What It Is What's Been Done What's Next What You Can Do     2005 Summit More than 400 concerned citizens showed up to discuss the planned growth of the county. 2006 SWOT Analysis Summit volunteers put their time and talent together to study and create an analysis of the area¹s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. 2007 Summit Four initiatives identified and undertaken by the committee were reported on to the community at a second large gathering. Initiatives included: Health Care Neighborhood Pride Local Purchasing Education Residents and business leaders from all walks of life and throughout the county joined forces with sanofi pasteur and VaxServe in serving on an Implementation Committee to continue to explore the ideas brought forth at the Economic Development Summit. The committee held its first meeting in January 2006. The committee, chaired by sanofi pasteur¹s Mary Ellen Monacelli, Director of Taxes, US, gathered data and analyzed what the group felt are the strengths of the area that can be built upon and what obstacles could be anticipated along the way. It was the intent of the committee to serve as a catalyst in bringing together all economic development groups to work as a unified force. To read the results of the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis, click here. From information culled from the SWOT Analysis, a White Paper was developed as an overview. To read the White Paper, click here.                 Home  |  What It Is   |  What's Been Done   |  What's Next  |  What Can You Do   |  Contact Us Copyright 2008 Economic Development Summit