{"id":9655,"date":"2021-02-01T09:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamneo.org\/?p=9655"},"modified":"2022-02-08T18:22:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:22:14","slug":"2021-ed-now-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/news\/2021-ed-now-event-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 ED NOW Virtual Event Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Recap &amp; Video Recordings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Team NEO, in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ohioeda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ohio Economic Development Association (OEDA)<\/a>, kicked off the year with a virtual event focused on sharing best practices for communities to be prepared to compete and win business investment. At this annual workshop, we discussed how local government has a critical role in community resilience, especially in these uncertain times of COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the video recordings below for lively dialogues and insights about how your community and the Northeast Ohio Region can stay competitive, prosperous, and vibrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pK_KcaXO_Uo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to our Keynote sponsor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear from keynote Jay Garner, highly respected site selection consultant and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garnereconomics.com\/knowledge-center\/book\">Economic Development Is Not for Amateurs!<\/a> A must-read for community leaders on how to achieve economic development success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breakout Panel Discussions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Tax Sharing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2xVG9qD9FZM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to our Panel Discussion sponsor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominionenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dominion Energy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panelists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-1459a7a5-bc41-49cd-9bd3-ed5de32653b4\"><li><strong>Moderator:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peasecpa.com\/team_member\/mark-brandt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Brandt<\/a>, VP Business Development, Pease CPAs<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eriecountyedc.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abbey Bemis<\/a>, Executive Director, Erie County Economic Development Corporation<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perkinsschools.org\/aboutus\/b_o_a_r_d_o_f_e_d_u_c_a_t_i_o_n\">Jason Dulaney<\/a>, President, Perkins School Board<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kjk.com\/professionals\/stephanie-mercado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephanie Mercado<\/a>, Partner, Kohrman Jackson &amp; Krantz<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reconfiguring Retail and Vacant Sites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HVRT-ET7XUk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to our Panel Discussion sponsor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.colliers.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colliers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panelists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Moderator:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.colliers.com\/en\/experts\/mark-abood\">Mark S. Abood<\/a>, Senior Vice President \/ Principal, Colliers<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbre.us\/people-and-offices\/joseph-khouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joseph W. Khouri<\/a>, First Vice President, CBRE<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluemarkcapital.com\/experienced-team\/aaron-massara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aaron C. Massara<\/a>, Senior Associate, BlueMark Capital<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/icpllc.com\/about\/icp-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Salata<\/a>, Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Commercial Properties LLC<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Community Authority Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CmBHT3uciJA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to our Panel Discussion sponsor: <a href=\"https:\/\/firstenergycorp.com\/fehome.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstEnergy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panelists<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Moderator:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobsohio.com\/about-jobsohio\/services-programs\/government-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tyler Yaple<\/a>, Director, Government Affairs &amp; External Engagement, JobsOhio<\/li><li>Phil Angelo, Director, Huntington Capital Markets<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricker.com\/people\/john-caleb-bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Caleb Bell<\/a>, Partner, Bricker &amp; Eckler Attorneys at Law<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6795,"template":"","categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9655","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partner-resources"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12168,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9655\/revisions\/12168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northeastohioregion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}