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News & Updates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Shelby Crow
University of Illinois Extension
217/223-8380 - sschoon@illinois.edu
August 31, 2009
Tri-State Development Summit to be held October 12, 2009. The Fairfield Arts and Convention Center in Fairfield, Iowa, which opened its doors in 2007 will be the site for the 8th of such gatherings in 13 years.
With roots dating to the Flood of ’93, this year’s event will celebrate more than a decade of regional collaboration under the summit initiative which officially began in 1996 and now encompasses 35 counties in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Organizers expect an attendance of more than 400 people.
The Summit was formed in 1996 after regional leaders successfully worked together to fight the Flood of ’03. Since then, 10 Task Forces have been formed and continue to work year round on issues ranging from Agriculture to Workforce Development. Task Force updates will be presented.
The keynote speaker will be Deb Markley, Managing Director and Director of Research for RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Deb will address the attendees on the topic of Energizing Entrepreneurs in the Tri-State Region: Taking Action in Your Community.
Tom Carper, Chairman of the National Amtrak Board, will speak to the need and state of passenger rail service. Also scheduled to speak is William Haas of Shaw Environmental Group in Chicago, IL.
Federal, State and Regional leaders have been invited to attend. The theme of the 2009 Summit will be entrepreneurship.
Registration will be open on September 1st for the Tri-State Development Summit.
Tri-State Development Summit Steering Committee
Tom Boland, Hannibal, Missouri
Jim Mentesti, Quincy, Illinois
Pat Poepping, Offices in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa
Chuck Scholz, Quincy, Illinois
Dan Wiedemeier, Burlington, Iowa
Shelby Crow, Summit Coordinator
News Stories from April 4, 2007 Summit at Culver-Stockton College
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