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5/7/2008 ACCE Selects Regional Sustainable Development Fellows
Alexandria, VA — ACCE has selected 50 business-civic leaders to participate in its Regional Sustainable Development (RSD) Fellowship, funded by the Ford Foundation and conducted with the support of research consulting firm, FutureWorks, as well as The Alliance for Regional Stewardship. Beginning in the fall of 2008, three groups of Fellows will begin the 12-month program in order to create a regional action plan that will address barriers to creating a sustainable economy and healthy environment.
5/5/2008 2007 Business Tax Estimates
Alexandria, VA — ACCE recently posted a comparison study of the state and local taxes businesses paid in 2007. The study includes comparative data from all 50 states and also includes information on the amount of tax paid related to the level of service provided.
4/28/2008 Justin Horan, former chamber of commerce executive and ACCE chairman, passes away
Alexandria, VA — Justin Horan, former chamber of commerce executive, ACCE chairman, and devoted family man passed away on April 21, 2008. He was 81.
4/28/2008 Justin Horan, former chamber of commerce executive, passes away
Alexandria, VA — Justin Horan, former chamber of commerce executive and devoted family man, passed away April 21, 2008. He was 81.
4/15/2008 Grow: White Paper on Street Light Technology
Alexandria, VA — As featured in BusinessWeek, Robert Grow, a former ACCE/Ford Foundation Regionalism and Sustainable Development (RSD) Fellow has published a white paper on improving street light efficiency. The BusinessWeek article is quoted below. For some more interesting thoughts on improving street light efficiency, check out Grow's white paper, which is linked within the article.
4/15/2008 Stand Out From the Crowd with ACCE's JobWatch Offer
Alexandria, VA — Get a "Featured Job" upgrade (a $99 value!) when you post a job on ACCE's JobWatch TM
4/15/2008 ACCE Board Considers Succession Planning and Interim CEO Services
Alexandria, VA — Charles Van Rysselberge, CCE, ACCE Board Member and President/CEO of Charleston (SC) Metro Chamber of Commerce was charged with researching an interim CEO program that is successfully being offered by United Way of America and developing a plan of action to organize a program to identify chamber retirees who could be called upon to fill in as an interim CEO and support succession planning for those Chambers that develop a vacancy. His research will be used to determine if ACCE could or should offer a similar program.
4/15/2008 Regional Strategies Forum Keynote Speakers Named
Alexandria, VA — At the Regional Strategies Forum on July 29 and 30 in Pittsburgh, PA , find out how to identify and mobilize those partners to bring sustainable, dynamic, profitable growth to your region.
The forum features three important keynote presentations by regional planning experts: Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program of The Brookings Institute; Dr. Mark A. Weiss, Chairman and CEO of Global Urban Development, and Richard C.D. Fleming, President and CEO of the St. Louis (MO) Regional Chamber and Growth Association; Petra Todorovich, Director of America 2050, Regional Plan Association.