Economic Development Expert to Speak at Envision Coastal Alabama Annual Meeting

Oct 13th, 2010

We are pleased to announce that Ted Abernathy, one of the Southern Region’s foremost economic development experts, will present the keynote address at the Envision annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 a.m. at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel.

In his keynote presentation, Abernathy will speak about the difficult challenges faced by the Coastal Alabama region, including hurricanes and oil-spill recovery. But more importantly, he'll deliver a message of hope and inspiration to our community leaders promoting advocacy for future sustainability of the region.

Abernathy serves as executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board, a public policy think tank that creates economic development policies for 13 Southern states. Previously, Abernathy served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, a private nonprofit economic development organization. He has also authored nationally-recognized, strategic plans and reports and speaks to more than 150 groups annually.

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