
Sponsor: University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service
https://cis.tennessee.edu/train/programtraining/TNEDPT/Pages/TBEDC.aspx
5–7
The Power of MICROBUSINESS: Aligning for a New Economy—New Orleans, La.
Sponsor: Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO)
www.aeoworks.org/index.php/conference
8–9
The Balance Sheets of Younger Americans: Is the American Dream at Risk?—St. Louis, Mo.
Sponsors: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis
www.stlouisfed.org/community_development/events/?id=507
12–14
Reinventing Older Communities: Bridging Growth and Opportunity—Philadelphia, Pa.
Sponsors: Multiple
www.stlouisfed.org/community_development/events/?id=535
13
Board Governance—Conway, Ark.
Sponsor: University of Central Arkansas, Community Development Institute
http://uca.edu/cdi/board-governance/
We’ll email you when a new Bridges article is published.
The Connecting Communities® webinar series is a Federal Reserve System initiative intended to provide a national audience with timely insights and information on emerging and important community and economic development topics.
