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Well Known Speaker and Author, Jack Schultz, to Speak at MCEDC Forum
Midland States Bank and the Monroe County Economic Development Council (MCEDC) are pleased to announce that Jack Schultz will speak at the MCEDC Forum on Feb. 8, 2010 at The Falls in Columbia. Doors will open at 7 a.m. and the event will conclude around 9 a.m.
Schultz is a top authority in economic development in small towns just like those in Monroe County. Author of Boomtown USA: The 7 1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns and the presentation by the same name, Schultz has inspired many communities to find their own vision.
Beyond being an author and national speaker, Schultz is the founder and CEO of Agracel, Inc., an industrial development firm majoring in rural America. Agracel is located in Effingham, IL.
Schultz's Boomtown USA project took more than three years of research beginning with 15,800 small towns across the country. Schultz then narrowed the list to 397 outstanding small towns that he calls AGURBS.
In 2006, Schultz took his mentoring of small towns a step further by founding Boomtown Institute. The Institute was created in response to the support for Boomtown USA and his speaking tour.
Schultz was named Ernst and Young's Illinois Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005, and his research has been featured in numerous publications, radio and TV programs such as USA Today, Forbes, and Business Week.
Attendees can register online for the Feb. 8 MCEDC Forum by going to the U of I Extension-Monroe County website at monroe.extension.uiuc.edu or by calling 618-939-3434.
Registration is $20 for those who own or work for a business in Monroe County and $25 for all others. Deadline to register is Monday, Feb. 1.
The meeting agenda: Invocation 8-8:15 a.m. Midland States Bank, forum sponsor- 8:15-9 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Jack Schultz Closing Nora Feuquay, U of I Extension-Monroe County Community and Economic Development Educator at 618-939-8681, extension 309 or nfeuquay@illinois.edu.
7 a.m. Check in of attendees
7-7:45 a.m. Breakfast and networking
7:45-8 a.m. Welcome and overview of the
Monroe County Economic Development
Council
Introduction of Jack Schultz
The Monroe County Economic Development Council meets every other month on the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the top floor of the County Courthouse. Meetings are open to the public.