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Entrepreneur Friendly Cities

This class targets municipal elected officials, city management, community development specialists, economic development professionals or planning and zoning staff. The class highlights the critical role economic development plays in our cities’ growth while highlighting the purpose current ordinances and policies play in the contribution of or hindrance towards business development. Pulling from real life examples, a panel of practitioners provides attendees with both statewide and local perspectives, sharing their success stories, challenges and endorsements for how class participants can address the needs of their city’s business community. In addition, the class identifies and addresses emerging impediments and statewide trends that can negatively impact the growth and development of a city.