Date:
May 6, 2010

Time:
7 AM - 12 PM

Location:
The Avalon Manor
3550 E. Route 30
Merrillville, IN 46410
Directions

Premier Sponsors
NIPSCO
Northwest Indiana Forum


Platinum Sponsors
Foundation for Fair Contracting
Building Indiana News


Exhibitor Sponsors
Ticor Title Insurance
ATC Associates

 

 

The Third Annual Build Indiana Conference

Move IN Forward

While some experts report the economic recovery is beginning in Asia, will creep through Europe and then arrive in the U.S, the third annual BUILD INDIANA event invites you to join senior-level decisionmakers as they break down the recovery to its elemental effect on Northwest Indiana now and what to expect as the markets gain momentum.

Agenda

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Registration. Continental Breakfast. Networking. Exhibits.
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks.
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM
The Statehouse Report. Guest speaker: Indiana Secretary of Commerce and IEDC Chief Executive Ocer E. Mitchell Roob, Jr.
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Financing in 2010: It is a whole new game with financing. Traditional lending is beginning to open up. Learn how some communities are working with developers in land acquisitions and how others are utilizing venture capitalists.
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM Infrastructure, Transportation and Logistics. Rail, port, air and highway executives will discuss both current and future projects and how Northwest Indiana’s fiber optics route and technology corridor will be an asset to their success.
10:05 AM - 10:55 AM The Developer Perspective. Industrial and commercial project owners and developers, brokers and tenants outline current strategies and issues critical to success in the near future.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Illiana Expressway. Hear firsthand how the public/private partnership will jumpstart investment and development. The three proposed routes along with new opportunities will be discussed.