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Economic Summit

The Economic Summit is an annual event designed to provide learning opportunities on economic development topics for community leaders and the public.

The 2008 Economic Summit was July 23.

Featuring Jack Schultz Author of "Boomtown USA - The 7 1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns"

Visit The Boomtown Institute for more information.

Strategic Plan Release

The Economic Development Corporation released the 2008 Strategic Plan: "New Thinking, New Commitment for New Success: Strategic Choices for Moving Forward."

2008 Economic Summit Sponsors

• FPBH, Inc.
• Ivy Tech Community College - Madison Campus
  
• King's Daughters' Hospital and Health Services
  
• Main Source Bank
  
• Scott Lynch Realty, Inc.
  
• SEI Communications
  
• Duke Energy
  

2007 Economic Summit Presentation Archive

Mr. Roger Allman, President & CEO, King's Daughters' Hospital and Health Services
Mr. Allman discussed the impact of health care on the local economy.
Download "Mission and Margin" presentation.

Mr. Brian Blackford, Development Director, Indiana Office of Toursim Development
The tourism industry is a key player in the local economy. Mr. Blackfor provides insight into tourism's impact locally.
Download the tourism presentation.

Intern Geoffrey Darmstaedter, a junior economics major at Hanover College and a Center for Business Preparation scholar presented the annual benchmark findings. The Indiana counties included in the benchmark are: Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Perry and Putnam. Cost of Living Information will be presented on Bartholomew, Jackson, Jefferson and Jennings.
Download "Madison-Jefferson County: We Measure Life Differently."

Mr. Kim Hill, Director, Automotive Communities Program, Center for Automotive Research
The purpose of the Automotive Communities Program is to link the major traditional centers of automotive activity to each other and to the changing North American industry in order to improve the likelihood of regional automotive renewal.
Download "The Changing U.S. Auto Industry and Its Impact on the Heartland."

Featured Speaker: Morton J. Marcus
Mr. Marcus is Director Emeritus of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, having retired from the University in November 2003. He continues to irritate everyone around him.