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SUMMARY:CONNECT Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:BUS TOUR REGISTRATION CLOSED.  Filled to capacity!\n\nYou may still register for conference.\n\nJoin more than 200 local and regional business leaders\, Chamber members\, elected officials and economic development professionals for discussion\, news and predictions about Garner's economic prospects.\n\n\n\nThe CONNECT Conference\, is a half-day economic development conference presented by the Garner Chamber of Commerce with the Town of Garner.\n\n\n\nBonus bus tour includes a look at bond projects\, recently acquired parkland and some of Garner's future residential development. Meet at 10:00 am at the Grand Marquise Ballroom.\n\n\n\nRegister by August 9.  Please make all necessary edits and cancellations to registration prior to August 9.  We are unable to provide refunds after August 9.\n\n\n\nSessions:\nRetail Realities: How to Make Sense of Big-Dollar Decisions\n\nWhat are the underlying patterns in how people spend their money? And how do big retailers determine where to establish new locations? Take a deep dive into the world of retail and learn what shapes our local economy and built environment.\n\n \n\nWelcome to OZ: There's No Place Like Our Hometown\n\nWe might not have a Yellow Brick Road\, but with a couple of newly designated opportunity zones and the tax relief available within them\, investors won't need magic slippers to find their path to riches in Garner. We'll give you a look behind the curtain so you'll be in the know.\n\n\n\n \n\nChamber OZ Case Study: If You Build It\, They Will Come.  "Downtown South"\n\n$1.9B private investment in Southeast Raleigh is a "game-changer." It's called "Downtown South\," an entertainment district on 55 acres at downtown Raleigh's southern edge near Garner. John Kane (Kane Realty)\, Billie Redmond (Trademark Properties) and Steve Malik (North Carolina Football Club)\, those behind this ambitious project\, will be featured at the conference.\n\n \n\nGet on the Bus:  A New Transit Option is Heading Our Way\n\nBus rapid transit (BRT) is on the horizon\, and it will not only move people along the corridor between Garner and downtown Raleigh but will also open up new economic development opportunities in our town. We'll map it all out for you in this session.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:#B22222\;"><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">BUS TOUR REGISTRATION CLOSED.&nbsp\; Filled to capacity!<br />\nYou may still register for conference.</span></span><br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Join more than 200 local and regional business leaders\, Chamber members\, elected officials and economic development professionals for discussion\, news and predictions about Garner&#39\;s economic prospects.</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;" />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">The CONNECT Conference\, is a half-day economic development conference presented by the Garner Chamber of Commerce with the Town of Garner.</span><br />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;" />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Bonus bus tour</strong> includes a look at bond projects\, recently acquired parkland and some of Garner&rsquo\;s future residential development.&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Meet at 10:00 am at the Grand Marquise Ballroom.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Register by August 9.&nbsp\; Please make all necessary edits and cancellations to registration prior to August 9.&nbsp\; We are unable to provide refunds after August 9.<br />\n<br />\nSessions:</span></span>\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#B22222\;"><strong>Retail Realities: How to Make Sense of Big-Dollar Decisions</strong></span><br />\nWhat are the underlying patterns in how people spend their money? And how do big retailers determine where to establish new locations? Take a deep dive into the world of retail and learn what shapes our local economy and built environment.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#B22222\;"><strong>Welcome to OZ: There&#39\;s No Place Like Our Hometown</strong></span><br />\nWe might not have a Yellow Brick Road\, but with a couple of newly designated opportunity zones and the tax relief available within them\, investors won&#39\;t need magic slippers to find their path to riches in Garner. We&#39\;ll give you a look behind the curtain so you&#39\;ll be in the know.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" />\n<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;"><strong>Chamber OZ Case Study: If You Build It\, They Will Come.&nbsp\; &quot\;Downtown South&quot\;</strong></span><br style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" />\n$1.9B private investment in Southeast Raleigh is a &quot\;game-changer.&quot\;&nbsp\;<span _mce_style="font-size: 11pt\;" style="font-size: 11pt\;">It&#39\;s called &quot\;Downtown South\,&quot\; an entertainment district on 55 acres at downtown Raleigh&#39\;s southern edge near Garner.&nbsp\;</span>John Kane (Kane Realty)\, Billie Redmond (Trademark Properties) and Steve Malik (North Carolina Football Club)\, those behind this ambitious project\, will be featured at the conference.</p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#B22222\;"><strong>Get on the Bus:&nbsp\; A New Transit Option is Heading Our Way</strong></span><br />\nBus rapid transit (BRT) is on the horizon\, and it will not only move people along the corridor between Garner and downtown Raleigh but will also open up new economic development opportunities in our town. We&#39\;ll map it all out for you in this session.</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Grand Marquise Ballroom 225 New Fidelity Court Garner\, NC 27529
UID:e.443.9868
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DTSTAMP:20260428T092315Z
URL:https://business.garnerchamber.com/events/details/connect-conference-2019-9868
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