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YOU ARE INVITED!

Tri-State Tourism Summit

August 11, 2015

Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

You are invited to join the Tri-State Development Summit Tourism Task Force for the first Tri-State Tourism Summit. Speakers include experts in digital marketing, social media, tourism ROI, customer service and more.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Tourism, travel and hospitality professionals; convention and meeting planners; chamber of commerce and downtown/main street representatives; museum directors; small business owners; elected officials and anyone interested in learning more about digital marketing, social media, customer service and building great guest experiences in their community.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
An action-packed agenda will include presentations by the Illinois and Missouri State Tourism Directors, a resource fair and brochure exchange (bring your brochures to share with your colleagues), networking lunch, panel discussions on social media and digital marketing and ROI of tourism and a keynote address, “Build Great Guest Experiences” by nationally-recognized speaker and trainer for the tourism and hospitality industry, Phil Bruno.

As an added bonus, our friends at Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance and Midwest Old Threshers invite you to an After-the-Summit FREE Ice Cream Social on the grounds of Midwest Old Threshers. Enjoy the best soft serve ice cream around while touring the grounds on the electric trolley, taking in the museums and if we’re lucky, riding the steam-powered carousel.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Download the registration form here. Advance registration is required. The cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. The deadline to register is Tuesday, August 4th. Early Bird Giveaway – Register by July 24th for your chance to win 2 round-trip tickets from Air Choice One or Cape Air. Two winners will be chosen at random from paid attendees list as of 5pm on July 24th. Winners will be announced at the Summit.

Please help us thank our SPONSORS for making this event possible.

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are still available. Call Maggie at 217.223.4313 or email info@tristateofmind.org for more information.

YOU ARE INVITED!
2012 Tri-State Housing Summit – June 7

The Tri-State Development Housing Task Force invites you to join elected officials and business/industry leaders for a day of dialogue about housing issues our region faces including resources, shortfalls and opportunities.

Adequate housing – like highways, healthcare and retail establishments – is necessary to achieve desired growth and quality of life in a region. For that reason, the Tri-State Development Summit established the Housing Task Force in 2005.

Our tri-state region is not immune to housing issues that communities around the country face – availability, affordability and quality. That’s why the Housing Task Force’s mission is to provide affordable workforce housing in the tri-state area. This includes:

• Increasing affordable housing options for the region’s workforce
• Providing counseling to first-time home buyers
• Identifying funding sources for housing development throughout the region

The creation of affordable housing can increase community pride, help attract industry and increases property values and the community tax base. Please join us Thursday, June 7, 2012 on the Campus of Culver Stockton College. Agenda and registration details are below.

Summit Agenda

8:00-8:45 REGISTRATION

8:45-9:00 WELCOME

• Don Patrick, President/CEO, NECAC
• Dick Valentine, President, Culver Stockton College
• Jarred Phillips, Mayor, City of Canton

9:00-9:30 TRAINING FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING

• Howard Kirchner, Workforce Development Director, Two Rivers Regional Council of Governments
• John Spring, Mayor, City of Quincy
• Stefan Crider, President, Crider Construction

9:30-10:30 LEGISLATIVE VIEWS

• Senator Brian Munzlinger (Invited)
• Rep. Craig Redmon (Invited)
• Rep. Paul Quinn
• Rep. Tom Shively
• Rep. Lindell Shumake

10:30-10:45 BREAK

10:45-11:15 HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT

• Nadia Anderson, Iowa State University

11:15-11:45 WORKFORCE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES

• Stacey Epperson, President, Next Steps

11:45-1:00 LUNCH

• Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (Invited)

1:00-1:30 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

• Janine Stephenson, Area Specialist, USDA Rural Development
• Lindsay Cheek, Area Technician, USDA Rural Development

1:30-2:15 HOUSING DEMAND AND AFFORDABILITY: TRENDS IN THE TRI-STATES

• Bobette Cawthorn, President, Quincy Realtors Association
• Gary Broughton, Century 21 Broughton Team

2:15-2:45 CLOSING REMARKS

• Chuck Scholz, Member, Tri-State Development Summit Steering Committee

Details & Registration:

DATE: Thursday, June 7, 2012

LOCATION: Culver Stockton College, Canton, MO

TIME: 8:00 am Registration, 8:45 am – 2:45 pm Program

COST: Free (lunch is furnished)

DEADLINE: Friday, May 25, 2012

To Register / For More Information:

Email or call Carla Potts (cpotts@necac.org or 573-324-6622) with the following information (You will receive more details including location and parking instructions upon registration):

• Name
• Organization
• Address
• Phone
• Email Address
• # Attending

[share]The 9th Tri-State Development Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the Oakley-Lindsay Center in Quincy, IL. Hundreds of government and business leaders have already made plans to attend and hear from leading experts in the fields of agriculture, transportation, broadband, waterways and economic development.

Our speakers include:

• Iowa Governor Terry Branstad
• Damon Porter, Director, MoBroadbandNow
• Thomas A. Oakley, Member, Tri-State Development Summit Transportation Task Force, Publisher, Quincy Herald-Whig, Director and Treasurer, Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
• Alvin B. Lee, Regional Business Director, Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Rodolfo R. Sabonge, Vice President of Market Research and Analysis, Panama Canal Authority
• Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council
  
• Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director, Soy Transportation Coalition

For more information about the event and to register online, visit www.tristateofmind.org. Or call the GREDF office at 217.223.4313.

[share] Did you know that GREDF is part of a little 35-county movement in Western Illinois, Southeast Iowa and Northeast Missouri called the Tri-State Development Summit? We think the mission of the Summit fits perfectly with our own…

Tri-State Development Summit:

Bringing together tri-state area leaders to define common issues;to develop an on-going dialogue to effectively address those issues; and to improve the quality of life of the entire tri-state region through economic development activities.

Great River Economic Development Foundation:

GREDF exists to maintain and improve the economic vitality of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois through the retention and expansion of existing businesses and the attraction of new businesses to our communities.

We believe that by working together we can accomplish great things. That’s why we’d like to invite you to join us at the 9th Tri-State Development Summit which we’re proud to say is being held on October 5th in Quincy. Please take a moment to visit the Summit’s new website – www.tristateofmind.org – for more information and to register for this year’s event.

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