WDI Announces 2012 Downtown Economic Series Keynote Speaker
Release Date: Wednesday, January 18th 2012
January 18, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Wilmington Downtown, Inc. (WDI) is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for their 2012 Downtown Economic Series luncheon: Mitchell Silver, President of American Planning Association (APA). Mr. Silver will speak on Emerging Trends for Downtowns at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside on March 7, 2012 from 11:30am - 1:00pm.
Mitchell Silver is the Chief Planning and Economic Development Officer in the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. Silver is an award-winning planner with more than 25 years of planning experience. He is nationally recognized for his leadership in the profession and his contributions to contemporary planning issues. Before coming to Raleigh in 2005 as planning director, Silver worked as policy and planning director in New York City, a principal of a New York City-based planning firm, a town manager in New Jersey and deputy planning director in Washington, D.C. He has taught graduate planning courses at Hunter College, Brooklyn College, Pratt Institute, and North Carolina State University. As planning director in Raleigh, he led the comprehensive plan update process. He is now overseeing a rewrite of the city's Development Code.
Seats for this event are $50 per person, or $450 for a table of 10, and can be purchased online at www.wilmingtondowntown.com. Sponsorship opportunities are also available; please contact WDI President & CEO John Hinnant for more information
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Wilmington Downtown, Inc. (WDI) promotes the economic growth and development of downtown Wilmington through recruitment, expansion, site selection assistance and their small business loan program. In 2011, WDI assisted 16 new downtown businesses, which absorbed more than 35,000 square feet of commercial space and created in excess of 270 jobs.
Contact: John Hinnant
Phone: (910) 763-7349
Fax: (910) 343-6950
Email: john@wilmingtondowntown.com
Website: www.wilmingtondowntown.com
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You may also mail checks (payable to Wilmington Downtown, Inc.) to PO Box 2235 Wilmington, NC 28402. Please include names of all attendees. Email ashley@wilmingtondowntown.com to request an invoice, or fill out the online form.