DFW AMA - Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities February 25, 2010

Topic: Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities



Speaker: Robert Sturns, Economic Development Manager City of Fort Worth



Even in these “interesting” times businesses should be preparing for future growth – and knowing what the city had planned should play an important role in those strategic plans.



Robert will review his experiences with Arlington’s Economic Development during a down economic period and Arlington was able to move forward where many entrenched. Now, as Fort Worth’s New Economic Development Manager, he will take a look at the future this city and discuss how Fort Worth and the Tarrant County area will proceed into this every changing business environment and how those changes will affect our lives.



Event Takeaways:

• City goals for increasing business opportunities

• State of the Fort Worth business climate

• How every business person may participate in the future of Fort Worth business



Robert Sturns serves as the Economic Development Manager for the City of Fort Worth where he works to negotiate terms and structure economic development program agreements for real estate projects throughout the City. Prior to his current position, he was the Economic Development Manager for the City of Arlington. He also holds the designation of Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) from the National Development Council.



Active in the community, he is a past board member of the Van Zandt Southwest YMCA, McDonald YMCA, Fort Worth Economic Development Corporation, William Mann Community Development Corporation and Cancer Care Services. He is a member of the Texas Economic Development Council, the Urban Land Institute and Leadership Fort Worth. Past and present volunteer activities include the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, The Women’s Center of Fort Worth, Child Advocates of Tarrant County, Fort Worth ISD and the United Way.



Mr. Sturns holds a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Arts from Stephen F. Austin State University.





For more information and to preregister go to: http://dfwama.com/en/cev/306



11:30am: Networking

12:00pm: Presentation/Q&A



Fort Worth Club
306 W. 7th Street
Fort Worth TX 76102 USA



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