WCED Assistant Executive Director to Speak at Association of Legal Administrators Meeting

Raleigh, NC, June 19, 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 for WCED, will be speaking at the Association of Legal Administrators monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 24 at noon in the NC Cary Bar Center, located at 8000 Weston Parkway in Cary. In her presentation, Tucker will speak on the topic of the local and regional economic forecast.

The Raleigh-Durham chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators is comprised of 64 members representing 55 law firms and legal departments in and around the Raleigh-Durham area and eastern North Carolina. Its mission is to improve the quality of management in legal services organizations, promote and enhance the competence and professionalism of legal administrators and all members of the management team, and represent professional legal management and managers to the legal community and to the community at large. For more information, visit www.alacarolinas.org.

“I am excited to have the opportunity to speak at the ALA’s meeting,” said Tucker. “This is an excellent opportunity for legal administrators to learn more about economic development and what WCED is doing to better our local economy.”

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
MMI Associates, Inc.
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