Economic Development Today~ "Communities In Transition", 4/26, Telecast

2005-04-26 13:00:00

Telecast

Contact: Peggy Tadej 202-986-1032, ext. 224 [email protected]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TODAY

A Telecast on

Communities in Transition

April 26th, 2005 from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. EDT

Dick Thornburg, former U.S. Attorney General, former Governor of Pennsylvania and current Chairman Emeritus of the State Science and Technology

Institute, has said that:

“In the last two decades of the 20th century the U.S. economy was transformed in a way and at a speed that few could have anticipated.

The 19th century.s long-term transition from an agrarian-based economy to a manufacturing-based economy was replicated in an accelerated

transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a technology-based economy. While traditional agriculture and manufacturing will always be

important economic sectors in our economy, today.s new economic growth is being driven far more by technology and its influence on

traditional economic sectors than ever could have been foreseen. While this change is a product of national, indeed international forces at work,

it manifests itself community by community.”

Today, economic development professionals are challenged to develop transition strategies for the nation.s communities that strengthen regional

competitiveness and increase the American standard of living. The telecast will showcase examples of .best practices. in this area,

including, communities that have: (1) developed strategies for moving from traditional industries experiencing job loss to new industries creating

high-skill, high-wage jobs; (2) experienced a military base closure and are in the mist of a transitioni; (3) undertaken the cleanup of

brownfields, greenfields, and/or grayfields; or (4) successfully implemented broadband deployment assuring they are .wired for the 21st century.

Panelists

Dr. David Sampson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development

Michael Gallagher, Assistant Secretary, NationalTelecommunications and Information Administration, U. S. Commerce Department

Pike Powers, Attorney, Fulbright and Jaworski, Austin, TX

James E. West, Mayor of Spokane, WA

Tad Deriso, General Manager, Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative

Michael Houlemard, Executive Officer, Fort Ord ReuseAuthority and Board of Directors of NAID, An Association of Defense Communities

Peggy Tadej

Director of Environment and Special Projects

Nat. Association of Regional Councils

1666 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 300

Washington, DC 20009

202-986-1032, ext. 224

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