My reason for doing this. It is easier than typing the minutes, you will get the general context of the discussion, and this is the whole meeting in mp3 format. I have broken the meeting up into shorter segments. You may want to use the equalizer on your player and lower the High frequency (treble) audio range. There is some hiss in the audio.
Thank You Taylor Dellinger for your presentation and for joining the group. It will great to hear you address the FEC with a statistical and analytical context. Thank You Scott Millar for your presentation about what the Economic Development Corporation is all about.
©2009 Pat Appleson Studios, Inc.- www.appleson.comSegment 1 - Terry Bledsoe calls the meeting to order and Introduces Taylor Dellinger. He shows a Power Point presentation about Job Number data, speaks about the role of Manufacturing in the area and how it relates to the current numbers. He then moved into a segment addressing our population. Taylor's Power Point Presentation.
Segment 2 - Taylor Continues on and talks about "Growth Driven by Jobs" and speaks about Wilmington, North Carolina's growth. Scott Millar makes a statement that Hickory may have been hurt in its efforts to diversify, because we were at full employment in the 1990s. Houston harris asks "What has Wilmington Done?" "How do we work towards getting all of our entities on the same page?" Dewey Harris addresses Wilmington's assets and being the Principal City in its MSA. Jay Adams asks, "Is Charlotte sucking energy away from Hickory?"
Segment 3 - Taylor addresses losses by job sector, other Economic Trends, Poverty, and the foreclosure issue in the area.
Segment 4 - Taylor addresses Educational Attainment and Retail sales in the area.
Segment 5 - Scott Millar begins making his presentation to the group. He recommends the book Talent is overrated. Scotte then goes on to define the Mission of the EDC, its positioning in the Metro, what the plan of attack is, and how being part of the Charlotte Reginal partnership is a good thing.
Segment 6 - I ask the question about the possible use of existing Brownfield sites for Multi-Jurisdictional Parks. Kevin Spencer asked about the Marketing of the area by the EDC to potential industries. What do potential industries like and what do they want that we don't have here?
Segment 7 - Scott Millar talks about Branding and Identity. Collaboration and Integration of Entities. Scott talks about Data Centers (Apple and Google) and how it will help with Marketing and Identity. Steve Ivester asks if this is going to bring connectivity to the region.
Segment 8 - Scott talks about the possible pursuit of Alternative Energy, Biomedical Equipment, and making stuff. Terry closes out the meeting.
©2009 Pat Appleson Studios, Inc.- www.appleson.com
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