4^th Annual

Economic Development Summit

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

at Celebrations 150 in LaSalle

Where :    Celebrations 150 - 740 US Hwy 6 in LaSalle.  DIRECTIONS:  Interstate 80 west to Exit IL 178  south to US Hwy 6, then west .7 mile.

When:    Tuesday, May 11, 2010 

                  8:00 am to 1:00 pm  - includes lunch

                 1:15–2:15 pm – Optional Session- Regional Entrepreneurial Opportunities Rountable

Cost:    $30 per person - (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

Who:    Local economic development professionals, local elected officials, education administrators and those interested in economic development.

Details:    Educational sessions on economic development will include the following topics: Entrepreneurship, Regional Economic Development, Foreign Trade and so much more.

Click here for NewsTribune article of May 12, 2010 about the Summit

In an effort of being Green for this years Summit the speaker presentations will not be printed out for participants.  Please click on the links below or at the bottom of the page to download the speaker presentations

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONALISM

Dave Ivan, Michigan State University

BROADBAND UPDATES

Herb Kuryliw, Chief Network Architect for Information Technology

Northern IllinoisUniversity

FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL

Marge Burton Bevers, FTZ Administrator & Properties Specialist

Rockford International Airport , Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) # 176  

COMMUNITY BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Dave Ivan , Michigan State University

IVCC’S ROLE IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Jerry Corcoran, President, IVCC

SPEAKER BIOS

3rd Annual Economic Development Summit Held Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The 3rd Annual Economic Development Summit was Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Celebrations in LaSalle. Presentations and presenters are listed below. Go to bottom of page to download the speaker presentations.

Developing Major Industrial Real Estate Projects in the Region
by Justin Fierz, Lee & Associates 

IDOT - State Highway Projects Summary 
By Rick Powell, IDOT - Ottawa and Tom Lacy, IDOT - Peoria 

Comparing Competing States Taxes & Incentives 
by John Gremer, KPMG 

e-SEAL, Sigourney Entrepreneurial Academy for Leadership 
by Todd Abrahmson, Superintendent, SigourneyCommunitySchool District, Sigourney IA 

• eSEAL Brochure 
• Career Academy presentation 
• Iowa VR Educational Pilot presentation 

EDA Funding Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
Don Kathan, Area Director - Economic Development Administration, Chicago Regional Office 

Thank you to our sponsors 

• Gold Level - Ameren 
• Gold Level -Nicor 
• Silver Level - Citizens First National Bank

2nd Annual Economic Development Summit 

The 2nd Annual Economic Development Summit was held Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Celebrations in LaSalle. If you would like the PowerPoint presentations from the various speakers please contact Kevin Lindeman at klindeman@ncicg.org

• The Site Selection Process - How Site Selection Consultants Pick the Winners from the Losers by Robert Ady
• The State of Working Illinois: Opportunities and Challenges by Ralph Martire
• Education Funding Reform by Ralph Martire
• Illinois Treasurer's Office Programs by Mike Wakeland
• Business Retention....Do It! by Steve Warren
• Using a Survey Instrument to Better Understand Existing Business by Ed Sitar
• State of the Workforce Report by Pam Furlan

First Economic Development Summit Held May 11, 2007 

The North Central Illinois Council of Governments held an Economic Development Summit Friday, May 11, 2007 at Celebrations 150, LaSalle. The summit was for local elected officials, economic development professionals and those interested in economic development for the region. Approximately 50 participants attended the summit.

Jerry Szatan founder and principal of Szatan & Associates will speak on what site selectors are looking for from a community and how to keep your community on the short list. Jerry has more than twenty-five years' experience in site selection, economic development, regional economics and real estate investing in the United States and abroad. 

Other sessions topics included the importance of regionalism in economic development, economic development 101 – getting your community ready, survey results of area high school seniors regarding their future plans and Brownfield redevelopment.

NewsTribune article on Economic Development Summit available, click here.

If you would like the PowerPoint presentations from the various speakers please contact Kevin Lindeman at klindeman@ncicg.org

• Site Selection: Getting and Staying on the Island 
  Jerry Szatan, Szatan & Associates
• Link Deposit Loan Programs
  Mike Wakeland, Illinois Treasurer’s Office
• Competitive Communities Initiative (CCI) Program 
  Don Falls, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
• ED 101 - Getting Your Community Ready 
  Nancy Mulcahey, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
• Cool Communities Survey 
  Pam Furlan, North Central Illinois Works
• Brownfield Redevelopment
  Pat Sloan, Foth Infrastructure and Environment LLC
  Mike Hiell, Mayor of Lacon