"Great ROI! Can't wait until the next one!�This was awesome!"
Osceola County, FL
"I was glued the entire time!"
Cincinnati USA Partnership, OH
"Concise, to the point, broad perspective."
Hamilton Co Alliance, OH
"Everything was first class"
Baldwin County EDA, GA
"The FORUM was a fantastic event�"
Binswanger
"From my perspective this was one of the best run and focused meetings I have been to"
Ernst & Young, NY
"Most valuable professional meeting I have attended in decades."
Melbourne International Airport, FL
"They keep getting better. Thank you."
Tulsa Metro Chamber, OK
"Roundtable sessions were great"
South Carolina Dept. of Commerce
"Best group of speakers in one place I've ever seen!"
Imperial Valley EDC, CA
"Delighted to be a sponsor! The best marketing money I spend"
Greater Dalton C. of C./Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Auth., GA
"Excellent Forum! Well organized event. Definitely got our sponsorship dollars worth!"
Missouri Partnership
"High Quality Speakers"
Wayne County Dev. Alliance, NC
"You do a wonderful job organizing first-class Forums that deliver great value to the attendees."
JaxUSA Partnership, FL
"Perfect ratio. Finally found a conference that provides great value!"
National Grid
"Great use of time. Small group very conducive for discussion and networking opportunities."
Team NEO, Ohio
"As always, outstanding. Best in the business"
Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce, TX
"Sierra Pacific Brewery project learned about this while attending the Renewable Energy conference in Tulsa."
AdvantageWest, NC(Press Release)
"I Cannot Imagine Not Being At Future Forums! "
Central Alabama Electric Cooperative
"Great ROI! Can't wait until the next one!�This was awesome!"
Osceola County, FL
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Chicago, Illinois
October 25 - 27, 2015
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Four Seasons Resort Orlando
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December 6 - 8, 2015
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One Ocean Resort
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March 21 - 23, 2016
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Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis
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June 5 - 7, 2016
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Hutton Hotel
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March 30 - April 1, 2015
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Four Seasons Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
April 12 - 14, 2015
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Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas
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It was extremely worthwhile to hear directly from industry experts about the critical issues, strategies and practices needed for a successful economic development strategy. The sessions were very informative, and equally valuable were the networking opportunities that allowed us to connect with the site selectors themselves.
Lehigh Valley EDC, PA
I always walk away with information I can use back home. Always first rate sessions.
Ames EDC, IA
Another strong Forum program.
Entergy New Orleans
Good range of pertinent topics overall.
Southern Oregon Regional Econ. Dev. Inc.
The level of expertise and knowledge of the presenters are excellent. The topics covered key issues facing economic developers today with insight and thought provoking discussions about future trends.
Minnesota DEED
Kudos on another great Forum!
Tampa Hillsborough EDC, FL
Great topics and networking. All sessions were relevant.
Prince William County Econ. Dev., VA
As always the AD team put together a program that energizes the group and makes us think.
Lake County IN Economic Alliance, IN
I am glad I accepted your invitation to speak. I found the Forum to be excellent with the topics and speakers interesting and current. Your staff did a great job in organizing, planning, and managing the event with military precision. I have attended many seminars over the years and none are more organized.
Savills Studley PA
All the speakers were high quality. I felt I would miss important points if I left the room even to make a phone call. From past experience, I know Area Development will deliver an excellent program.
NMIDA , MS
This was the best economic development conference that I have ever attended in my 31 years of experience. Excellent all the way around. I was totally surprised by how good it was. I plan to attend others in the future. The whole conference was fantastic.
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency
The speakers provided unvarnished views on the site selecting process.
City of Anderson, IN
Every speaker was well prepared and told me things I wanted, and needed to know. They were all impressive. The Forum was very well organized with a great group of presenters. There was no session I felt like I could skip. A first class event. The networking opportunities were great and there were plenty of opportunity to talk individually with the consultants, which was very valuable.
Kennett, MO Board of Public Works
As a new economic developer, the consultants� candid comments were invaluable. I also appreciated the way the program adhered to the time schedule. The insights from the site selectors were invaluable, and the networking opportunities allowed me to connect with and learn from colleagues across the country. I look forward to attending other Area Development forums in the future.
Denton Municipal Electric/City of Denton, TX
All speakers were excellent, and the information and open discussion stood out as exceptional.
San Antonio Econ. Dev. Foundation, TX
I want you to know the event was tremendous. Your speakers were the best continuous group of presentations I have heard at any conference in a very long time if not ever and were right on for the audience in attendance. Thanks for making it another first class event that was worth the cost of attendance.
North Mississippi Industrial Development Association
I really enjoyed the forum this week and will definitely plan on attending other Area Development events in the future. Please make sure I'm added to your distribution list so I can keep up with �all things AD�.
Clarksville-Johnson County Regional Chamber of Commerce. AR
These are top notch events. I attended the (Atlanta) Forum to reconnect with a few consultants and make some new friends. It worked! I walked away with a genuine first-class project.
Taylor Economic Development Corporation (TX)
Our staff has worked diligently for almost a year on this Sierra Pacific Brewery project � (we) learned about this opportunity while attending the Renewable Energy site-consultant conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
AdvantageWest (NC) press release
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The Consultants Forum Supports Community Plates
Founded in January 2011, Community Plates is committed to ending American food-insecurity through direct-transfer food rescue. Established as a 501(c)3 non-profit food-rescue platform, Community Plates is focused on transferring healthy, usable foods to where it can help feed those in need. This volunteer-driven, technology fueled process coordinates with restaurants, grocers, bakeries, caterers and other food-service organizations who have foods destined to be thrown away and delivers the food to soup-kitchens, food-pantries and other hunger relief organizations who serve food-insecure individuals and families.
The Consultants Forum is pleased to support this relief service by providing all the unused food from our events to Community Plates. We will continue to support Community Plates at locations of all future Consultants Forum events.
