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February 18, 2010: Harrisonburg Summit on Strengthening Local Business and Economy

2010/02/18Business and Economy, Summit Report

Today, the Fairfield Center hosts its latest Harrisonburg Summit.  The theme this time is Strengthening Local Business and Economy.

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce joins us as a strategic partner, and is offering the Annual Economic Forecast to kick off the summit.

Agenda:

10:00 Opening Plenary at First Presbyterian Church

11:00 Identifying Breakout Topics

11:45 Breakout Session I

1:00 Breakout Session II

2:15 Breakout Session III

3:30 Closing Session at First Presbyterian Church

4:00 Adjourn

Sponsors

The Fairfield Center appreciates the sponsorship from two fine local businesses:

Good Wealth Management

We also thank our partners:

  1. Fairfield Center (formerly Community Mediation Center)
  2. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
  3. City of Harrisonburg, Economic Development
  4. Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance
  5. The Gaines Group
  6. Downtown Fine Furniture Co.
  7. Midtown Market
  8. You Made It! Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
  9. A Quiet Place Yoga and Shiatsu
  10. Shenandoah Valley Partnership
  11. Clementine
  12. James Madison University
  13. Rockingham Memorial Hospital
  14. Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine
  15. Harrisonburg Democratic Committee
  16. Imago Merle Norman
  17. Home Instead Senior Care
  18. Climate Action Alliance of the Valley
  19. Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists
  20. Off Projects, LLC
  21. Lundeen Associates, LLC
  22. Lucas Roasting Company
  23. Harman Construction
  24. WVPT-TV
  25. A M Yoder & Co., Inc.
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  1. #2  Charles Hendricks

    I agree there needs to be a focus on families as well as the young crowd at downtown restaurants. I missed the summit, but have done extensive research on this topic (I have two young children). Pennybackers has a great kids menu for younger kids, Daves is also a nice place for kids. For a little older, Clementines is excellent as well. While my kids are extremely selective about what they will eat, we have had great times every Wednesday night going out to eat downtown. We have never run into something that I consider out of line. Downtown has a great quality of life and is a perfect place to take the family for a night out.

    10/02/20 16:12

  2. #1  Brandon Amstutz

    Great Topics. Great Turnout. Great People.

    Disappointed that I was the only person to show up at the “Family Friendly Dining in Downtown”. I believe our downtown should not just cater towards bar hopping in the evenings, but rather a place where a family can enjoy a meal together and a night out. Many families do not eat downtown because they’re afraid of what their children could be exposed to. Downtown shouldn’t be for families just on the Holiday’s, but rather other times as well. Of course if we want most of our local restaurants downtown to be bars, then chain restaurants like Applebees and Ruby Tuesdays are just fine.

    Maybe I’m completely off base and out of touch, or maybe I just found a new restaurant concept for downtown.

    Agree or Disagree, its something to at least give some thought to.

    10/02/18 15:11

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