| Dates | Name | Location | Contact |
| March 12-13; April 16-18, 2008 | Ohio Economic Development Course | Ohio | Deb Burley Biro, 800/-63-2-7763 |
| March 17-20, 2008 | Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course | Arkansas | Dr. Ron Swager, 501/-68-3-7347 |
| March 25-28, 2008 | Georgia Institute of Technology 41st Annual Basic Economic Development Course | Georgia | Greg King, 478/-47-1-5398 |
| April 8-11, 2008 | Texas Basic Economic Development Course | Texas | Carlton Schwab, 512/-48-0-8432 |
| April 13-17, 2008 | Heartland Economic Development Course | Missouri | LaDene Bowen, 319/-27-3-2969 |
| April 24-28, 2008 | Baja California Basic Economic Development Course | Baja California | Martin Martinez |
| May 12-16, 2008 | Tennessee Economic Development Course | Tennessee | Michelle Williams, 615/-53-2-1291 |
| May 18-23, 2008 | New Mexico Economic Development Course | New Mexico | Linda Kay Jones, 505/-53-8-6320 |
| June 9-13, 2008 | Colorado Basic Economic Development Course | Colorado | Michelle Claymore, 720/-54-4-5503 |
| June 23-26, 2008 | Basic Development Course at State University of Newy York at Albany | New York | Selene Eaton, 518/-42-6-4058 |
| July 14-18, 2008 | Chesapeake Basic Economic Development Course | Maryland | Pamela Ruff, 410/-57-5-6027 |
| July 21-25, 2008 | Upper Midwest Basic Economic Development Course | Minnesota | Elaine Hansen, 888/-38-7-4594 |
| August 4-7, 2008 | University of North Carolina Economic Development Course | North Carolina | Dr. Jonathan Morgan, 919/-84-3-0972 |
| August 5-8, 2008 | Keys to Successful Economic Development | California | Gurbax Sahota, 916/-44-8-8252 |
| August 18-21, 2008 | Kentucky Economic Development Course | Kentucky | Wayne Foster, 859/-88-7-6770 |
| August 17-22, 2008 | Northwest Basic Economic Development Course | Washington | Maury Forman, 206/-25-6-6110 |
| September 8-11, 2008 | New England Economic Development Course | Maine | Dick Kelso, 207/-62-1-0011 |
| September 8-12, 2008 | Michigan Basic Economic Development Course | Michigan | John Avery, 517/-24-1-0011 |
| September 21-26, 2008 | New South Economic Development Course | Mississippi | Brent Hales, 601/-26-6-6519 |
| September 28 - October 3, 2008 | Chihuahua Basic Economic Development Course | New Mexico | Linda Kay Jones, 505/-53-8-6320 |
| September 29 - October 2, 2008 | Texas Basic Economic Development Course | Texas | Carlton Schwab, 512/-48-0-8432 |
| September & October 2008 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Economic Development Course | Illinois | Emily Coffin, 618/-65-0-3210 |
| October 5-9, 2008 | Alaska Basic Economic Development Course | Alaska | Christi Bell, 907/-78-6-5444 |
| November 2-7, 2008 | University of South Florida 32nd Basic Economic Development Course | Florida | Irene Hurst, 813/-90-5-5800 |
| December 7-12, 2008 | Basic Economic Development Course in PA | Pennsylvania | Krista Schwartz, 717/-94-8-6687 |