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Community Economic Development Series

A Community Engagement & Outreach Project on the Challenges, Realities and Opportunities of Economic Development and Community Wealth Generation

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SESSION 3: Nov. 1-2, 2018

Local economic, community and business leaders highlight success stories and fruitful partnerships in Onondaga County and Syracuse, how those successes occurred, and how citizens were engaged.

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Mark Olson, Mayor of Fayetteville, NY

Carolyn Evans Dean, South Avenue Business Corridor Revitalization Project Manager

Michael La Flair, Housing Visions Director of Marketing and Communications

Mark Venesky, Supervisor of Town of Cicero, NY

SESSION 2: October 18-19

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Andrew Fish, Senior VP for Business Development at CenterState CEO

Nora Spillane, Syracuse Deputy Commissioner Dept. of Business Development

Laura Miller, General Manager, Darco Manufacturing, Inc.

Joe Russo, Economic Development Program Manager, National Grid

October 18 at 8 am at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse – School of Design

(Offered in collaboration with Thursday Morning Roundtable – TMR)

October 18 at 5 pm at Onondaga Community College – Performing Arts Center

October 19 at 8 am at WCNY Headquarters, the “Enterprise America” stage.


SESSION 1: September 27, 2018

Hear the Forum Recorded by WCNY

National site selection experts in the first of the Forum series dentified regional trends in economic development and community support including examples of success stories achieved by similar communities in the northeast.

PROGRAM SPEAKERS  

Chris Steele, Chief Operating Officer and President for North America of ICA

Jim Damicis, Senior Vice President, of Camoin Associates

 

 

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