[Durham INC] Deadline to Register for Durham Economic Development Resource Forum Nov. 30

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: November 28, 2011

 

 

 

Deadline to Register for Economic Development Resource Forum Nov. 30

 

What:              2011 Economic Development Resource Forum 

 

Who:               City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce
Development, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, and the North Carolina
Institute for Minority Economic Development

 

When:             Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.

 

Where:            City Hall

City Council Chambers, 1st Floor

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         The 2011 Economic Development Resource Forum will provide
information to developers, entrepreneurs, and business owners regarding
various financial resources that are potentially available for their
projects.

 

*         Financial assistance opportunities to be highlighted include
the Urban Progress Zone Program, North Carolina Institute of Minority
Economic Development Program, North Carolina Capital Access Program, and
the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Speakers at this year's forum
include:

o   Urban Progress Zone: Will Best, analyst with the Community
Development Division of the North Carolina Department of Commerce

o   North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development (NCIMED):
Dan Stafford, director of Information Technology Coordination &
Compliance with NCIMED

o   North Carolina Capital Access Program: Tom Wall, director of the
North Carolina Capital Access Program with the North Carolina Rural
Economic Development Center, Inc.

o   EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Ben Cummings, managing director
with Birch Capital, LLC

 

*         10-minute presentations will be provided by each speaker
followed by question-and-answer sessions. Light refreshments will also
be served.

 

*         Parking for this forum will be available in the Chapel Hill
Street Garage and Lot, located at 326 E. Chapel Hill St., as well as
on-street parking on nearby streets.

 

*         Participants interesting in attending the conference should
R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, November 30, 2011, by contacting Grace
Dzidzienyo, small business development specialist with the City's Office
of Economic and Workforce Development, by e-mail at 
Grace.Dzidzienyo at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

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