Sponsors

Chairman's Club

EMSI is a one-stop provider of regional economic and labor market data, web-based analysis tools, and consulting services–integrated solutions that bring together industry, workforce, and education perspectives. Our thousands of customers represent workforce boards, economic development organizations, government agencies, community colleges, universities, and policy professionals across the nation. Customers use our data and tools daily to make crucial decisions about regional economic and workforce development issues. With EMSI, you'll have at your fingertips the tools you need to know your economy and drive your workforce

ExecutivePulse Inc. provides economic, community and workforce development organizations with database solutions and consultation services for their business retention and expansion (BR&E) programs. As experienced BR&E practitioners, principals Laith Wardi and Del Birch assist clients in North America and Europe in developing, implementing and sustaining systematic business retention programs. The company’s ExecutivePulse™ Business Intelligence system is a feature-rich yet affordable CRM platform ideal for business retention activities as well as business attraction and start-up activities. As the leading database in North America for economic development, the ExecutivePulse system is backed by comprehensive web hosting, technical support and the expertise of a company with in-the-field experience in conducting and sustaining successful, results-oriented business retention programs.

Gold Sponsor

Shopping centers are America's marketplace, representing economic growth, environmental responsibility, and community strength. Founded in 1957, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is the global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its 60,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and more than 80 other countries represent owners, developers, retailers, lenders, and other professionals as well as academics and public officials. For information about ICSC and the shopping center industry, please visit www.icsc.org.

Silver Sponsors

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is a nationwide network of federal laboratories and is the only government-wide forum for technology transfer. The FLC provides the framework for developing T2 strategies and collaborative opportunities by promoting and facilitating technical cooperation with industry, academia, state & local governments, TBED organizations, and other federal laboratories.

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership is a nationwide system established to help manufacturers maximize their potential and grow their businesses. Since our inception in 1989, MEP has worked with tens of thousands of U.S. manufacturers to generate significant bottom-line efficiencies through the employment of lean manufacturing techniques and other productivity improvement tools. MEP’s next generation of services is now helping companies boost top-line growth through a scientifically-based process for developing and implementing new ideas. Visit us at www.mep.nist.gov.

Bronze Sponsors

B&D Consulting has been providing strategic federal affairs and advocacy services for more than 25 years. Our team specializes in representing local governments, economic development organizations, private companies and national associations in Washington, DC. B&D Consulting's 60 professionals have extensive experience at the state and local level, in Congress and with federal agencies. Our team offers interdisciplinary expertise that focuses on issues relating to economic development, communities & local governments, education, health & life sciences, insurance & financial services, and energy & environment. For more information, please visit us at www.bakerdconsulting.com.

Idaho National Laboratory is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s ten multi-program national laboratories. With more than 3,700 scientists, engineers and support personnel, INL covers 890 square miles within the state of Idaho, including three primary facility areas – the Advanced Test Reactor Complex, Materials and Fuels Complex, and Research and Education Campus. Researchers at INL work in support of DOE’s mission to ensure the nation's energy security with safe, competitive, and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities. INL is the nation’s leading laboratory of nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of INL is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance.

Media Sponsor

Since 1965, CD Publications has been providing concise, accurate coverage of all aspects of community and economic development with Community Development Digest.

Our continually-updated online new service brings you the information that matter most to your community, including federal and state budget debates, legal rulings, eminent domain decisions, affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, brownfield redevelopment and much more. You also get more insights from officials and exclusive tips you’ll find nowhere else.

Plus, by covering housing and community development issues before HUD was created, we know readers are most interested in what program reforms lie ahead and the impact proposed changes will have on CDBG grantees. You’ll find out who’s getting funding, how much and how those grants are being put to use.

For more information, and to sign up for a free two-week trial, please visit our website at www.cdpublications.com