{"id":10543,"date":"2014-09-16T16:35:34","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=10543"},"modified":"2014-09-16T16:39:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T20:39:47","slug":"update-on-economic-development-meeting-vlcia-2014-09-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/update-on-economic-development-meeting-vlcia-2014-09-16.html","title":{"rendered":"Update on Economic Development meeting @ VLCIA 2014-09-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BuildLowndes\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:100px\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net\/hprofile-ak-xfa1\/v\/t1.0-1\/c177.48.606.606\/s200x200\/291929_10151640062367069_1710512130_n.jpg?oh=1b74b02d19fb728679ab68f585830a2e&#038;oe=549349F9&#038;__gda__=1418792258_979b49bae10f16dccd3581b827b88b1d\"><\/a>\r\nThe big item tonight is the update on their local economic development meeting\r\nlast month, plus election of officers and the usual project and\r\nmarketing updates.\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda09-16-2014.pdf\">\r\nagenda<\/a>, with a couple of formatting typos fixed (not sure I got it right, either).\r\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\r\nValdosta-Lowndes Development Authority \r\n<br>\r\nTuesday, September 16, 2014 5:30 p.m. \r\n<br>\r\nDevelopment Authority Conference Room \r\n<br>\r\n103 Roosevelt Drive \r\n<br>\r\nMonthly Meeting Agenda \r\n<\/blockquote><!--more-->\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<H4>\r\nGeneral Business \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nCall to Order \r\n<li>\r\nInvocation \r\n<li>\r\nWelcome Guests \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nElection of VLCDA 2014-2015 Officers \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<H4>\r\nMinutes \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nRegular Meeting, August 19, 2014 \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nFinancial \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nReview Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for August 2014 \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nMarketing and Community Relations Update-Meghan Duke \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nCommunity Outreach \r\n<li>\r\nPress Release &#8211; New Development Authority Chairman \r\n<li>\r\nArt of Site Selection Presentation Survey \r\n<li>\r\nExisting Industry Appreciation Campaign with Valdosta Daily Times \r\n<li>\r\nMarketing Collateral &#8211; Business Park Brochures \r\n<li>\r\nMarketing Review \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nProject Report-Allan Ricketts \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nProject Color \r\n<li>\r\nProject Maroon \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nExisting Industry-Allan Ricketts \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nExisting Industry Visits \r\n\r\n<li>\r\nExisting Industry\/Expansion Projects \r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fussell Tire &#038; Service \r\n<li>Express-Scripts \r\n<li>Project Cold \r\n<li>Project Loaf-Busby Hahira, LLC \/ Bimbo Bakeries USA \r\n<li>Project White Cadillac \r\n<li>Project Patient-American Home Patient \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\nCommunity Business and Industry Partnership \r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Global Agribusiness Opportuity Symposium (October 8, 2014) \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nExecutive Director&#8217;s Report- Andrea Schruijer \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Update on Community Meeting Regarding Economic Development-August 20, 2014 \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>\r\nAttorney Report \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<H4>\r\nCitizens to Be Heard \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<H4>\r\nAdjourn General Meeting Into Executive Session \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<H4>\r\nAdjourn Executive Session into General Meeting \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<H4>\r\nAdjourn General Meeting \r\n<\/H4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\"><strong>\r\nMission of the Valdosta Lowndes Development Authority \r\n<br>\r\n&ldquo;Create an environment to attract new industry and promote the growth of existing industry to drive job \r\ncreation and capital investment.&rdquo;\r\n<\/strong>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The big item tonight is the update on their local economic development meeting last month, plus election of officers and the usual project and marketing updates. 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