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Invitation JEDCO 2008 Events Merle Hay Road Membership Sites-Buildings	Johnston Economic Development Member Update - January, 2008 You Are Invited! JEDCO members, members of the Johnston Chamber and other business and civic leaders are invited to join us for the JEDCO reception and annual meeting on January 23, 2008. The event will be held at the Stoney Creek Inn beginning at 4:30 P.M. This is great opportunity for the development and business community in Johnston to network and share plans for 2008. Please plan to attend and RVSP to Heather Wilcox at 515.276.9064 or at heather@growjohnston.com. JEDCO 2008 Events Preparations are being made for several activities of interest to both JEDCO and Chamber members. More details about each of these events will be available soon, but here is a brief preview. Tour 2008! The success of this event in recent years compels us to do it again. This year our annual tour is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The preliminary plans call for an afternoon tour followed by a informal reception. Johnston Development Forum. A popular event in prior years, JEDCO and the City of Johnston will be hosting a forum to share information about upcoming city infrastructure and planning activities, and new development activities in Johnston. The date has not been finalized, but it will be held in March or April, 2008. Regional Issue Forum. JEDCO has joined with the development organizations from Grimes, Urbandale and Dallas County to host an occasional Issue Forum to discuss development issues of mutual concern. Planning is underway for the next Forum to be held in the fall of 2008. For more information about upcoming JEDCO events, be sure to check the Event Calendar at the growjohnston.com web site. Merle Hay Road Redevelopment. As the 2008 calendar year begins we are looking forward to working with the City of Johnston to implement the recently adopted Merle Hay Redevelopment Plan. This will be a long term process and it won't happen all at once. The City and JEDCO will be working on initial steps to update the comprehensive plan and zoning policies to correspond to the vision for the area. The City will also be exploring updates to programs such as tax increment financing which will be needed to stimulate development activity and overcome obstacles which are unique to any redevelopment project, e.g. reconfiguration of infrastructure such as sewers and access roads. It will also be important to explore ways to help property owners work together for mutual benefit. And this is just the beginning of the process. Let's proceed! Membership Renewals JEDCO is a membership organization of businesses, developers, financial institutions, brokers, professional service providers in various fields of real estate development, and citizens. Without the financial support of our members and the City of Johnston we would not be able work as an effective catalyst for a strong development environment. If you have renewed your membership or recently joined JEDCO – we sincerely thank you. If you have not yet renewed your membership, or if you have considered joining but have not yet acted – please do so. We are grateful to have the opportunity to serve you. Best wishes in 2008! Member Sites and Buildings Ongoing Reminder! - JEDCO members are being asked to review the information posted in the Sites and Buildings sections of the GrowJohnston.com web site. We want to make sure information about the sites and buildings being developed by our members is complete and current. If you have updated information about a site or building - please contact us soon! Johnston Chamber of Commerce Johnston Economic Development Corporation PO Box 61 5408 NW 88th Street, Suite 120 Johnston, IA 50131 Phone: 515-276-9064 Fax: 515-309-0144	CURRENT EVENTS Learn about developments in Windsor in our Featured Area.
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Johnston Economic Development
Member Update - January, 2008

You Are Invited!
JEDCO members, members of the Johnston Chamber and other business and civic leaders are invited to join us for the JEDCO reception and annual meeting on January 23, 2008. The event will be held at the Stoney Creek Inn beginning at 4:30 P.M. This is great opportunity for the development and business community in Johnston to network and share plans for 2008. Please plan to attend and RVSP to Heather Wilcox at 515.276.9064 or at heather@growjohnston.com.

JEDCO 2008 Events
Preparations are being made for several activities of interest to both JEDCO and Chamber members. More details about each of these events will be available soon, but here is a brief preview.

Tour 2008! The success of this event in recent years compels us to do it again. This year our annual tour is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The preliminary plans call for an afternoon tour followed by a informal reception.

Johnston Development Forum. A popular event in prior years, JEDCO and the City of Johnston will be hosting a forum to share information about upcoming city infrastructure and planning activities, and new development activities in Johnston. The date has not been finalized, but it will be held in March or April, 2008.

Regional Issue Forum. JEDCO has joined with the development organizations from Grimes, Urbandale and Dallas County to host an occasional Issue Forum to discuss development issues of mutual concern. Planning is underway for the next Forum to be held in the fall of 2008.

For more information about upcoming JEDCO events, be sure to check the Event Calendar at the growjohnston.com web site.

Merle Hay Road Redevelopment.
As the 2008 calendar year begins we are looking forward to working with the City of Johnston to implement the recently adopted Merle Hay Redevelopment Plan. This will be a long term process and it won't happen all at once. The City and JEDCO will be working on initial steps to update the comprehensive plan and zoning policies to correspond to the vision for the area. The City will also be exploring updates to programs such as tax increment financing which will be needed to stimulate development activity and overcome obstacles which are unique to any redevelopment project, e.g. reconfiguration of infrastructure such as sewers and access roads. It will also be important to explore ways to help property owners work together for mutual benefit. And this is just the beginning of the process. Let's proceed!

Membership Renewals
JEDCO is a membership organization of businesses, developers, financial institutions, brokers, professional service providers in various fields of real estate development, and citizens. Without the financial support of our members and the City of Johnston we would not be able work as an effective catalyst for a strong development environment. If you have renewed your membership or recently joined JEDCO – we sincerely thank you. If you have not yet renewed your membership, or if you have considered joining but have not yet acted – please do so. We are grateful to have the opportunity to serve you.

Best wishes in 2008!

Member Sites and Buildings
Ongoing Reminder! - JEDCO members are being asked to review the information posted in the Sites and Buildings sections of the GrowJohnston.com web site. We want to make sure information about the sites and buildings being developed by our members is complete and current. If you have updated information about a site or building - please contact us soon!

Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Johnston Economic Development Corporation
PO Box 61
5408 NW 88th Street, Suite 120
Johnston, IA 50131
Phone: 515-276-9064
Fax: 515-309-0144

CURRENT EVENTS
Learn about developments in Windsor in our Featured Area.