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SUMMARY:Economic Summit 2022
DESCRIPTION:17th Annual Economic Summit: What is Next for Alamance County?\n\n\n\nJoin us this fall for an opportunity to peer into the future of our state and region's economic activity.\n\n\n\nThis year's program will feature speakers Kenny Flowers\, Assistant Secretary for the Rural Division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce\; and Christopher Chung\, Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.\n\n\n\nOur program will feature speeches from our two speakers focused on the strategy and future-oriented progress of economic development in our state. After the program please stay with us for a networking reception on Elon's campus.\n\n \n\nRegistration is now available at $50 per person. \n\n\n\nAbout our speakers:\n\n\n\nKenny Flowers\nKenny Flowers serves as the Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development at the North Carolina Department of Commerce. In this role he provides guidance for the Department in its efforts to support rural communities and help foster rural prosperity. Kenny leads a team of community and economic development specialists that help communities make the preparations and infrastructure investments needed to attract business and industry\, and spur economic growth. Read Kenny's full bio here.\nChristopher Chung\n\nIn 2015\, Christopher Chung joined the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) as Chief Executive Officer.  Chris brings nearly 22 years of state-level economic development experience to his role. Since 2015\, the EDPNC has helped North Carolina win more than 500 recruitment and expansion projects\, resulting in 67\,000 announced new jobs and $14 billion in announced new investments across the state.  Chris previously held various executive and management responsibilities at the Missouri Partnership (2007-2014) and the Ohio Department of Development\, now known as Jobs Ohio (1997-2007).
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size: 18px\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(82\, 86\, 87)\;">17th Annual Economic Summit:&nbsp\;What is Next for Alamance County?</span></strong></span><br style="font-size: 14px\;" />\n<br style="font-size: 14px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(82\, 86\, 87)\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Join us this fall for an opportunity to peer into the future of our state and region&#39\;s economic activity.<br />\n<br />\nThis year&#39\;s program will feature speakers <strong>Kenny Flowers</strong>\, <em>Assistant Secretary for the Rural Division</em> of the North Carolina Department of Commerce\; and <strong>Christopher Chung</strong>\, <em>Chief Executive Officer</em>&nbsp\;of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.<br />\n<br />\nOur program will feature speeches from our two speakers focused on the strategy and future-oriented progress of economic development in our state. After the program please stay with us for a networking reception on Elon&#39\;s campus.</span></span><br style="font-size: 14px\;" />\n&nbsp\;<br style="font-size: 14px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(82\, 86\, 87)\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Registration is now available at $50 per person.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<b>About our speakers:<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Kenny Flowers</span></span></b>\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem\; line-height: 2\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: skolar-latin\, serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Kenny Flowers serves as the Assistant Secretary for Rural Economic Development at the North Carolina Department of Commerce. In this role he provides guidance for the Department in its efforts to support rural communities and help foster rural prosperity. Kenny leads a team of community and economic development specialists that help communities make the preparations and infrastructure investments needed to attract business and industry\, and spur economic growth. <a href="https://www.nccommerce.com/about-us/management-team/assistant-secretary-rural-economic-development-kenny-flowers">Read Kenny&#39\;s full bio here.</a></span></span></p>\n<strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Christopher Chung</span></span></strong>\n\n<p style="padding: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px\; letter-spacing: 0.25px\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Lato\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 21px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">In 2015\, Christopher Chung joined the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) as Chief Executive Officer.&nbsp\; Chris brings nearly 22 years of state-level economic development experience to his role.&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Since 2015\, the EDPNC has helped North Carolina win more than 500 recruitment and expansion projects\, resulting in 67\,000 announced new jobs and $14 billion in announced new investments across the state.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family: tahoma\; font-size: 14px\;">Chris previously held various executive and management responsibilities at the Missouri Partnership (2007-2014) and the Ohio Department of Development\, now known as Jobs Ohio (1997-2007).</span></p>\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:LeRose Theater\, Koury Business Center\, Elon University 401 North O'Kelly Avenue\, Elon\, NC 27244
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URL:https://members.alamancechamber.com/events/details/economic-summit-2022-2565
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