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

Networking Opportunity for Individuals & Organizations Interested in Global Commerce

[share] As a result of recent discussions with Dan Chevelier of Gardner Denver and John Macdonald of Broadcast Electronics there is currently an effort underway to gauge the level of interest in starting an informal professional organization to exchange ideas, host presentations, and address topics related to international sales, import and export compliance, international finance, and other aspects of global commerce, initially meeting in Quincy. The idea would be to meet in an informal atmosphere once a quarter to start. Speakers, mentors, and other educational resources are available.

Sample topics might include:

– Getting started in overseas markets.
– Finding and developing distributors overseas.
– International logistics and freight forwarders.
– Developing and documenting an Import and Export Compliance Program.
– Resources for developing international sales- public and private.
– International transaction payment method options.
– Benefits of using Foreign Trade Zones and Subzones
– Trade potential and characteristics of specific countries and regions.

Individuals or companies new to global commerce would be as welcome as seasoned international trade professionals. If you or someone in your organization would find this networking opportunity of value please email gredf@gredf.org with your contact information under the email subject line; Tri-State Global Commerce Network.

Once we have a database of interested individuals and organizations, we will propose a date and venue for a kick-off meeting. For more information, please contact Charles Bell at 217.223.4313 or charlesb@gredf.org.