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SUMMARY:Texas Forest Country Partnership Economic Development Summit
DESCRIPTION:Texas Forest Country Partnership \n\n2021 Annual Economic Development Summit \n\nclick for sponsorship information\n\n\n\n\n\nBUILDING TEXAS FOREST COUNTRY! \n\nPost Pandemic Economic Growth \n\n\n\nFredonia Hotel & Convention Center \n\nTuesday\, October 26\, 2021 8:00 am-3:45 pm \n\n200 North Fredonia Street Nacogdoches\, Texas 75961 \n\n\n\n8:00 am \n\nRegistration and Booths Open \n\n\n\n8:30 am \n\nOpening Ceremonies/Welcome/Introductions \n\nEddie Hopkins\, TFCP Chair\, \n\nJasper Economic Development Corporation Executive Director \n\n\n\nOpening Prayer/Lunch Blessing \n\nChristi Sullivan\, TFCP Past Chair \n\n\n\nPosting of the Colors \n\n\n\nPledges \n\nArt Bedford\, SMSGT\, USAF\, RET\, San Augustine \n\n\n\nNational Anthem \n\nRikki Leigh Willoughby\, Red House Winery\, Nacogdoches \n\n\n\nWelcome \n\nThe Honorable Jimmy Mize\, City of Nacogdoches Mayor \n\n\n\n9:00 am \n\nSession 1 Rural Broadband Opportunities \n\nLonnie Hunt\, Deep East Texas Council of Governments \n\nEconomic Development District Executive Director \n\nIntroduction by Cathy Bennett\, TFCP Secretary\, City of Ivanhoe Mayor \n\n\n\n9:30 am \n\nFEATURED SPEAKER \n\nSession 2 Life After COVID \n\nLabor Market Trends & Practices to Ponder Post Pandemics \n\nRich Froeschle\, Texas State Technical College \n\nSenior Labor Market Economist \n\nIntroduction by Roger Lindsey\, TFCP Treasurer\, ONCOR Area Manager \n\n\n\n10:30 am \n\nBreak \n\n\n\n10:45 am \n\nSession 3 Building Business in Deep East Texas \n\nGlenn Hamer\, Texas Association of Business President & CEO \n\nIntroduction by John Camp\, TFCP Vice Chair\, \n\nGrundfos Americas Senior Category Manager \n\n\n\n11:15 am \n\nSilver Bucket Award Ed Few\, Jasper County (Posthumously) \n\nPresenting Sponsor Southside Bank \n\nRyan Reeve\, Southside Bank Jasper Market Vice President \n\n\n\n11:30 am \n\nLunch \n\n2020/2021 Board Recognitions & Annual Meeting \n\nInaugural Chair's Award \n\nEddie Hopkins\, TFCP Chair \n\n\n\n12:30 pm \n\nKeynote \n\nAdriana Cruz\, Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism \n\nExecutive Director \n\nIntroduction by The Honorable Robert Nichols\, Texas State Senator \n\n\n\n1:00 pm \n\nSession 4 State of Workforce in the Texas Forest Country Region \n\nAaron Demerson\, Texas Workforce Commission \n\nCommissioner Representing Employers \n\nPanelist to Include: \n\nMark Durand\, Deep East Texas Workforce Solutions Executive Director \n\nJoey Garza\, Angelina Forest Products Human Resources Director \n\nIntroduction by Nancy C. Windham\, TFCP President & CEO \n\n\n\n1:30 pm \n\nSession 5 "Lead\, Build\, Grow" \n\nTFCP Region Legislative Delegation \n\nThe Honorable Robert Nichols\, Texas Senate District 3 \n\nThe Honorable Trent Ashby\, Texas House District 57 \n\nThe Honorable Ernest Bailes\, Texas House District 18 \n\nThe Honorable Travis Clardy\, Texas House District 11 \n\nThe Honorable Chris Paddie\, Texas House District 9 \n\nThe Honorable James White\, Texas House District 19 \n\nModerator Lonnie Hunt\, DETCOG \n\n\n\n2:30 pm \n\nAdjourn Summit \n\nEddie Hopkins\, TFCP Chair \n\n\n\n2:45 pm \n\nPost Party \n\n(Special Business Roundtable Discussions) \n\nTFCP Region Legislative Delegation \n\nOffice of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism \n\nTexas Workforce Commission \n\nCommissioner Representing Employers \n\nTexas Association of Business \n\nDeep East Texas Workforce Solutions \n\nSmall Business Development Center \n\nStephen F. Austin State University \n\nAngelina College \n\nEast Texas Manufacturing Alliance/Regional Businesses \n\nRegional Independent School Districts \n\n\n\n3:45 pm \n\nPost Party \n\nRoundtable Discussions Conclude
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Texas Forest Country Partnership
\n2021 Annual Economic Development Summit
\nclick for sponsorship information
\n
\n
\nBUILDING TEXAS FOREST COUNTRY!
