2025 Michigan's Economic Development Basic Course
9/9/2025 - 9/11/2025
Description
- Address the Audience Immediately Following the Last Session
- Excel List of Attendees
- Logo on Event Handouts
- Logo on Event Sponsor Screen Display
- Social Media Promotion
- Spotlight* in Promotional Emails
- Spotlight* on Event Webpage
*Spotlights include your logo linked to your website, a 150-word description, and contact information.
- A mixture of lecture and case study work.
- A networking mixer after the first day to get to know your classmates!
- Approximately 8:00 to 5:00 each day.
- Drinks and snacks are provided throughout the day.
- Lunch on your own for days 1 and 2, provided on day 3.
Location: The View at Jackson Field a.k.a. Lugnuts Stadium, Lansing
Hotel Reservations: Courtyard by Marriott Lansing Downtown, 600 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912. Reservations for the Event will be made by individual attendees directly with reservations at (888) 236-2427 or (517) 367-6677. Reservation Link. Reserve by August 18th for a rate of $145++/night.
Scholarships: Scholarships are available for MEDA members to attend the Economic Development Basic Course each year. Scholarship applications must be submitted by August 1, 2025.
Regular Sessions: The Economic Development Basic Course is a comprehensive training course in which the best of Michigan’s practitioners educate participants on the fundamentals of economic development in the following areas. Two hours of training on these sessions is provided per the requirement of the IEDC:
- Business Retention and Expansion
- Community/Neighborhood Development
- Economic Development Ethics
- Economic Development Finance
- Managing an Economic Development Organization
- Marketing/Attraction
- Real Estate Development and Reuse
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development
- Strategic Planning
- Workforce Development
Bonus Session: MEDA has added a session that is pertinent to successful economic development:
- Developing a Healthy Relationship with Your Legislators
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations must be received in writing to cjorae@medaweb.org on or before August 26th to receive a full refund.
- Cancellations between August 27th and September 1st will be refunded less $150.
- There will be no refunds after September 2nd.
- Those who do not cancel and do not attend will be charged the full price of registration.
Our Dates Don't Work for You? See Professional Development at www.iedconline.com for a list of upcoming Basic Courses in the U.S.
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Moving forward for all MEDA events, registration must be paid in order to attend, and your membership must be up-to-date by the date of the event, unless prior arrangements are made.
You can request in invoice upon registering. See your registration confirmation for payment options.
MEDA Members $645
Non-Members $870
- If you joined in the last 12 months, you may still have a New Member Coupon that you can use to receive a discount. Ask Cassandra at cjorae@medaweb.org.
- If not a member, ask Cassandra how you can save by joining MEDA and applying your new member coupon.
Cancellation Policy:
- Cancellations must be received in writing to cjorae@medaweb.org on or before August 26th to receive a full refund.
- Cancellations between August 27th and September 1st will be refunded less $150.
- There will be no refunds after September 2nd.
- Those who do not cancel and do not attend will be charged the full price of registration.
505 E. Michigan Ave.
Lansing, MI 48912 United States
Current times are approximate and will be adjusted as the agenda develops.
Attendees can only miss 10% of the required sessions for the conference to receive a certificate of completion, so plan ahead.