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Growing Local Economies Forum
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October-29-2008 09:00 AM
October-29-2008 05:00 PM
October-29-2008 from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm |
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| Where | First Federal Center at Hazard Community College |
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Growing Local Economies Forum A day of learning, dialogue and exploration about the promise of localized economic development in our Appalachian communities and the region.
Growing Local Economies Forum
October 29, 2008
First Federal Center at Hazard Community College
Hazard, KY
A day of learning, dialogue and exploration about the promise of localized economic development in our Appalachian communities and the region.
Resource Leaders:
Michael Shuman, VP for Enterprise Development, Training and Development Corporation and author of Going Local and The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition. www.small-mart.org <http://www.small-mart.org>
Becky Anderson, community economic development consultant and founding CEO, Handmade in America, Asheville, NC.
<http://www.handmadeinamerica.org>
Anthony Flaccavento, Executive Director, Appalachian Sustainable Development, Abingdon, VA. www.asdevelop.org <http://www.asdevelop.org>
Who should attend: Local and regional elected officials, economic development leaders and specialists, business owners, bankers and investors, workforce trainers, Chambers of Commerce leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches, Cooperative Extension agents, anyone interested in the economic future of their local community and the region.
Sponsored by: The University of Kentucky Growing Local Economies Partnership: UK Appalachian Center, Cooperative Extension Rural Economic Development Program, Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute, Kentucky Small Business Development Centers, and the Training and Development Center, Bucksport, ME.