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Re-Working Suburbia - Taking Control

 

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Re Working Suburbia - brought to you by:  San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, City of San Leandro and East Bay EDA

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Taking Control:
A Do-It-Yourself Tool Kit for Place-Based Business Development

Businesses, Owners, Managers and Entrepreneurs…..Today's economy requires that we create new ways of working, both in our workplace and in our community.

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Join us in learning about what we must do with our workplaces and surrounding community to develop and grow our businesses and attract new investment.

Take away with you the DIY Tool Kit - Actions businesses can take individually and collectively for a high-return:
· Increasing Productivity
· Connecting You with the World Around You
· Identifying Prospects in Markets Far Afield

Learn from other communities:
"Place-Based" strategies, to strengthen neighborhoods and commercial areas to create authentic, unique districts that people love and where businesses want to be.
Presenters, business development expert Rod Stevens, and urban design & place making expert Greg Tung will cite specific examples of how companies and communities have used their "places" to connect with one another and the world, through simple, high-return actions that do not require a lot of time or money.


Regardless of your location - make the most of your "place" of work for 21st Century competitiveness - and take strategic control of your future.

Event Sponsors
Creekside Partners, LLC

Innisfree Companies

OSIsoft

Westlake Development Partners

PG&E

Mi Rancho

Rose Gate Assisted Living

K/P Corporation

Exceptional Senior Placement Services

Reynolds & Brown

Grodin Financial Services

McDermott-Costa Co

Divine Home Care

Cal Coast

CNU Norcal Chapter

Paradiso Restaurant

Zocalo Coffeehouse



Event Location Platinum LEED Certified
San Leandro Arts Education Center
2200 Bancroft Ave.

Parking for the event will be identified with signage. 

Date/Time Information September 28, 2011
8am to 12 noon

Fees/Admission $40 per person

AIA-CE Credit Available

Register Today!

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