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COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

November 4, 2018

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

You can hear the WCNY-FM broadcast of the three community economic development forums at www.wcny.org/radio/shows/tmr/

SESSION 3: Nov. 1-2

For the third and final Forum of the series FOCUS invites four local leaders actively involved in our economic development plans and practices at the grassroots and community level.

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Mark Olson, Village of Fayetteville Mayor;  Carolyn Evans-Dean, South Avenue Business Corridor Revitalization Project Manager; Mark Venesky, Cicero Town Supervisor; Mike LaFlair, Housing Visions Director of Marketing and Community Relations

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SESSION 2: October 18-19

The second Forum of the series covered the challenges in maintaining and growing businesses and community wealth and the tools they can use to compete in the marketplace. The session will tackle “self-inflicted” obstacles to success.

PROGRAM SPEAKERS WERE…

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SESSION 1: Sept. 27

The series began Thursday Sept. 27 with three forums featuring national site-selection experts Chris Steele and Jim Damicis at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, the NEW! New York State Fairgrounds Exposition Center; and at the South Side Innovation Center.

Syracuse University's Nancy Cantor Warehouse
National site selection experts Chris Steele and Jim Damicis at FOCUS Forum/Thursday Morning Roundtable on Sept. 27, 2018.

FOR DETAILS ON THE SERIES CLICK HERE

COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH THE PEACEMAKERS

The first FOCUS Forum of the month was Sept. 13 at La Casita Cultural Center, with Westside residents talking about the community-building efforts of Take Back The Streets and the Peacemaking Project.

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