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March 7, 2025
Join Us for an Exclusive StateBook Webinar
for the Great Lakes Economic Development Council!
Today's increasingly competitive and politically uncertain world amplifies the need for economic development organizations (EDOs) to access actionable, trusted, current, and historical data. The Great Lakes Economic Development Council has negotiated with StateBook to provide a suite of complimentary economic data that Great Lakes EDO members can access and add to their websites – enhancing their ability to showcase regional strengths and drive investment.
With AI-powered analytics, geospatial mapping, and seamless API integration, StateBook delivers the tools EDOs need to showcase their region's competitive advantages to secure funding, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and drive regional prosperity. Now featuring comprehensive infrastructure, energy, health, and risk data, StateBook's hyper-local intelligence empowers EDOs to attract corporations and jobs needed to stay ahead in an increasingly competitive economic landscape
With a focus on successful economic development case studies, join StateBook on March 7, 2025, at 1 PM ET for an exclusive webinar tailored for members of the Great Lakes Economic Development Council.
Our Presenter:
Calandra Cruickshank is founder and CEO of StateBook International®, the first nationwide online marketplace for economic development and corporate site selection headquartered in NY. Calandra specializes in designing and implementing creative campaigns using sustainable and socially responsible programs and strategic alliances between for-profit and non-profit companies and government agencies. She has created and consulted for internet and mobile companies for the past 10 years.
Calandra previously co-founded and served as president and on the board of directors for CommonKindness.com, an online coupon hosting platform that benefits nonprofits while saving consumers money and driving traffic and sales to brands and retailers. Calandra also co-founded and served as senior vice president for Good Deed Foundation, a national branding and licensing company that leveraged existing supermarket products to support non-profit organizations benefitting climate change and women and families in poverty.
Calandra is a member of the International Economic Development Council, the University Economic Development Association, and Council of Development Finance Agencies.
Calandra graduated with a BS in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She now splits her time between Manhattan, and the Catskill Mountains in NY.
