California Association for Local Economic Development | CALED CALED works hard to advocate on behalf of our members, providing California’s economic developers and stakeholders a voice at the state level Each year, we monitor legislation impacting economic development and adopt current priorities our Legislative Action Committee pursues to further our mission
About CALED - CALED The California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) is the premier statewide professional economic development organization dedicated to advancing its members’ ability to achieve excellence in delivering economic development services to their communities and business clients
Events and Webinars - CALED CALED is further dedicated to ensuring that, to the extent needed, official records from CALED’s virtual meetings, events and webinars will be created and disseminated by CALED staff and not participants or AI Readers (or AI Assistants)
Economic Development Job Postings - CALED Please visit the department website below for additional information and to view the One Fresno Economic Development Strategy https: www fresno gov economic-development ; also the link to the job posting Download the complete job description here: https: caled org wp-content uploads 2025 09 09 02 25-Econ-Dev-Coord-Fresno pdf Date posted: 9-2-25
Introduction to Economic Development Certificate Program . . . - CALED CALED partners with The California Academy for Economic Development, Fresno State, and the University Business Center, to bring you the Introduction to Economic Development Certificate Program (also known as the “Keys Course”)
2025 CALED Annual Conference - CALED All cancellations must be sent to CALED in writing in order to be valid CALED does not provide cash refunds for any reason Registrants who cancel less than seven days before the day of the event and all no shows are responsible for full payment You may make a substitution at any time
2025 CALED Awards of Excellence Program - CALED This award recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the profession, and exemplary commitment in economic development work by a CALED member The award identifies exemplary public service professionals regardless of their job title
Membership - CALED CALED is at the forefront of elevating economic development programs and implementation for practitioners, local elected officials, and state representatives through our leadership and advocacy work
2025 CALED Finance Real Estate Summit - CALED All cancellations must be sent to CALED in writing in order to be valid CALED does not provide cash refunds for any reason Registrants who cancel less than seven days before the day of the event and all no shows are responsible for full payment You may make a substitution at any time
Economic Development Basics - CALED There are probably as many definitions for economic development as there are people who practice it Below is CALED’s definition as published in the Economic Development Handbook: