Development Authority’s BRAT @ VLCIA 2015-06-16

Late o tonight’s agenda but big on their minds, and described and pictured by Stuart Taylor, VDT, 31 May 2015, as consisting of:

  • Georgia Department of Economic Development — Michelle Shaw
  • Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce — Myrna Ballard
  • University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center — Lynn Bennett
  • Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority — Stan Crance
  • Georgia Department of Labor, Valdosta Career Center — Jamon Williams
  • Wiregrass Georgia Technical College — Bill Tillman
  • Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute — Art Ford
  • Georgia Power Company — Scott Purvis

Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority’s Business Retention Action Team, or BRAT, brings together a number of local and state organizations to offer services, information, solutions and contacts that a company might need.

“We’ve always had an existing industry program,” said Meghan Duke,VLDA marketing and community relations. “These organizations have always worked together, but now we’re formalizing it.”

Here’s the agenda:

Valdosta-Lowndes Development Authority
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 5:30 p.m.
Development Authority Conference Room
103 Roosevelt Drive
Monthly Meeting Agenda

General Business

  • Call to Order
  • Invocation
  • Welcome Guests

Minutes

  • Regular Meeting, May 19, 2015

Financial

  • Review Compiled Balance Sheet and Income Statements for May, 2015
  • Approve Proposed 2015-2016 Budget

Marketing and Community Relations Update —Meghan Duke

  • 2015 Business Plan Update
  • Community Relations
  • Marketing Activities

Project Report —Andrea Schruijer/Stan Crance

  • Project Gold
  • Project Belt
  • Project Caravan

Existing Industry —Stan Crance

  • Existing Industry Visits
  • Existing Industry/Expansion Projects
    • Project Weld
  • Community Business and Industry Partnership
    • Business Retention Action Team (BRAT)

Executive Director’s Report —Andrea Schruijer

  • Competitive Analysis Study Proposals
  • Locate South Georgia Conference Call with GDEcD Leadership

Attorney Report

Citizens to Be Heard

Adjourn General Meeting Into Executive Session

Adjourn Executive Session into General Meeting

Adjourn General Meeting

Mission of the Valdosta Lowndes Development Authority
“Create an environment to attract new industry and promote the growth of existing industry to drive job
creation and capital investment.”

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