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2008 Clackamas County Business Summit Agenda

Friday, November 7th, 2008
Business Summit 11:30 - 5:00 PM - Celebration Reception 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Marylhurst University, Clarke Commons Building
17600 Pacific Highway (Highway 43) Marylhurst, Oregon

11:30 - 12:00 Registration and Lunch
12:00 - 12:10 Welcome
Annette Mattson, Economic Development Commission Chair
12:15 – 2:00 Our economy… our opportunities
Terry Moore and Bob Whelan - EcoNorthwest, Gary Barth - Clackamas County
  • Defining target clusters and competitive advantages
  • Tell us what you think! Interactive audience polling
2:00 – 2:30 Table discussions with County Commissioners
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30– 3:15 New economic initiatives to enhance our competitive advantage
  • Urban / Rural Reserves – Where and how will we grow in the next 50 years?
    Commissioner Martha Schrader and Doug McClain
  • Clackamas County’s Main Street program - Downtown revitalization as an economic development tool.
    Jamie Johnk
3:15 – 3:30 Clackamas County Economic Development Plan Update
Renate Mengelberg
3:30 – 4:00 Table discussions
Recommendations for actions and priorities
4:15 – 4:45 Summit Reflections
Board of Commissioners, Q&A
4:45 – 5:00 Closing Comments
Summary & call to action, Chair Annette Mattson
5:00 – 7:00 Celebration Reception
Light refreshments and bar