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Overview And Demonstration with Chris Gibbons – Littleton Economic Gardening Program, 2/16, Webinar

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Organizer:

Contact: Gloria O’Rourke, 406.563.5259, [email protected]

Description:

When: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada). Note: The GMT offset above does not reflect daylight saving time adjustments.

The MEDA Economic Gardening Working Group <http://www.medamembers.org/gardening.html> has invited Chris Gibbons, Director of Business/Industry Affairs for the City of Littleton, Colorado, to share an overview and demonstration of economic gardening via the Littleton Economic Gardening Program.

There is no charge for the webinar; the dial in number will be billed to your long distance phone according to your usual rate.

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/118032622

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February 16th: Description: An overview and demonstration of services available through the Littleton Economic Gardening program.

Bio: Christian Gibbons is the Director of Business/Industry Affairs in Littleton, Colorado and is co-inventor (along with city manager Jim Woods) of "Economic Gardening," an entrepreneurial approach to economic development. Mr. Gibbons has run this project for the City of Littleton for 24 years.

From the period 1990 to 2010 the number of jobs in Littleton more than doubled from 15,000 to 30,000 and sales tax revenues more than tripled from $6 to $20 million. The City did not recruit one industry during this period, nor did it offer one cent in incentives or tax rebates. Mr. Gibbons received a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of, and San Bernardino County, California before establishing his own consulting firm in 1977. From 1977 to 1987 he consulted on a variety of community and economic development projects in Colorado, Wyoming and California. Mr. Gibbons has been married to his wife Diane for 42 years and they have two adult sons.

Learn more about Economic Gardening and join the listserve: http://www.littletongov.org/bia/economicgardening/

Stories about Economic Gardening: http://matr.net/news.phtml?cat_id=75&catlabel=Economic+Gardening

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