REVISED September 4, 2007)
Illinois BEDC October 15-17, 2007
2007 Class Schedule
Day One [hosts: Sitar (am)andBaker (pm)] – Monday October 15
- 8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome
- Morning Host
Edward W.Sitar III
Manager, Economic Development
Commonwealth Edison
440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois60605
312/394-2571
- 8:15 am -9:45 am IMPLEMENTING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC. PLAN – PLAYING TO WIN
- IEDC Subjects: Strategic planning and also Management, Marketing,
CommunityDevelopment
- Presenter
Steve Johnson, CEcD
Senior Vice President
St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 1300
St. Louis, Missouri63102
314/444-1140
- 9:45 am – 10 am Break
- 10 am – 12 noon CREATING & ENHANCING YOUR PLACE’S PRODUCT
- IEDC Subject; Community Development
- Presenter
Chris J. Manheim, CEcD
President
McHenryCounty Economic Development Corporation
5435 Bull Valley Road, Suite 324
McHenry, Illinois60050-7436
815/363-0444
- 12 noon– 12:45 pm Lunch
Afternoon Sessions
- Host
Ivan Baker, CEcD
Director of Economic Development
Village of Tinley Park
16250 South Oak Park Avenue
Tinley Park, Illinois60477
708/444-5030
- 12:45 pm – 1:45 pmUSING AN EXISTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TOOL
- IEDC Subject: Existing Business Development
- Presenter
Edward M. Sitar III
- 1:45 pm – 2:45 pmAN EXISTING BUSINESS RETENTION PROGRAM:
CASE OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
- IEDC Subject: Existing Business Development
- Presenter:
Mark Podemski
Vice President for Development
Rockford Area Economic Development Council
100 Park Avenue
Rockford, Illinois61101
815/987-8118, ext. 124
- 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm BREAK
- 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm HELPING MEET SOME FINANCIAL NEEDS
OF YOUR CLIENTS
- IEDC Subject: Financing
- Presenter
Frank S. Brisbois
Vice President, Commercial Lending
LakeCountyPartners
28055 Ashley Circle, Suite 212
Libertyville, Illinois60048
847/247-0137, extension 225
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm RECRUITING INVESTORS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
- IEDC Subject: Marketing
- Presenter
Ivan Baker, CEcD
OPTIONAL SOCIAL DINNER IN DOWNTOWN NAPERVILLE
[Koepke and Baker co-hosts]
Day Two [host: Koepke. Cheryl Welge as back-up]
Tuesday October 16
- 8:00 am – 10:00 am REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES
- IEDC Subject: Real Estate
- Presenters:
tba
- 10:00 am – 10:15 am BREAK
- 10 15 am – 11:15 am LOIS DATABASE AS A MARKETING TOOL
- IEDC Subject: Marketing
- Presenter:
Jill J. Hartsock
Business Development Executive
Economic Development
Ameren Services
370 South Main Street, Mailcode E-17
Decatur, Illinois62523
217/424-6432
- 11:15 am – 12:15 PM – MANAGING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ORGANIZATION
- IEDC Subject: Management
- Presenter
Christine Jeffries
President
Naperville Development Partnership
212 South Webster Street, Suite 104
Naperville, Illinois60540
630/305-7701
- 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm LUNCH
- 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm HELPING MEET SOME OF THE FINANCIAL NEEDS
OF YOUR CLIENTS
- IEDC Subject: Financing
- Presenter
Hilary Burkinshaw
Director
CenterPoint – IllinoisSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter
GovernorsStateUniversity
One University Parkway, Room C-3300
University Park, Illinois60466
708/534-4928
- 1:45 pm – 2:45 pmUNDERSTANDING SMALL BUSINESSES/ENTREPRENEURS
- IEDC Subject: Small Business/Entrepreneurs
- Presenter
Hilary Burkinshaw
- 2:45 pm – 3:00pm BREAK
- 3:00 pm – 4:00 pmWORKING WITH ENTREPRENEURS
- IEDC Subject: Small Business/Entrepreneurs
- Presenter:
Emily Carter
Director
Southern IllinoisEntrepreneurshipCenter
Southern IllinoisUniversityCarbondale
150 East Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale, Illinois62901-4300
618/453-5755
- 4:00 pm –5:00 pm STRATEGIC PLANNING: THE CASE OF DUPAGE BIZ
- IEDC Subject: Strategic Planning
- Presenter:
Tom Cuculich
Director
Du Page Economic Development and Planning Department
421 North County Farm Road
Wheaton, Illinois60187-2553
630/407-6703
Day Three [host: Koepke.Schiemann back-up] Wednesday October 178:00 am – 9:00 am MANAGING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ORGANIZATION
- IEDC Subject: Management
- Presenter:
John E. Greuling
President and CEO
Will CountyCenter for Economic Development
116 North Chicago Street, Suite 101
Joliet, Illinois60432-4204
888/723-7773
- 9:00am – 9:45 am COMMUNITY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:
CASE OF WILLCOUNTYCENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- IEDC Subject: Community Development
- Presenter:
John E. Greuling
- 9:45 am – 10:00 am BREAK
- 10:00 am – 11:00 amUTILIZING YOUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- IEDC Subject: Workforce Development
- Presenter:
John E. Greuling
- 11:00 am – 12:00 amLOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:
CASE OF VERMILION ADVANTAGE
- IEDC Subject: Workforce Development
- Presenter:
Vicki Haugen
President and CEO
Vermilion Advantage
28 West North Street
Danville, Illinois61832
217/442-6201
- 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm LUNCH
- 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm COMMUNITY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:
CASE OF VERMILIONCOUNTY
- IEDC Subject: Community Development
- Presenter:
Vicki Haugen
- 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm MARKETING YOUR COMMUNITY:
CASE OF VERMILIONCOUNTY
- IEDC Subject: Marketing
- Presenter:
Vicki Haugen
- 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm MAKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN
- IEDC Subject: Strategic Planning
- Presenter:
Vicki Haugen – VermillionCounty
- 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm GRADUATION
- Activity Leader:
Margi Schiemann
Community Relations Manager
Nicor Gas
1844 Ferry Road
Naperville, Illinois60563
630/388-2689
BOB TO CHECK WITH CENTRAL OFFICE ON AVAILABILITY OF AN IDC OFFICER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION
BEDC MANAGEMENT TEAM
Ivan Baker, CEcD
Director of Economic Development
Village of Tinley Park
16250 South Oak Park Avenue
Tinley Park, Illinois60477
708/444-5030
Margi Schiemann
Community Relations Manager
Nicor Gas
1844 Ferry Road
Naperville, Illinois60563
630/388-2689
Edward W. Sitar III
Manager, Economic Development
Commonwealth Edison
440 South LaSalle Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois60605
312/394-2571
Cheryl R. Welge
Business Development Executive
Economic Development Department
Ameren
607 East Adams Street, MC C-350
Springfield, Illinois62701
800/981-9409, ext. 5 or 217/535-5243
Robert L. Koepke, CEcD, HLM
Emeritus Professor
Southern IllinoisUniversity Edwardsville
Two Orchid Court
Edwardsville, Illinois62025
618/656-8336
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