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October 23 - 25, 2023 | Bloomington, Indiana

Location

Graduate Bloomington, 210 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

Join us in Bloomington for the 2023 Best Practices Forum. Reserve a room for $129 a night at the Graduate Bloomington.

There’s ‘economic development,’ then there’s INDIANA Economic Development. This course gets into the specifics of how we do economic development in Indiana. The Best Practices Forum (formerly Practitioner’s Course) is designed to highlight best practices in, and the unique aspects of, practicing economic development in Indiana. The Forum will also help you build your network of peers and professionals to help you going forward.

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RESERVE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023

8:00 am	Registration
8:35 am	Introductions/Opening Remarks
9:00 am	Effective Leadership Part I: AEM Cube Assessment Scott Hutcheson, PhD, Hutcheson & Associates
11:00 am	Delegation, Time Management and Prioritizing Chris Urbanowski, Ivy Tech Community College
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Effective Leadership – Part II: Imposter Syndrome Ali Atkison, HRD Advisory Group
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	Building Successful Relationships Lisa Hanger, Art of Joy Coaching, Training, Consulting
5:15 pm	Break
6:00 pm	Group Dinner

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023

7:15 am	Breakfast
8:00 am	TIF & Tax Abatement Overview Jim Tidd, Miami County Economic Development Authority
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	Business Retention &Expansion Corey Murphy, New Castle/Henry County Indiana Economic Development Corporation
11:15 am	Elected Officials Panel Mayor Bill Dory, City of Greencastle Mayor Jim Lienhoop, City of Columbus Commissioner Bill Spalding, Hancock County
12:00 pm	INZONE Lydia Chastain
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	RFI Best Practices \| Creating a Memorable Site Visit Megan Baumgartner, City of Fishers Sarah Salisbury, IEDC Leslie Wagner, Ginovus
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	Entrepreneurship Claire Collette, Boone EDC
5:15 pm	Break
6:00 pm	Group Dinner

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023

7:15 am	Breakfast
8:00 am	Housing and Residential TIF
9:00 am	Childcare Panelists Chris King, Runnebohm Construction Allison Coburn, Early Learning Shelby County Mallory Claypool, Cass County Angela Johnson, Cass County
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Effectively Telling Your Community’s Story Facilitator: Misty McCammack, Duke Energy Panelists Heather Tallman, Fischer Farms Natural Foods
12:30 pm	Wrap-up

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