INC NEWS - State of Durham's Economy Breakfast Dec. 9

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  October 30, 2008

 

11th Annual State of Durham's Economy Breakfast Dec. 9

Event Highlights Economic Performance Throughout Past Year; Advance
Tickets Now Available

 

Durham, N.C. - Citizens interested in an update on Durham's economic
performance in 2008 should mark their calendars now for the 11th Annual
State of Durham's Economy Breakfast, to be held on Tuesday, December 9,
2008, from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Durham Civic Center, located at
201 Foster Street in downtown Durham.

 

The breakfast is the City's premiere annual event, discussing issues
such as employment, tax base growth, construction activity, retail
sales, commercial real estate markets, downtown growth, quality of life,
crime, visitor impacts, education, wages, and workforce and business
development. This year's event will also highlight both Durham's
position in the region and, according to an October 14, 2008 report in
Business Week, why the current state of Durham's economy makes it "the
third best city in America for riding out a recession."

 

The event is sponsored by the City of Durham's Office of Economic and
Workforce Development (OEWD), in collaboration with the Greater Durham
Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Durham, Inc., Durham County Government,
Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Duke Energy. 

 

To register for the event, call Emma Robinson with the City's OEWD at
(919) 560-4965, ext. 215, or register online at 
www.StateofDurhamEconomy.org.  Tickets purchased prior to November 28
cost $45 each or $360 for a table of eight.  After November 28, tickets
will be $60 each or $480 for a table of eight.

 

About the Office of Economic and Workforce Development

The City of Durham's Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
seeks to increase the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives including new development efforts in the central city area;
identifies and recruits target industries; and assesses/trains citizens
to fill new jobs.  For more information about this department, visit 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/eed.   

 

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