Dates, Locations, Times, and Speakers
Meetings are scheduled for Wednesday’s from Noon to 1:30PM at the Northeast Florida Regional Council (6850 Belfort Oaks Place / Jacksonville, FL 32216)
NOTE: All meetings are open to participation from the regional community.
Meetings #19 - #21
REACH CONSENUS ON FINDINGS
The study committee will review and reach consensus on the staff prepared draft findings using the data and information presented to the study committee via resource speakers, handouts, and the study blog.
Meeting #19: 3.16.2011
Meeting #20: 3.23.2011
Meeting #21: 3.30.2011
Meetings #22 - #23
DEVELOP CONCLUSIONS
Develop value judgments (conclusions) based on the agreed upon findings.
Meeting #22: 4.6.2011
Meeting #23: 4.13.2011
Meetings #24 - #26
DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS
Develop a set of recommendations, guided by the findings and conclusions, designed to create community change.
Meeting #24: 4.20.2011
Meeting #25: 4.27.2011
Meeting #26: 5.4.2011
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The meetings below (#1 through #18) have already taken place. A summary of these meetings is available at http://jccirecoverystudy.blogspot.com/p/meeting-summaries.html
Meeting #1 - October 20, 2010: Study launch and orientation meeting
Speaker: Peter Rummell, Florida Council of 100 (confirmed)
Time: Noon to 1:30 PM
Location: Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. 2434 Atlantic Blvd. Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #2 - October 26, 2010 (Tuesday): Partner County Meeting – Nassau
Speakers: Steve Rieck, Executive Director, Nassau County Economic Development Board
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: Betty P. Cook Nassau Campus of FSCJ - 76346 William Burgess Boulevard, Yulee FL
Meeting #3 - November 3, 2010: Partner County Meeting – Baker
Speakers: Darryl Register, Executive Director, Baker County Chamber of Commerce and Ed Preston, Director of Planning and Zoning for Baker County
Time: Noon – 2:00 PM
Location: Baker County Chamber of Commerce. 20 E Macclenny Ave., Macclenny, FL
Meeting #4 - November 8, 2010 (Monday): Partner County Meeting – Clay
Speakers: Marty Wilson, VP of Competitiveness Programs and Policies, Enterprise Florida, Inc.; Danita Andrews, VP of Economic Development, Clay County Chamber of Commerce; and Brad Thoburn, Director of Strategic Planning and Research, JTA
Time: 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Location: Orange Park Town Hall, 2042 Park Ave, Orange Park, FL
Meeting #5 - November 17, 2010: Partner County Meeting – Flagler
Speaker: David Lusby, Vice President of Commercial Land Sales, Palm Coast Holdings and Greg Rawls, Executive Director, Enterprise Flagler
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: FCAR Building at 4101 East Moody Blvd (Hwy 100) Bunnell, FL
Meeting #6 - December 1, 2010: Partner County Meeting – St. Johns
Speakers: Ron Avery, Chairman of the Ronco Group and past Chairman of the First Coast Manufacturers Association; Nick Sacia, Executive Director, St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council, and Ed Swift, Director of Operations for St. Augustine/Savannah, Historic Tours of America
Time: Noon – 2:00 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Airport at St. Augustine, Multi-purpose Building, 4730 Casa Cola Way, St. Augustine, FL
Meeting #7 - December 8, 2010: Partner County Meeting – Putnam
Speaker: Alex McCoy, Vice-President, Economic Development. Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Best Western Inn of Palatka, 119 Hwy 17 South, East Palatka, FL
Meeting #8 - December 15, 2010: Partner County Meeting – Duval
Speaker: Jerry Mallot, President of Cornerstone and Executive Vice President of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce; Lad Daniels, President of the First Coast Manufacturers Association; and Ron Barton. Executive Director, Jacksonville Economic Development Commission
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Lynwood Roberts Room @ City Hall St. James 1st Floor, 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #9 - January 5, 2011: Recession recovery overview: The state of the recovery in Northeast Florida
Speakers: Dr. Paul Mason, Professor of Economics, University of North Florida and founder of the Local Economic Indicators Project (LEIP); Bruce Ferguson, President/CEO of WorkSource; and Jerry Mallot President of the Cornerstone Regional Development Partnership and Executive Vice President of the the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #10 - January 12, 2011: Job growth in theory and practice: What is happening and what should be happening in Northeast Florida?
Speakers: Erika Lorenz Alba, The Fiorentino Group, Principal and Managing Director Multi-State Legislative and Regulatory Practice; and Ron Avery, Chairman of the Ronco Group
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #11 - January 19, 2011: Job creation opportunities: Strategies for Northeast Florida
Speakers: Cathy Hagan, Area Director at the Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida and Jerry Mallot, President of Cornerstone and Executive Vice President of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #12 - January 26, 2011: Job creation assets and liabilities: Northeast Florida's job growth opportunities and challenges today and in the future
Speakers: Chris Kauffmann, Interim Executive Director, JAXPORT and CAPT Aaron A. Bowman, USN (Ret.), former Commanding Officer, Naval Station Mayport, and Dr. Yank Coble, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy, University of North Florida, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Florida.
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #13 - February 2, 2011: Business climate: Planting, growing, and cultivating businesses in Northeast Florida
Speakers: Peter Kantor, Senior Vice President, SunTrust Bank and Adam Hollingsworth, Governor Rick Scott's Transition Team
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #14 - February 9, 2011: The job growth plan: Which businesses, industries, and wage levels?
Speakers: John Haley, Senior Vice President of Business Development for Cornerstone; Al Rossiter, President of Springboard Capital LLC, and Dr. Carlton Robinson, Director of the First Coast African American Chamber
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #15 - February 16, 2011: Regional job growth and the roles of postsecondary education
Speakers: Steve Wallace, President of Florida State College at Jacksonville; Brent Lemond, Vice President of Instructional Services, First Coast Technical College, and Dr. Charles Hall, President of Florida Gateway College (all confirmed)
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #16 - February 23, 2011: Regional job growth and the roles of K-12 education (Panel discussion with NE FL Public School Superintendents)
Speakers: Ed Pratt-Dannals, Superintendent Duval County Public Schools; Dr. John L. Ruis, Superintendent Nassau County School District; Tom Townsend, Superintendent Putnam County Schools; Dr. Joseph Joyner , St. Johns County School District; and Ben Wortham, Superintendent, Clay County Schools
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #17 - March 2, 2011: Exploring the regional job growth and economic competitiveness potential of Northeast Florida
Speakers: Brian Teeple; CEO, Northeast Florida Regional Council (confirmed)
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
Meeting #18 - March 9, 2011: Re-imagining job creation strategies: Positioning the region to attract, create, and retain jobs
Speakers: Bridget Merrill, Vice President for Target Programs, Enterprise Florida, Inc., Cleve Warren, President/Chief Executive Officer at Essential Capital, and Dr. Parvez Ahmed, Associate Professor of Finance Coggin College of Business University of North Florida (all confirmed)
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Location: Northeast Florida Regional Council, 6850 Belfort Oaks Place, Jacksonville, FL
