Development Authority’s BRAT @ VLCIA 2015-06-16

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tonight’s agenda but big on their minds, and described and pictured by
Stuart Taylor, VDT, 31 May 2015,


as consisting of:

  • Georgia Department of Economic Development — Michelle Shaw
  • Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce — Myrna Ballard
  • University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center — Lynn Bennett
  • Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority — Stan Crance
  • Georgia Department of Labor, Valdosta Career Center — Jamon Williams
  • Wiregrass Georgia Technical College — Bill Tillman
  • Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute — Art Ford
  • Georgia Power Company — Scott Purvis

Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority’s Business Retention Action
Team, or BRAT, brings together a number of local and state
organizations to offer services, information, solutions and contacts
that a company might need.

“We’ve always had an existing industry program,” said
Meghan Duke,VLDA marketing and community relations. “These
organizations have always worked together, but now we’re formalizing
it.”

Here’s

the agenda:

Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 5:30 p.m.

Development Authority Conference Room

103 Roosevelt Drive

Monthly Meeting Agenda

General Business

  • Call to Order
  • Invocation
  • Welcome Guests

Minutes

  • Regular Meeting, May 19, 2015

Financial

  • Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for May, 2015
  • Approve Proposed 2015-2016 Budget

Marketing and Community Relations Update —Meghan Duke

  • 2015 Business Plan Update
  • Community Relations
  • Marketing Activities

Project Report —Andrea Schruijer/Stan Crance

  • Project Gold
  • Project Belt
  • Project Caravan

Existing Industry —Stan Crance

  • Existing Industry Visits
  • Existing Industry/Expansion Projects
    • Project Weld
  • Community Business and Industry Partnership
    • Business Retention Action Team (BRAT)

Executive Director’s Report —Andrea Schruijer

  • Competitive Analysis Study Proposals
  • Locate South Georgia Conference Call with GDEcD Leadership

Attorney Report


Citizens to Be Heard


Adjourn General Meeting Into Executive Session


Adjourn Executive Session into General Meeting


Adjourn General Meeting


Mission of the Valdosta Lowndes Development Authority

“Create an environment to attract new industry and promote the growth of existing industry to drive job

creation and capital investment.”

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