Developing the skills and competency of your region’s current workforce is an important
element in meeting production demands and attracting additional investment and
expansion.  At this session at NADO’s 2015 ATC, participants learned how regional development organizations are leveraging resources and supporting programs to assist incumbent, unemployed, and displaced workers with processing and manufacturing skills.

Panelists:          

• Bret Allphin, Development Director, Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley RegionalDevelopment District, Reno, OH
• Christine Frei, Executive Director, Clearwater Economic Development Association, Lewiston, ID
• Jon Gulliver, Director of Investor and Community Relations, Northern Maine Development Commission, Caribou, ME

Moderator:      

• Lloyd Frasier, Executive
  Director, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, Rome, GA