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OH (NewsDakota.com) – Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation Executive Director Connie Ova was an attendee of the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Annual Conference from September 25th through September 28th.

The conference was the largest in it’s history with over 1,600 attendees. Among the North Dakota attendees was Connie Ova, CEO for JSDC, Ellen Huber, Business Development Director for the City of Mandan, and Mark Vaux, Executive Vice-President Business Development, Greater Fargo-Moorhead EDC. All three are also members of the Economic Development Association of the North Dakota Board of Directors.

In a release, Connie states that the program theme was “Economic Development through Technology, Innovation and Productivity”. The conference highlighted changes in the economic development industry, current rising trends and best practices. This year’s conference also coincided with IEDC’s 90th anniversary, and included special events to celebrate the milestone.

Connie Ova said, “The conference featured a series of informational sessions on topics such as the sharing economy and international exchange; receptions for networking and celebrating the 90th anniversary; and workshops on topics such as ethics in the profession.”

“This year’s program reflected the current priorities that every economic developer is facing, and program content will help us all build upon our individual strategic objectives, plus to tackle the unique issues of our communities,” said Ova. Ellen Huber facilitated a session for “Communities with Populations under 25,000”. This town hall meeting was for developers to drill down to those issues most impacting their jurisdictions”