SNEDA August 2005 Newsletter

Our thanks for their financial commitment to economic development

Our thanks to Banner Bank for their financial contributions to economic development in Spokane's community development neighborhoods. Phone Eric Loewe at 444-7633 for information on supporting SNEDA's work. Contributions to SNEDA are tax deductible.

Marcus Weiss kicks off the SNEDA Speakers' Series

On July 28, SNEDA is sponsoring the first of the new SNEDA Speakers’ Series.  Marcus Weiss, a nationally known consultant and authority on effective cooperation between non-profits, community organizations and governmental agencies (particularly federal agencies), is presenting “Financing for Economic Development: Creative Alternatives During a Period of Federal Budget Reduction.”  more>

AmeriCorps Entrepreneurship VISTA

JR Sloan, one of our Business Consultants, will be ending his VISTA tour with SNEDA at the end of August. more>

Market Street Market (MSM) visits Pike Place (Seattle) and Granville Island (Vancouver, BC)

Recently, SNEDA’s evaluation and economic development consultant, Marcus Weiss, and public market consultant, Richard McCarthy, arranged for Market Street Market’s Director Paul Hamilton, and SNEDA’s Eric Loewe to meet with the management of Seattle’s Pike Street Market and Vancouver BC’s Granville Island Public Market. more>

Old. Smart. Productive…

“…The next generation of older Americans is likely to make a much bigger contribution to the economy than conventional wisdom would have you believe.  If society can tap into senior capabilities, employers will benefit, growth and living standards will rise, and the financing woes of Medicare and Social Security will be easier to solve…” more>