Regional Report: The West and Southwest
Despite a growth slowdown, the region is still attracting tech sector investment.
Despite a growth slowdown, the region is still attracting tech sector investment.
The nation’s heartland is winning high-profile economic development projects, many in renewable energy and advanced manufacturing.
Despite an overall slowdown in the national economy, states continue to see pockets of growth.
From a surge of IPOs in Washington State and manufacturing momentum in Utah to greater growth in smaller Texan cities, it’s an exciting time in the West and Southwest.
While hampered somewhat by lack of skilled labor, the country’s heartland is continuing to ride the recovery wave.
Led by pro-business Texas, the nation’s Southwestern quarter continues to build on its strengths.
While several Midwest cities have been hit hard by the pandemic and civil unrest in recent months, there’s growing optimism about the future. Many states
Our Regional Report on the Southeast finds many industries holding up behind the “doom and gloom” headlines.
Many states are reporting new investments and expansions as companies seek to capitalize on growing healthcare needs and the “stay at home economy.”
Silicon Valley’s loss is this region’s gain, as tech companies migrate to lower-cost states that have also recorded some of the highest GDP
growth rates in the country.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
We are in a period of rapid change. Customer needs, technologies, competitors and internal capabilities require companies to review and update their strategies for the new realities. In this workshop, strategy experts Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison will show you a systematic approach to strategic planning to help you refine or redefine your business strategy and approach including:
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.