Community Economic Development to Support Growth
May 10, 2006 Economic Development Today Telecast
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Over the next five years, more than a dozen military installations and their surrounding communities will experience growth ranging from 5,000 to over 20,000 personnel and their families as a result of BRAC 05, IGPBS and Transformation, requiring a different approach to a different set of issues from communities facing downsizing. Telecast viewers will see successful examples from communities that have previously managed growth issues related to military installations receiving new missions, troop units and significant numbers of additional defense personnel.
The telecast will feature the "Communities Responding to Growth" presentation as taped from the OSD/Military Service/Community Conference "Responding to BRAC 05" being held in Atlanta, Georgia on May 2-5, 2006 https://www.respondingtobrac.com/conference.asp. Department of Defense and other officials will also be interviewed regarding the BRAC process.
The OSD/Military Service/Community Conference presents state and local officials with helpful perspectives for responding to the anticipated growth or downsizing actions arising from the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC 05) process, the Integrated Global Presence and Basing Strategy (IGPBS), and Transformation.
Moderator
Matthew E. Crow, Director of Communications, E.D.A., U.S.
Department of Commerce
Panelists
Elizabeth Bax, Executive Director, Rolla Regional Economic
Committee
Terrance Roche, Former Installation Commander,
Ft. Drum, N.Y.
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