\nPost Pandemic Economic Growth
\n
\nFredonia Hotel &\; Convention Center
\nTuesday\, October 26\, 2021 &ndash\; 8:00 am-3:45 pm
\n200 North Fredonia Street &ndash\; Nacogdoches\, Texas 75961
\n
\n8:00 am
\nRegistration and Booths Open
\n
\n8:30 am
\nOpening Ceremonies/Welcome/Introductions
\nEddie Hopkins\, TFCP Chair\,
\nJasper Economic Development Corporation Executive Director
\n
\nOpening Prayer/Lunch Blessing
\nChristi Sullivan\, TFCP Past Chair
\n
\nPosting of the Colors
\n
\nPledges
\nArt Bedford\, SMSGT\, USAF\, RET\, San Augustine
\n
\nNational Anthem
\nRikki Leigh Willoughby\, Red House Winery\, Nacogdoches
\n
\nWelcome
\nThe Honorable Jimmy Mize\, City of Nacogdoches Mayor
\n
\n9:00 am
\nSession 1 &ndash\; Rural Broadband Opportunities
\nLonnie Hunt\, Deep East Texas Council of Governments
\nEconomic Development District Executive Director
\nIntroduction by Cathy Bennett\, TFCP Secretary\, City of Ivanhoe Mayor
\n
\n9:30 am
\nFEATURED SPEAKER
\nSession 2 &ndash\; Life After COVID
\nLabor Market Trends &\; Practices to Ponder Post Pandemics
\nRich Froeschle\, Texas State Technical College
\nSenior Labor Market Economist
\nIntroduction by Roger Lindsey\, TFCP Treasurer\, ONCOR Area Manager
\n
\n10:30 am
\nBreak
\n
\n10:45 am
\nSession 3 &ndash\; Building Business in Deep East Texas
\nGlenn Hamer\, Texas Association of Business President &\; CEO
\nIntroduction by John Camp\, TFCP Vice Chair\,
\nGrundfos Americas Senior Category Manager
\n
\n11:15 am
\nSilver Bucket Award &ndash\; Ed Few\, Jasper County (Posthumously)
\nPresenting Sponsor Southside Bank
\nRyan Reeve\, Southside Bank Jasper Market Vice President
\n
\n11:30 am
\nLunch
\n2020/2021 Board Recognitions &\; Annual Meeting
\nInaugural Chair&rsquo\;s Award
\nEddie Hopkins\, TFCP Chair
\n
\n12:30 pm
\nKeynote
\nAdriana Cruz\, Office of the Governor Economic Development &\; Tourism
\nExecutive Director
\nIntroduction by The Honorable Robert Nichols\, Texas State Senator
\n
\n1:00 pm
\nSession 4 &ndash\; State of Workforce in the Texas Forest Country Region
\nAaron Demerson\, Texas Workforce Commission
\nCommissioner Representing Employers
\nPanelist to Include:
\nMark Durand\, Deep East Texas Workforce Solutions Executive Director
\nJoey Garza\, Angelina Forest Products Human Resources Director
\nIntroduction by Nancy C. Windham\, TFCP President &\; CEO
\n
\n1:30 pm
\nSession 5 &ndash\; &ldquo\;Lead\, Build\, Grow&rdquo\;
\nTFCP Region Legislative Delegation
\nThe Honorable Robert Nichols\, Texas Senate District 3
\nThe Honorable Trent Ashby\, Texas House District 57
\nThe Honorable Ernest Bailes\, Texas House District 18
\nThe Honorable Travis Clardy\, Texas House District 11
\nThe Honorable Chris Paddie\, Texas House District 9
\nThe Honorable James White\, Texas House District 19
\nModerator Lonnie Hunt\, DETCOG
\n
\n2:30 pm
\nAdjourn Summit
\nEddie Hopkins\, TFCP Chair
\n
\n2:45 pm
\nPost Party
\n(Special Business Roundtable Discussions)
\nTFCP Region Legislative Delegation
\nOffice of the Governor Economic Development &\; Tourism
\nTexas Workforce Commission
\nCommissioner Representing Employers
\nTexas Association of Business
\nDeep East Texas Workforce Solutions
\nSmall Business Development Center
\nStephen F. Austin State University
\nAngelina College
\nEast Texas Manufacturing Alliance/Regional Businesses
\nRegional Independent School Districts
\n
\n3:45 pm
\nPost Party
\nRoundtable Discussions Conclude
LOCATION:The Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center 200 N. Fredonia St. Nacogdoches Tx 75961
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DTSTAMP:20260528T024038Z
URL:https://business.nacogdoches.org/events/details/texas-forest-country-partnership-economic-development-summit-54933
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