{"id":9630,"date":"2014-07-14T22:57:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T02:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=9630"},"modified":"2014-07-14T22:59:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T02:59:24","slug":"new-place-new-member-new-officers-new-name-vlcia-2014-07-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/new-place-new-member-new-officers-new-name-vlcia-2014-07-15.html","title":{"rendered":"New place, new member, new officers, new name? @ VLCIA 2014-07-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:300px\" src=\"http:\/\/qpublic7.qpublic.net\/lowndes_photos\/C5563-C5563.JPG\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/a-new-home-year-six-vlcia-2013-04-16.html\">\r\nSix years in the making<\/a>!\r\nFinally VLCIA meets in its new office near the hospital.\r\nGeorgia Power VP Terri Lupo\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/videos-a-few-appointees-spoke-lcc-2014-07-08.html#Lowndes-County-Industrial-Authority\">\r\nwas just appointed to VLCIA by the Lowndes County Commission<\/a>\r\n(without ever showing up and speaking).\r\nOn this VLCIA agenda is the annually expected officer nominating committee report.\r\nPlus &#8220;Proposed VLCIA Name Change&#8221;.\r\nHow about SolarTown?\r\n<p>\r\nHm, this move uptown leaves their old building to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2013\/12\/28\/spectra-wants-to-be-closer-to-the-community-in-new-valdosta-office\/\">\r\nSabal Trail and its proposed fracked methane pipeline<\/a>.\r\nHas VLCIA ever developed an opinion on that boondoggle?\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda07-15-2014.pdf\">\r\nthe agenda<\/a>.<!--more-->\r\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: center\">\r\nValdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority \r\n<br>\r\nTuesday, July 15, 2014 5:30 p.m.\r\n<br>\r\nIndustrial Authority Conference Room\r\n<br>\r\n103 Roosevelt Drive\r\n<br>\r\nMonthly Meeting Agenda\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p><strong>General Business<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Call to Order\r\n<li>Invocation\r\n<li>Welcome Guests\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Regular Meeting, May 20, 2014\r\n<li>Executive Session, May 20, 2014\r\n<li>Regular Meeting, May 27, 2014\r\n<li>Executive Session, May 27, 2014\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Financial<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for May 2014\r\n<li>Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for June 2014\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Public Relations &#038; Marketing Update-Meghan Duke<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Public Relations &#038; Marketing Opportunities\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Article and Collateral Materials for New Office\r\n<li>2014 -2015 Marketing Budget Proposal\r\n<li>2014 -2015 Marketing Blueprint\r\n<li>Real Estate Marketing\r\n<li>Food Processing Marketing Collateral\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Project Report-Allan Ricketts<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Project Maroon\r\n<li>Project Royal\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Existing Industry-Allan Ricketts<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Existing Industry Visits\r\n<li>Existing Industry Expansion Projects\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Express-Scripts\r\n<li>Project Cold\r\n<li>Project Treadway\r\n<li>Project Loaf\r\n<li>Project White Cadillac\r\n<li>Project Patient\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>Community Business and Industry Partnership\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>International Agribusiness Symposium (October 2014)\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Building Committee Update<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>VLCIA Officer Nominating Committee Update<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Slate of Officers for Consideration\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Executive Director&#8217;s Report- Andrea Schruijer<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Board Planning Session Update \u2013 May 20-21, 2014\r\n<li>Proposed Budget Review\r\n<li>Proposed VLCIA Name Change\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Attorney Report<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Citizens to Be Heard<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Adjourn General Meeting Into Executive Session<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Adjourn Executive Session into General Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Adjourn General Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:80%;text-align:center\">\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\r\ncreation and capital investment.&rdquo;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Six years in the making! 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