The New Opportunity Boomtowns
Millennial migration and lower living costs are turning often-overlooked locales into Goldilocks options for businesses looking to thrive. A guide.
Millennial migration and lower living costs are turning often-overlooked locales into Goldilocks options for businesses looking to thrive. A guide.
The Southwest continues to grow as a hub for tech, finance and data centers, attracting companies with a business-friendly environment, high quality of life and relatively low cost of living.
In this Midwest Regional Report, we look at how the region is thriving and helping businesses excel and grow.
Regardless of the news in the past couple of months, Alabama retains one of the strongest business climates in the U.S. and will still be a top location for manufacturers.
Cottingham & Butler turns to local colleges for a number of training programs, from business and leadership to computer skills, and considers these critical for their business’ ongoing success.
As Amazon decides where it will locate its much-anticipated “HQ2” second headquarters facility, some front-runners have emerged.
.Growing a startup to its full potential is one of the hardest feats in business. This can be a precarious climb, so it’s easy to want to scramble to the top, but it’s better to take each step carefully and position your company for long-term success
While the Southeast is sometimes overlooked in national conversations about economic development, it is a powerhouse of manufacturing economic growth, home to two of the country’s fastest-growing state economies and lures investment with a low cost of living and engaged workers.
It seems like business leaders and politicians everywhere are making a pitch to be the home of Amazon’s second headquarters – and we mean everywhere.
Nebraska Gov. Peter Ricketts is running the state like a business, putting customer service and relationships first, and it’s working.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
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.