Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) Presents 2011 Annual Economic Development Awards
Annual awards presented by MAEDC

CHICAGO, IL, December 09, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Mid-America Economic Development Council presented its annual Economic Development awards at the 2011 Mid-America Competitiveness Conference & Site Selector Forum, held December 4-6 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago.

Award entries were accepted in two markets per category - large market (annual marketing budget over $100,000) and small market (annual marketing budget under $100,000).

Awards were presented to:

Annual Report

Large Division:
• 1st place - Lansing Economic Area Partnership - Greater Lansing "Regional Milestones" - Lansing, MI

Small Division:
• 1st place - Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation - 2010-2011 Annual Report - Chippewa Falls, WI
• 2nd place - Lake Superior Community Partnership - "A Beacon of Light for Economic and Community Development" - LSCP 2011 Annual Report - Marquette, MI
• 3rd place - Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation 2010-2011 Annual Report - Spencer, IA


Business Retention & Expansion

Large Division:
• 1st place - Iowa Area Development Group - Iowa Venture Awards - West Des Moines, IA

Small Division:
• 1st place - One Southern Indiana - Metro Manufacturing Alliance - New Albany, IN
• 2nd place - Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation - Business Recognition Luncheon -
Spencer IA
• 3rd place - Whitley County Economic Development Corporation - SBEI Program - Columbia City, IN

Community Promotion and Marketing Program

Large Division:
• 1st place - University Park Alliance - UPA Marketing Campaign - Akron, OH
• 2nd place - Lansing Economic Area Partnership - Greater Lansing THRIVE Brochure - Lansing, MI
• 3rd place - Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership (HCEDP) - Excel In Hendricks County - Avon, IN

Small Division:
• 1st place - City of South Haven LDFA - "We Have It in South Haven" Marketing Program -
South Haven, MI
• 2nd place - Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce - Flint-Genesee County, MI Community Promotion & Marketing - Flint, MI
• 3rd place - Quad Cities First - Who's in the Q? Campaign - Davenport, IA

Newsletter

Large Division:
• 1st place - Nebraska Public Power District - Columbus, NE

Small Division:
• 1st place - Whitley County Economic Development Corporation - "Talking Points" -
Columbia City, IN
• 2nd place - Battle Creek Unlimited, Inc. - Port of Battle Creek Foreign-Trade Zone 43 -
Battle Creek, MI

Special Events

Small Division:
• 1st Place - Quad Cities First - Report to the Region Capital Campaign Video - Davenport, IA
• 2nd place - Greater Rockford Airport Authority on behalf of the Go Global Planning Partners - Go Global Annual Seminar - Rockford, IL

Web Site

Large Division:
• 1st place - Columbus2020! - www.ColumbusRegion.com - Columbus, OH
• 2nd place - University Park Alliance - www.upakron.com - Akron, OH

Small Division:
• 1st place - Webster City Economic Development - www.buildwebstercity.com - Webster City, IA
• 2nd place - Elk Grove Village - www.elkgrovesites.com - Elk Grove Village, IL
• 3rd place - Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce - www.flintgeneseemi.org - Flint, MI

Workforce Development

Large Division:
• 1st place - Greater Dubuque Development Corporation - Dubuque Works - Dubuque, IA
• 2nd place - Greater Dubuque Development Corporation - AccessDubuqueJobs.com - Dubuque, IA

Small Division:
• 1st place - Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation - Critical Core Manufacturing Skills Program - Chippewa Falls, WI

The Mid-America Economic Development Council is dedicated to enhancing economic developers' knowledge, capabilities and opportunities through multi-state networking, education and site selector interaction.

For many years, MAEDC has sponsored the annual Economic Development Awards competition to recognize and stimulate the creative use of quality marketing by economic development organizations throughout the ten-state Mid-America region in promoting their respective communities. MAEDC's awards partner is Site Selection magazine, and all first place winners will be highlighted in an ad in the January issue of Site Selection magazine.

For more information about MAEDC, please visit www.maedc.net.

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