{"194091":{"#nid":"194091","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Innovations in Economic Development Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeople Power in Economic Development\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuest Speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWesley Brooks, Director of Special Projects,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Center for Working Families, Inc.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can efforts to solve community problems lead to the creation of green jobs?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWesley Brooks, Director of Special Projects at The Center for Working Families and Green and Healthy Homes Initiative Coordinator for the City of Atlanta, will share practices from a series of programs and projects that involve workforce training and sustainable development.\u0026nbsp; Information about how local residents have been trained in remediation of lead based paint, asbestos, and other residential safety hazards and how this training has resulted in new skills, green jobs, and housing rehabilitation will be discussed. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAGENDA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E12 Noon:\u003C\/strong\u003E Meet the speaker\/brown bag lunch \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E12:30-2:00 pm:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; Program \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELOCATION\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECentergy Building at Technology Square\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E75 Fifth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30808\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHodges Connections Room, Third Floor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore Information:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information, call Lynn Willingham at \u003Ca href=\u0022tel:404-894-0730\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E404-894-0730\u003C\/a\u003E or e-mail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lynn.willingham@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elynn.willingham@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Innovations in Economic Development forum brings together faculty, other researchers, students, economic developers, and policymakers to discuss leading-edge ideas and practices in economic development and innovation policy.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresented by: the Program in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP), a joint initiative of Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute and the School of Public Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECo-sponsored by: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information, visit\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001HzW80dwfq7KehYHp67YPzKnpWZ5_cfnhNKgdUHNs8WZ5AuaSS9EP0Fa8CS7Uvn3xZK-VmjwPbWDAxUkv6w-cOVJORt28rO_AqRzZk0o0ehM=\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estip.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, click FORUM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWesley Brooks, Director of Special Projects at The Center for Working Families and Green and Healthy Homes Initiative Coordinator for the City of Atlanta, will share practices from a series of programs and projects that involve workforce training and sustainable development.\u0026nbsp; 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