BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:Register for this session at the top of this page next to "I'm interested." We will serve pizza for in-person attendees\, but ask that you bring your own water bottle. Please note\, space to attend this session in -person is limited to 30 people and registration is required to attend. \n\ n \n\nIn the Midwest\, many factory towns and manufacturing hubs have langu ished. Most of these heartland communities rely on traditional economic dev elopment strategies to reinvigorate their economies. Yet\, evidence suggest traditional economic development tools may be ineffective compared to inve stments in quality of life and place. Rather than a return to the past\, a Rust Belt Rebound may require a new community vision of what makes the Midw est a nice place to live and work.\n\n \n\nAbout the speaker:\n\nDr. Amanda Weinstein is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Akron. She graduated with a PhD in Agricultural\, Environment al\, and Development Economics from The Ohio State University. As the C. Wi lliam Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy Graduate Research Associate\, she conducted research on regional economic growth. She has consulted for vari ous organizations including the OECD\, advising on the economic impacts of alternative energy development on rural communities\, and the Ohio Consumer s’ Counsel\, advising on the economic impact of energy policy in Ohio. Her current research areas include examining the factors that lead to the econo mic success (or economic decline) of places. Her research focus is on polic ies that can help attract and keep a skilled workforce and the importance o f enhancing the quality of life in communities. One recent publication exam ined gender differences in quality of life and preferences for location-spe cific amenities. Her research has been featured in various media including the Atlantic’s CityLab\, MarketWatch\, Brookings\, and the Harvard Business Review. She recently received grant funding through the Robert Wood Johnso n Foundation and the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research\, “Charting a More Prosperous Future for America’s Micropolitan Regions” to develop a data-driven approach to economic development policy for small towns that fo cused on the importance of quality of life and local amenities for economic development in small towns. Before starting her PhD at OSU\, she was a com missioned officer in the United States Air Force after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy.\n\n \n\nJoin Zoom Meeting https://us06web. zoom.us/j/81378657071\n\n \n\nMeeting ID: 813 7865 7071\n\nOne tap mobile\n \n+16469313860\,\,81378657071# US\n\n+13017158592\,\,81378657071# US (Washi ngton DC)\n\n \n\nDial by your location\n\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n\n+1 309 205 3325 US\n\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chica go)\n\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n\n+1 386 347 5053 US\n\n+1 564 217 20 00 US\n\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n\n+1 719 359 4580 US\n\n+1 720 707 2699 US (De nver)\n\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n\nMee ting ID: 813 7865 7071 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kC czf7F4t DTEND:20221104T170000Z DTSTAMP:20241123T065611Z DTSTART:20221104T160000Z LOCATION:The Ridges Building 21\, Classroom 105 - Leadership Room SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Public Service Perspectives | Rust Belt Rebound UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41175839283217 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/public_service_perspectives_rust_belt_r ebound END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR