{"id":9276,"date":"2017-07-09T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/?p=9276"},"modified":"2017-07-07T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T22:26:00","slug":"summer-camp-for-job-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/articles\/investment-in-new-mexico\/summer-camp-for-job-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Camp for Job Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Damon Scott for Finance New Mexico<\/em><\/p>\n

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2016 participants; courtesy \u00a9 Western New Mexico University<\/p><\/div>\n

The last day of a typical kid\u2019s summer camp is usually reserved for the wacky and fun talent show. Silver City\u2019s adult version, instead, culminates in the presentation of an economic development case study.<\/p>\n

The New Mexico Economic Development Course at Western New Mexico University (WNMU) July 23 \u2013 27 in Silver City offers much more than the title suggests. The intensive week involves a series of lectures, workshops, training, activities and instruction \u2014 all designed to motivate attendees toward one overarching takeaway: spur job creation in their communities.<\/p>\n

Noreen Scott is the course director and one of the members of the New Mexico Economic Development Council, the group that oversees the course content. Scott is eager to point out the longevity, and thus stability, of the intensive \u2014 it\u2019s been offered in Silver City since 1993, she said. But a lot has changed over the last 24 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeakers change,\u201d said Scott, “[and] economic development processes have evolved and changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The speakers joining Scott for this year\u2019s course are a bit of a who\u2019s who in the world of economic development in the state, representative of many diverse experiences and disciplines. They include Dr. Miguel Vicens-Feliberty, associate dean of the School of Business at WNMU; Mark Lautman, founder of Lautman Economic Architecture; Jim Smith, vice president at CBRE Albuquerque; Pat Vanderpool, executive director, Greater\u00a0Tucumcari Economic Development; and Savannah Jermance, economic development director for the city of Rio Rancho.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just a partial list. Also on board are representatives from the public relations industry, as well as speakers and trainers with unique specialties from Hobbs, Gallup, Las Cruces and Santa Teresa. Topics range from \u201cResearching Your Community,\u201d to financing, ethics and how to use social networking for economic development.<\/p>\n

While the speakers and trainers are from New Mexico, the event attracts participants from other states, according to Scott.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe course is offered in 19 states including Texas, Arizona, Colorado and California,\u201d she said. \u201cIn our region, however, the timing and quality of our program may draw from those areas, as well as from states [that] do not have a course \u2014 like Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott said attendees will walk away from the week with a greater understanding of economic development techniques. \u201cParticipants will come away with ideas on how to grow their communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The course is open to all businesspeople, community leaders and \u201cthose interested in growing the economy in their communities,\u201d said Scott.<\/p>\n

And where better to experience summer camp-like activities than in Silver City? The artist community on the edge of the Gila Wilderness boasts an array of outdoor offerings.<\/p>\n

Participants will get a tour of historic downtown Silver City, eat dinner at the Jalisco Caf\u00e9, and enjoy a social and dinner at Adobe Springs Cafe. There\u2019s even a pizza supper on the last night of the course, when attendees may be chowing down on slices while preparing their economic development case studies.<\/p>\n

Enrollment is limited to 30 participants. For registration options and more information, visit http:\/\/iaecondev.org\/events\/new-mexico-economic-development-course-in-state\/<\/a>. \u00a0Scott can be reached at (505) 710-7172.<\/p>\n

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