June 14, 2017
Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
Development Authority Board Member Training
- Conference Agenda
- The Economic Development Community in Georgia Kevin Shea, President, Georgia Economic Developers Association
- Development Authorities and Financing Economic Development
- Module 1: Why We Have Development Authorities Where They Came From; What They Can Do Dan McRae, Seyfarth Shaw
- Module 2: Some Things Development Authorities Can’t Do and some work-arounds to do them anyway; Dan McRae, Seyfarth Shaw
- Module 3: What Bonds Development Authorities Can and Can’t Issue and why; Dan McRae, Seyfarth Shaw
- Open Meetings, Open Records/Ethics, Liabilities Kevin Brown, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Closing the Large Deal – Be Prepared Before the Opportunity Arises Develop a Plan of Action That Works for Your Community; Scott Malone, LaGrange
- East Coast Incentives
- The Growing Trend-International Projects
- Why Georgia (and some other states) Use “Bonds for Title”
- Your Competition- What Other States Are Doing Matt Lowell, Ryan Consulting Charles Stallworth, Sr. Project Manager for Economic Development, GA Power Company
- CIDs – Why They Are a Big Deal and some big deals they have done; Tad Leithead, Chair, Cumberland CID and Director, Greater North Fulton CID & Perimeter CID
- Recent Legislative Changes Affecting Economic Development in Georgia; David Raynor, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
- “ROI” = Return on Incentives * How the Market Affects Incentives Offers * Measuring Incentives; Lauren Lambiase, ED Regional Project Manager, GPC
- Small Business Credit Initiative; Tim Smith, Program Manager, Georgia Department of Community Affairs