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Chairwoman Stevens, Ranking Member Feenstra, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify on the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) regional innovation pcrograms and place-based economic development strategies. We are proud of our 57-year history of helping communities advance their locally-driven innovation and community-led economic development strategies.

Alejandra Y. Castillo, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
SouthWest Region Economic Development Association (SWREDA)
2021 Annual Conference
‘Collaboration: The Key to Resilience’
Conference Plenary Lunch
The Embassy Suites Hotel
Rogers, Arkansas

Dennis Alvord, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer
The Alliance for Regional Development/Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago
2020 Summit on Regional Competitiveness
‘A New Decade: Disruption, Driving Innovation, and Embracing Economic Change’
Thursday, November 19, 2020 – 11:30am/EST (Virtual)

Dennis Alvord, Deputy Assistant Secretary
National Association of Counties 2020 Legislative Conference
Community Economic and Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee - Subcommittee Meetings
Washington Hilton, Columbia 11&12, Terrace Level
Saturday, February 29, 2020: 10:00am – 12:00pm

U.S. Conference of Mayors
88th Winter Meeting
Panel: “Promoting Economic Growth in Distressed Communities”
Capital Hilton Hotel, Senate Room
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 – 10:45am

Council of Development Finance Agencies
2019 Federal Policy Conference
Panel Discussion:
Opportunity Zones and Federal Financing Collaborations
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 – 2:30pm