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Birmingham Economic Summit starts Wednesday evening

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Birmingham Economic Summit

The Birmingham Economic Summit will give the business community the opportunity to learn, share and collaborate this week. The City of Birmingham will hold its second annual conference starting Wednesday evening.

Two days of sessions begin in earnest on Thursday. But at 6 p.m. Wednesday, the kickoff event will feature Dalton Smith, the Birmingham Business Alliance’s president and chief executive officer.

He’ll discuss project overviews of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport modernization, Railroad Reservation Park, Fair Park revitalization and BJCC expansion. It takes place at Alabama Power, 600 18th St. N., downtown [map].

Dozens of sessions, located in the BJCC meeting rooms [map], will cover:

  • The State of the Economy
  • Collaborative Strategies in a Rebound Economy
  • Office Market Analysis
  • How to do Business with Alabama Power
  • How to do Business with the Birmingham Water Works Board
  • Access to Capital
  • Education Impact on Workforce
  • State Bid Laws and Licensing Requirements
  • Technology and Urban Renewal

The keynote speakers will be Jay Grinney, president and CEO of HealthSouth, and Donna James, managing director of Lardon and Associates.

The entire conference is free and includes lunch on Thursday and Friday. To register, visit the event Web site.

Also:

  • WBHM (90.3 FM) talks with city council member/mayoral candidate Steven Hoyt and summit planner Michael Bell in 2008.
    [audio:http://www.wbhm.org/songs/ecosummit.mp3]

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