Tag: Deane Foote

Deane Foote, a Founding Board Member of the Site Selector’s Guild, recently attended the ‘Lakeside with the Guild’ Event at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

The Missouri Partnership and the Missouri Economic Development Council hosted the event attended by 10 members of the Site Selectors Guild, and over 30 economic development practitioners from around the state. Numerous productive roundtable discussions took place during the day and half session, including topics such as: best practices for success, growth industry trends, certified sites, site tours and prospect visits, the RFP process, incentives, Right to Work, and websites/marketing. The Guild members also participated in a session with state legislators to discuss site selection issues. The bottom line: Guild members are now better prepared to discuss Missouri with corporate clients that are looking to expand!

Left to right: Guild Members: Will Hearn and Gary Yates and MO partnership President: Christopher Chung
Left to right: Guild Members: Will Hearn and Gary Yates and MO Partnership President: Christopher Chung
Beautiful Lake of the Ozarks
Beautiful Lake of the Ozarks

AAED Business 2 Baseball

Yesterday, Deane and I had the pleasure of attending the AAED Business 2 Baseball event at the Cubs vs. Dodgers Spring Training game at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, AZ. There was a great turnout. We really enjoyed meeting new AAED members, and catching up with the members we already now. They couldn’t have picked a more beautiful day either! Thanks to AAED, particularly Bridgette Blair (Director of Marketing and Operations) and Dee Dee Bark (Corporate Investment Director), for making us feel so welcome. We are looking forward to attending more events!

~Emily

Site Selectors Guild Conference in Orlando

As a founding board member of the Site Selectors Guild, Deane recently attended the  January 22-24, 2012 Conference in Orlando, Florida. The event was chock full of consultants economists speaking about the global projects in which they are involved. The first-ever conference was hosted by the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and its partners (Enterprise Florida, FPL, Greater Ft. Lauderdale Alliance, and JAXUSA Partnership) , and also included a private dinner at Walt Disney World’s Epcot. In attendance at the dinner was Florida’s Governor Rick Scott, who was there to show his support for the site selectors and clients conducting business in his state. For more information about the Site Selectors Guild and its future events, please visit their website: http://www.siteselectorsguild.com/.

Members of the Site Selectors Guild, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commision, Florida Governor Rick Scott, and other partners
Members of the Site Selectors Guild, the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commision, Florida Governor Rick Scott, and other partners.
FCG President Deane Foote of the Site Selectors Guild got the chance to meet and speak with Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Orlando Site Selectors Guild Conference dinner.
FCG President Deane Foote of the Site Selectors Guild got the chance to meet and speak with Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Orlando Site Selectors Guild Conference dinner.

FCG featured in LocationAdvisors.net publication

FCG President, Deane Foote was featured in the December 2011 newsletter, “On Location” – a monthly publication distributed by Development Counsellors International via their website, LocationAdvisors.net. Deane was asked about 2011’s biggest trends regarding economic development and site selection. To view the newsletter and Deane’s interview, please follow the link: Three Questions with Deane Foote, Principal, Foote Consulting