Indy Partnership Stories

By Troy Whittington, Director of Business Development



Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the Industry Week/Expansion Management's Consultant Roundtable in Tucson, AZ. This was the third in a series of three held this year throughout the country.

Expansion Management's Roundtables have been an important part of the Indy Partnership marketing strategy. They continue to provide a valued opportunity to establish relationships with top site consultants. This being my first opportunity to attend, I was impressed by their presentation of new, meaningful programs in an environment that encouraged very productive networking.

The conference allowed me the opportunity to network with some of the industry’s top consultants, as well as other economic development professionals on the state, regional and local level.

During my time at the conference I attended presentations from site consultants and took part in a variety activities designed to help build relationships with the speakers.  Additionally, I had the chance to discuss opportunities and challenges with the featured presenters in one-on-one meetings throughout the conference.

Topics covered by the presenters included discussions on the future of incentives, trends in location and decision making, regional EDC collaboration and marketing strategies from experts like Julia Hoffman of Ernst & Young, LLP, Jane Orlin of ADP and Rich Overmoyer with 4th Economy.

Now back from the conference, I am excited to share with our team the strategies I have learned and we are eager to get to work implementing some of these strategies into our own plan as we continue our work to attract new jobs to Central Indiana.