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AGENDA <br /> MEETING 2.' OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMY AND ISSUES <br /> APRIL 5, 2004 <br /> 1:00 - 5:00 P.M~ <br /> EUGENE PUBLIC' L:IBRARY <br /> BASCOM/TYKESON CONF.ERENCE ROOM <br /> 100 W. 10TH AVENUE <br /> <br />WELCOME JIM FORBES, COMMITTEE CHAIR <br />PRESENTATIONS FROM LOCAL EXPERTS <br /> <br /> Overview of the economy <br /> <br /> 1. Oregon and Lane County: conditions, opportunities, and constraints <br /> Tom Potiowsky, State Economist, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis <br /> <br /> Views of local economic development <br /> <br /> 2. What is economic development and why does it matter? <br /> Jack Roberts, Lane Metro Partnership <br /> <br /> 3. What is sustainable economic development? <br /> Bob Doppelt, Program for Watershed and Community Health at the University of <br /> Oregon <br /> <br /> Factors that affect economic development <br /> <br /> 4. Business assistance <br /> Bob Warren, Oregon Economic and Community Development Department <br /> <br /> 5. Land supply <br /> Rick Duncan, Duncan and Brown <br /> <br /> 6. Quality of workforce and wages <br /> Bob Bussel, Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon. <br /> <br /> 7. Why do firms locate in Eugene (or not)? <br /> Dick Sheehy, Industrial Design & Construction <br /> <br />ORGANIZE INTO SUBCOMMITTEES ALL <br /> <br /> <br />