Economic Development: Buncombe County and Beyond

 Advantage West Conference Room  
3 General Aviation Drive, Fletcher

      October 15, 1997

     "Leadership is getting people to tackle tough problems"-Ronald Heifetz

 

8:30           Coffee and Muffins

8:45           County and Regional Economic Development
Ray Denny, manager Western Region, NC Department of Commerce

9:30           Economic Development and the role of Advantage West
                   Dale Carroll, manager Advantage West

10:15          Break

10:30          Asheville Regional Airport and Economic Development
                   Robert Turner, member Asheville Regional Airport Authority

11:15           Asheville Jet Center: Gateway to WNC?
                    Joel Barker, manager Asheville Jet Center

12:15           Lunch

1:00             Promises and Compromises: Challenges to Economic Development
                     Sam Powers, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
                     Ray Cantrell, Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
                     Robert Johnson, director of human resources, Volvo International
                     Ed Anderson, general manager, ITT
                     Julie Jones, manager of human resources, Gerber Products
                     Clark Phipps, director of human resources, SPS Payment Systems

3:00             Critical Issues and Critical Solutions in Review 

            Special thanks to Russell Scott (LAS X) 
and Talmadge Neece (LAS IX

 

Leadership Asheville Seniors XI