CSU, Chico News

Wells Fargo Bank will fund a $5,000 project to develop “Community Economic Development Online.” Vice President of Communications Greg Young of Wells Fargo will present the award to Dan Ripke, director of the Center for Economic Development (CED), at an event on Wednesday, May 12, 11:30 a.m. at the CED office at 35 Main St. in Chico.

The online project’s goal is to establish a Web site where communities and organizations throughout the state will have access to a large, well-developed, user-created collection of information, resources and expertise. The future plan is to expand it for nationwide use.

CED Online will include economic development corporations and districts, social and health planning organizations, for-profit and non-profit entities, as well as local, state and federal government offices, consulting firms, banks and small businesses.

CED is a university outreach program, located at California State University, Chico, which provides technical assistance to regional businesses, non-profit agencies, and economic development organizations. CED services lead directly and indirectly to new job creation and private-sector investment in Northern California communities.

CED also oversees a network of SBA Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and provides demographic and economic information through its publications. For more information, call CED at 530-898-4598.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 5th, 2004 at 8:30 am and is filed under 2004 Spring.