Where’s Gary – Nov 2 – Nov 13

Last week I worked on helping individuals affected by the International Paper Pineville Plant Closure. We are scheduling a workshop on Nov. 19 and 20 at the mill.

La Econ. Dev. (LED) selected 12 cities to participate in their Development-Ready Community Pilot Program. Pineville was one of the communities selected. We are gathering the pertinent economic data and preparing plans to remediate deficiencies identified through data assessment. This is a comprehensive program, focused on Business Retention, Job Creation, and Industrial Recruitment.

This week I am continuing work on 2010 ELS Program Development Plans, establishing which entrepreneurial classes, seminars and presentations will best benefit our entrepreneurs.