Saturday, March 7, 2009

Discussions for a New Local Economy Forum

Have some interesting ideas that could help the City of Greater Sudbury economy?

Then take them to the Discussions for a New Local Economy Forum which will be held 9:30 a. m.-2 p. m. on March 28 at the Quality Inn on Elgin Street.

The forum is being put on by Greater Sudbury's Grassroots Economic Opportunity Development and Evaluation (GEODE) organization. It will feature four keynote speakers: Anne Cooper, founder and director of Programs with Learning Initiative; Gerry Labelle, owner and business consultant with Angelis Consulting; Ashley Burton, founder and artistic director of Arts North; and Martin Laforest, business coach and futures consultant.

The free forum will include a brunch and the chance to participate in discussions about advancing the local economy. People looking to attend are asked to pre-register by calling 670-8920.

"We're expecting about 50 people," say Rayvin Nite, GEODE spokeswoman.Nite said ideas that come out of the forum won't end up in a report on a shelf.

"We're hoping to get them up on our website," she said. "It depends on what we come up with."GEODE is a non-profit, community economic development organization. A press conference to announce the event will be held Tuesday at Arts North on Cedar Street.

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