WCED Assistant Executive Director to Speak at The State of Garner Panel Discussion

Raleigh, NC, April 15, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Ken Atkins, executive director for Wake County Economic Development (WCED) (www.raleigh-wake.org), has announced that Conni Tucker, assistant executive director, will be participating on Triangle Business Journal’s “The State of Garner” panel discussion on Friday, April 17 from 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Garner United Methodist Church, located at 201 Methodist Drive in Garner. Other panelists include John Hodges, executive director of Garner Revitalization Association; Wally Bowman, North Carolina Department Of Transportation Highway Division 5 District 1 Engineer; and Hardin Watkins, town manager of Garner. They will discuss the state of Garner and provide insight into the town’s future direction, retail and residential growth, and health care offerings.

For more information or to make reservations, visit http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/event/5977 or contact Becky Sandefur at (919) 772-2042 or bsandefur@bixjournals.com.

“I am pleased to be participating in the upcoming State Of Garner panel discussion,” said Tucker. “Garner is a wonderful town with so much to offer, and this discussion will be a great way to make others aware of that.”

About Wake County Economic Development:
Wake County Economic Development (WCED), a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, is the primary economic development organization for Wake County and its 12 municipalities. WCED hosts clients evaluating Wake County for possible facility locations each year and facilitates dozens of corporate expansions, resulting in new jobs and capital investment for Raleigh and Wake County. Services available to companies that are considering relocating or expanding in Wake County include economic and demographic research, site and building inventory searches, visitation itineraries, community tours, corporate executive and employee briefings, employee relocation assistance, and post-relocation services. In both 2002 and 2003, Site Selection magazine recognized WCED as one of the top ten economic development organizations in the United States. For more information about WCED, please visit www.raleigh-wake.org.

Patty Briguglio
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