Upcoming Forum Events:
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo!
10:00 am – Bastrop
Do you ever wonder how to get everyone in your county moving in the same direction?! Or how to get broadband to your community? Or how other states do it? If the answer to any one of the above is yes, then you need to hear:
County Judge Travis Floyd and the Knox County (Texas) Visioning Team, an innovative partnership of county government, 4 cities, 4 chambers of commerce, 4 EDC's, 3 school districts, the hospital, Texas Agri-Life Extension, private businesses and other good people. They will share their recipe for success. Hint: It’s equal parts leadership, entrepreneurship, diversification and youth engagement with heritage tourism, work force development and good old hard work.
Sonja Murray of Winston-Salem, NC,will tell how One Economy Corporation brings broadband service to rural communities, and how the federal stimulus funds will benefit their work with places in North Carolina, Indiana and Texas.
David Terrell, Director of Indiana’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs . OCRA -- yes, OCRA! – was inspired in part by our own ORCA and has become one of the most dynamic rural offices in the nation. Their programming includes major initiatives for broadband (together with One Economy) and training based on Nebraska’s Home Town Competitiveness model.
This Forum is at LCRA's Riverside Conference Center in Bastrop. It will convene promptly at 10 am and adjourn around 2:30 pm. Lunch is provided. Click here for directions to the Riverside Conference Center.

