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"Best Practices in Regional Economic Development" 2011 Series

In 2011, we will continue our successful "Best Practices in Regional Economic Development" series. Our program is open to all members of the Greater St. Louis Economic Development Network.

This year's speaker series will bring local economic developers face-to-face with some timely and relevant issues presented by top leaders in their respective fields. This is a rare opportunity to gain insight directly from top experts who have honed the "best practices" for cultivating regional growth and sustainability.

Our topics will include: The Wal-Mart Way, the Gateway Arch 2015, the RCGA Strategic Plan, and much more.

We hope you'll join us for all six sessions. Have questions? Please contact Jim Alexander at 314-444-1135 or by email at jalexander@stlrcga.org.

The 2011 Schedule

All meetings will be held at the St. Louis RCGA offices in the Regional Collaboration Center located on the 13th floor of One Metropolitan Square from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, unless otherwise noted. The 2011 schedule is as follows:

2011 Schedule
January 28 Site Selection: The Wal-Mart Way
Speaker: Gary Laffoon, Executive Director, Missouri CORE
March 24

Regional Workforce Development Initiatives
Speaker: Blair Forlaw, Vice President for Regional Talent Development, RCGA
Click here for Blair's presentation

May 26

Why Economic Development Agencies Should Care about "Aftercare": A Systematic Approach to Business Retention and Development
Speaker: Oliver (Skip) Dulle Jr., President, Dulle & Company International

July 28

Entrepreneurship Education
Speaker: Pete Peters, Ph.D., Executive Director, Innovate VMS
Click here for Pete's presentation
Speaker: Jim Brasunas, Director, IT Entrepreneur Network
Click here for Jim's presentation

October 12

Multi-Modal Supply Chain Briefing
Speaker: Andy Shapiro, Managing Director, Biggins Lacy Shapiro
Speaker: Jim Reeb, President, Institute St. Onge
Click here for Andy and Jim's presentation
Click here for the full report

December 1

Special Guest: Richard Fleming, President & CEO, St. Louis RCGA



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