Certified Business Parks Committee

The Charge of the Certified Business Park Committee is as follows:

• Publish the requirements to become a CBP and communicate to the local communities.
• Identify all delivery vehicles for this information.
• Publish a directory of CBP's and distribute to potential marketing networks.
• Create a resource which identifies sources of developmental funding, i.e., grants.
  
  

Committee Chair

Warren Cook, Business Growth Specialist, City of Kalamazoo, Community Planning and Development Department

Committee Members

Jennifer Arent, Community Development Technician, Berrien County Community Development Department
Dawn Baetsen, CEcD, Owner, D.E. Baetsen and Associates
Peter Fontana, Industrial Development Manager, Norfolk Southern Corporation
Chelsea Foster, City Manager, City of Ithaca
John Hanieski, Consultant, Economics Consulting Services, L.L.C.
James Hendricks, Chairman, Sault Ste. Marie Advanced Resources and Technology
James Hettinger, President, JH Urban Development Services, LLC
Patricia Lucas, CEcD, Executive Director, Lapeer Development Corporation
Michael Marcellino, Writer/Producer, EDC Services
William Mrdeza, Director, Community Services and Economic Development, City of Mt. Pleasant
Norm Terry, CED, Industrial & Commercial Business Services
Therese Thill, Vice President, Business Development, The Right Place, Inc.
Ned Zimmerman, President, Development Consulting

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