Welcome to Heartland!

Registration is now open!

Heartland 2023 will be held at the Adams Pointe Conference Center in Blue Springs, MO

April 18-21, 2023

NEW this year! To expand the time allowed for tours and panelist Q&A during the in-person course, two sections (Ethics and Strategic Planning) of the course will be taught virtually prior to the start of the course.

Date(s) for these sessions have not yet been set for 2023.

Comments from 2022 Heartland Grads:

• “This course was great!  Really opened by eyes on things I can do better from the start, and I was able to take home a lot of info to make my city better"
• "I found the course to be full of relevant and helpful knowledge for my community!”
• “Best course that I have ever been to! Absolutely loved it! ”
• “Good diversity of relevant topics and good job of addressing different needs and circumstances of larger and smaller communities. Enjoyed the field trips.” 

Heartland Economic Development Course
University of Northern Iowa
Institute for Decision Making
113 Business and Community Services Bldg.
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0186

Office:  319-273-6944
             800-782-9520
Email: heartland-edc@uni.edu

Presented By: Heartland Economic Development Course, Inc., with the Institute for Decision Making at the University of Northern Iowa, in partnership with the Kansas Economic Development Alliance, Professional Developers of Iowa, Missouri Economic Development Council, Nebraska Economic Developers Association, Select Oklahoma and South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development.

The HEDC is accredited by the International Economic Development Council, which accredits a number of Basic Economic Development Courses (BEDC) that provide the foundation for entry-level economic development practitioners, allied professionals, community leaders and volunteers. The HEDC and other basic courses serve as the equivalent to IEDC’s Introduction to Economic Development Course for those interested in the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) Certification through IEDC..