2012 Main Street Economic Development Conference Presentations

SUNDAY, September 30, 2012

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sharing Successes
Speakers: Representatives from the City of Syracuse

MONDAY, October 1, 2012

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s New York Main Street Program
Speaker: Crystal Loffler, Director, New York Main Street Program

1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
New York’s Programs for Remediating Environmentally Contaminated
Properties

Speaker: Robert W. Schick, P.E., Director, Division of Environmental Remediation, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Downtowns, Main Streets, and Urban Cores: Current Trends and Issues
NYS Homes and Community Renewal

Empire State Future

Panelists: Peter Kageyama, Co-founder and Producer, Creative Cities Summit; Dan Buyer, Regional Director, NYS Homes and Community Renewal; and David Hogenkamp, Project Manager, Empire State Future
Facilitator: Wade Beltramo, NYCOM General Counsel

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Spirit of Business: Cultivating Local Entrepreneurship and a Friendly Environment for Small Business
Speaker: James L. King, State Director, New York State Small Business Development Center, State University of New York

6:00 p.m.
Placemaking in Our Community Centers -- Trends and Lessons
Speaker: Robert Steuteville, Founder, “Better Cities & Towns”

TUESDAY, October 2, 2012


11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Land Banks: What Are They, How Can Your Community Benefit from One and How Do You Get One?
Capacity Building for the Center for Community Progress

Empire State Development Corporation

City of Syracuse
Speakers: Kim Graziani, Vice President, Capacity Building for the Center for Community Progress; Steve Gawlik, Senior Counsel, Empire State Development Corporation; and Katelyn Wright, Land Use Planner, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, City of Syracuse

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