Denton EDP Investor Forum -- Texas Talent Accelerator Presents Regional Labor Market Insights

The Texas Talent Accelerator will present Regional Labor Market Insights to Denton EDP Investors.  Hosted at TWU Hubbard Hall - Bridges Auditorium on Friday, August 7th.  Coffee, Juice, and Light Breakfast will be available for this 7:30 am to 9 am event.  

The Texas Talent Accelerator is an intermediary intelligence hub bringing together stakeholders, producing timely labor market insights, and coordinating action to produce an aligned education and workforce ecosystem in North Texas. The team works across institutional boundaries to leverage the collective assets of the region and accelerate regional economic development.

Denton EDP Investors are invited to attend this important conversation.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Jamie Adams at Jamie@DentonEDP.com


Ben Magill, CEcD, serves as the inaugural chief economic development officer and executive director of the Texas Talent Accelerator at the University of North Texas. Magill has worked as an economic development professional for municipalities, public schools, chambers of commerce, community colleges and universities in North Texas since 2006. In 2015, Magill became the founding executive director of the Labor Market Intelligence Center at Dallas College. In 2022, Magill and his team were awarded an $8.8 million Good Jobs Challenge grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to create a regional workforce training collaborative to prepare and place people in entry-level jobs in the emerging Biotech and Life Sciences ecosystem. Additionally, Magill recently guided the launch of (9) regional Next Gen Sector Partnerships. Magill is a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) and earned an Executive Certificate in Economic Development from the Harvard Kennedy School as well as a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Oklahoma State University. Magill is an alumnus of Leadership Dallas and the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunity Leadership Academy. Magill serves on the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Economic Development District Board, the board of Impact Ventures and the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center board.