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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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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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