{"id":11418,"date":"2014-11-17T18:37:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T23:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=11418"},"modified":"2014-11-17T18:54:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T23:54:43","slug":"best-practices-for-economic-development-vlcia-2014-11-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/best-practices-for-economic-development-vlcia-2014-11-18.html","title":{"rendered":"Best Practices for Economic Development @ VLCIA 2014-11-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.areadevelopment.com\/consultantsforum\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.areadevelopment.com\/static_images\/consultantsforum\/cf-logo-18-sm.png\"><\/a>\r\nLooks like some of them have been (or are thinking of) going to\r\nan\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.areadevelopment.com\/consultantsforum\/\">\r\nArea Development Conference &#038; Forum<\/a>,\r\nabout Best Practices for Economic Development.\r\nHere&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda11-18-2014.pdf\">the agenda<\/a>.\r\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\r\nValdosta-Lowndes Development Authority \r\n<br>\r\nTuesday, November 18, 2014 5:30 p.m.\r\n<br>\r\nDevelopment Authority Conference Room\r\n<br>\r\n103 Roosevelt Drive\r\nMonthly Meeting Agenda\r\n<\/blockquote><!--more-->\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<H3>General Business<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Call to Order\r\n<li>Invocation\r\n<li>Welcome Guests\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Minutes<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Regular Meeting, October 21, 2014\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Financial<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for October 2014\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Marketing and Community Relations Update <span style=\"font-weight:normal\">&mdash;Meghan Duke<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Existing Industry Spotlight\r\n<li>Community Outreach\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Developer &#038; Broker Roundtable\r\n\r\n<li>Great Promise Partnership\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Marketing Review\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Area Development Consultants Forum\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Project Report <span style=\"font-weight:normal\">&mdash;Allan Ricketts<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Project Oakwood\r\n<li>Project Color\r\n<li>Project Maroon\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Existing Industry <span style=\"font-weight:normal\">&mdash;Allan Ricketts<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Existing Industry Visits\r\n<li>Existing Industry\/Expansion Projects\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fussell Tire &#038; Service\r\n\r\n<li>Express-Scripts\r\n<li>Bimbo Bakeries USA\/Busby Hahira, LLC\r\n<li>Project Cold\r\n<li>Project White Cadilliac\r\n<li>Project Greensleeve\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Community Business and Industry Partnership\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>2015 Georgia Logistics Summit (March 31 &#8211; April 1, 2015)\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Executive Director&#8217;s Report <span style=\"font-weight:normal\">&mdash;Andrea Schruijer<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Existing Industry Coordinator Position Update\r\n<li>Locate South Georgia Regional Marketing Effort\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Attorney Report<\/H3>\r\n<H3>Citizens to Be Heard<\/H3>\r\n<H3>Adjourn General Meeting Into Executive Session<\/H3>\r\n<H3>Adjourn Executive Session into General Meeting<\/H3>\r\n<H3>Adjourn General Meeting<\/H3>\r\n<H3 style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\nMission of the Valdosta Lowndes Development Authority\r\n<br>\r\n\u201cCreate an environment to attract new industry and promote the growth of existing industry to drive job\r\n<br>\r\ncreation and capital investment.\u201d<\/H3>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Looks like some of them have been (or are thinking of) going to an Area Development Conference &#038; Forum, about Best Practices for Economic Development. 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