{"id":6716,"date":"2013-11-19T16:13:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=6716"},"modified":"2013-11-19T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T21:15:08","slug":"great-promise-and-leadership-at-industrial-authority-vlcia-2013-11-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/great-promise-and-leadership-at-industrial-authority-vlcia-2013-11-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Great Promise and Leadership at Industrial Authority @ VLCIA 2013-11-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/index.php\/demographics\/map_room\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/interface\/gpx_virtual.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nReally; those are the names of two of the organizations they spoke before:\r\nGreat Promise Partnership and Leadership Lowndes.\r\nAnd what is the mystery Project XX<small><sup>2<\/sup><\/small>?\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda11-18-2013.pdf\">\r\nthe agenda<\/a>:\r\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\r\nValdosta &mdash; Lowndes County Industrial Authority\r\n<br>\r\nTuesday, November 19, 2013 5:30 p.m.\r\n<br>\r\nIndustrial Authority Conference Room\r\n<br>\r\n2110 N. Patterson Street\r\n<\/blockquote><!--more-->\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<H3>Agenda<\/H3>\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 15 , 2013\r\n<li>Special Called Meeting, October 29, 2013\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Financial<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for October 2013\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Public Relations &#038; Marketing Update &mdash; Meghan Duke<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Public Relations Opportunities\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Great Promise Partnership Meeting &mdash; Friday, October 25\r\n<li>Leadership Lowndes Economic Development Day\r\n<li>Georgia Competitiveness Initiative Meeting\r\n<li>Social Media &#038; Recent Blog Post\r\n<li>Press Release: Lowndes County Logistics Spotlight\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Marketing Opportunities\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Southern Economic Development Council&#8217;s Young Professional Meet the Consultants &mdash; October 2013\r\n<li>Process Expo &mdash; November 2013\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Project Report &mdash; Allan Ricketts<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Project Maroon\r\n<li>Project Express &mdash; Scripts, Inc.\r\n<li>Project Harvest\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Existing Industry &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>Project GH 2013\r\n<li>Project Treadway\r\n<li>Project Patient\r\n<li>Project PowerTech\r\n<li>Project XX\u00b2\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Community Business &#038; Industry Partnership (CB&amp;IP)\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Workforce Development Initiaitve Seminar (14 November 2013)\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Business\/Industrial Park Signage\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Building Committee Update<\/H3>\r\n<H3>Executive Director&#8217;s Report &mdash; Andrea Schruijer<\/H3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Business Development Opportunities\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Tradeshow Updates, November 2013 &mdash; Process Expo and SEMA\r\n<li>Prospect development trip, France &mdash; November 2013\r\n<li>Engage, 2013 &mdash; December 2013\r\n<li>Area Development Site Consultants Forum &mdash; December 2013\r\n<li>Site Consultant Marketing Trip &mdash; December 2013\r\n<\/ul>\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<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\nMission of the Valdosta Lowndes County Industrial Authority\r\n<br>\r\n&ldquo;Create an environment to attract new industry and promote the\r\ngrowth of existing industry to drive job creation and capital\r\ninvestment.&rdquo;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Really; those are the names of two of the organizations they spoke before: Great Promise Partnership and Leadership Lowndes. 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