Katie Milligan and Jonas (Cass) Crews kicked off the National Governors Association Summer meeting yesterday by enjoying the Donut Falls hike! Thank you to Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation and the National Governors Association for organizing. We look forward to rounding out a great set of discussions today!
Heartland Forward
Think Tanks
Bentonville, Arkansas 4,392 followers
An institute for economic renewal
About us
Heartland Forward is a nonpartisan, nonprofit "think and do tank. Our mission is to improve economic performance in the center of the United States by advocating for fact-based solutions to foster job creation, knowledge-based and inclusive growth, and improved health outcomes. We are achieving our mission through independent, data-driven research; action-oriented discussion; and impactful policy recommendations. Heartland Forward is unique in that it is exclusively focused on the Heartland region. We think a cross-cutting view is critical to solving the region's challenges. While recognizing the differences between places in the center of the country, we analyze the region holistically to identify common issues and solutions. We believe the Heartland, the core of America, is a storehouse of potential and possibility.
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http://heartlandforward.org/
External link for Heartland Forward
- Industry
- Think Tanks
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Bentonville, Arkansas
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2020
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702 SE 5th St
Bentonville, Arkansas 72712, US
Employees at Heartland Forward
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Minoli Ratnatunga
Economist fostering better cities, communities, and organizations through insightful research & strategy
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Blake Woolsey
Chief Communications and Development Officer at Heartland Forward
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J.T. Geren
Strategic Communications in the Heartland
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Katie Milligan
Program Director, Entrepreneurship and Workforce at Heartland Forward
Updates
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Yesterday at GOPAC, Inc.'s "Better Outcomes for a Healthier America Workshop", Angie Cooper and Maria E. Rodriguez-Alcala, alongside Heartland Health Caucus members Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser and Rep. Kevin Vaughan, participated in a robust discussion on better outcomes for a healthier America. At the heart of the discussion was the commitment to championing health as a catalyst for uplifting state and local economies and families.
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Summer is heating up and so is the action at Heartland Forward. Heartland Happenings’ June issue is now LIVE. Don’t miss out! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eDppzZew
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We had the great privilege of hosting three impactful mayors during our panel “The Secret Sauce: What Makes a Dynamic Metro” at the 92nd annual United States Conference of Mayors. Check out some of our favorite clips from the panel on how these mayors view their own “secret sauces”. Mayor David Holt of City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma explained what it meant to be mission-focused, saying “Everyone is on this ‘team OKC’ and this relentless drive for growth and progress.”
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We had the great privilege of hosting three impactful mayors during our panel “The Secret Sauce: What Makes a Dynamic Metro” at the 92nd annual United States Conference of Mayors. Check out some of our favorite clips from the panel on how these mayors view their own “secret sauces”. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe from the City of Columbia, Missouri shared the benefits of being a university city in the heartland, adding it “brings a vibrancy to the community because we have such a young population and we have so many cultural events going on.”
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We had the great privilege of hosting three impactful mayors during our panel “The Secret Sauce: What Makes a Dynamic Metro” at the 92nd annual United States Conference of Mayors. Check out some of our favorite clips from the panel on how these mayors view the “secret sauce” of their cities. Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. from the City of Little Rock, Arkansas understood the need to rely on the city’s existing strengths to rebound from the pandemic, recalling that Little Rock “had to laser focus on ‘how do we better develop our small businesses?’” to bolster the backbone of their economic system.
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Thank you for your partnership Glen E. Howie, MPA!
Arkansans interested in joining the broadband workforce or getting trained up to join the broadband workforce now have an all-in-one, one-stop-shop online hub! Introducing Heartland Forward's Connecting the Heartland Broadband Jobs Board. This new platform will allow job seekers, employers, and training providers to connect in one place. This is a gamechanger for Arkansas. Sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and in collaboration with The Arkansas State Broadband Office and ConnectLA, Heartland Forward's initiative changes the game for the broadband workforce in Arkansas and Louisiana. A special thank you to the first four ISPs to sign on to this project: Cablelynx Broadband Cox Communications Ritter Communications AT&T You can visit the broadband jobs board here: https://lnkd.in/eYcVQCKq #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #arpx #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #DigitalOpportunity #Broadband
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The June edition of our monthly newsletter, Heartland Happenings, releases next week. This past month was a BIG one. You won’t want to miss it! Sign up for Heartland Happenings here: https://lnkd.in/eqH6B7uM
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At Heartland Forward, we recognize the evolution of talent development–and we embrace it. As Ross DeVol says in this clip from the 92nd annual United States Conference of Mayors, “We are in a battle for talent.” As we continue to promote investment in human capital, it looks like a battle we can win. See all of the ways that we support investment in human capital by looking through our programs on our website: https://lnkd.in/e_wb_7fk