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		<title>National Counseling Group Sponsors Youth and Families Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/03/national-counseling-group-sponsors-youth-and-families-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/03/national-counseling-group-sponsors-youth-and-families-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Support]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Fairfield Center is pleased to announce the lead sponsor for the Harrisonburg Summit on Supporting Youth and Families in Crisis will be the National Counseling Group!  With their sponsorship, NCG is making a statement of their commitment to the youth and families in the area and keeping the event free and accessible for all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Promote Harrisonburg Summit on Supporting Youth and Families in Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/help-promote-harrisonburg-summit-on-supporting-youth-and-families-in-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/help-promote-harrisonburg-summit-on-supporting-youth-and-families-in-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education / Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Support]]></category>

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Add a countdown to the summit to your own Web site:

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Create a link to the summit registration page

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Create a registration button for your Web site or to share with others

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Download a full-page [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Systems at Work</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/sustainable-systems-at-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/sustainable-systems-at-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scribe/Convener: Cathy Strickler
First Prebyterian Church	11:45

Attendees: J. Reeves, A. Hagmeier, A. Nielsen, K. Degner

Cathy presented information on Sustainable Systems at Work.  This is a packaged discussion course for employees to increase their committment to conserving resources at work &#8211; water, energy, food, supplies- and thus save money for the employer.  It consists of readings, discussion questions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Current State of the Credit Market</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/the-current-state-of-the-credit-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/the-current-state-of-the-credit-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scribe: Amy Good    Convener: Jonah Pence, Farmers and Merchants
Pennybackers	11:45
Attendees: Jonah Pence, Sarah Prusak, Linda Greene, Milt Matter, Aaron Ludwig, Henryeevs, Kevin Flint, Has Harma, Thorton Tip Parker, Johnny Bar,Henry Reeves &#38; Amy Good

What are the current credit standards?
There has been a tightening over the last few years in what banks can loan.  There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bricks and Mortar Businesses in Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/bricks-and-mortar-businesses-in-recession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/bricks-and-mortar-businesses-in-recession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scribe/Convener: Troy Lucas       Beyond A    11:45
Attendees: Deb Rhizal, Sam Nickels, Eddie Bumbaugh, Alexis Morehouse, Justin Creasy, Lori Clouse, Bill Ney, Mary Post, Troy Lucas
CONCERNS FOR LOCAL BRICK AND MORTAR STORES IN A RECESSION
Competing with big box stores:

buying power advantages
marketing budgets
ability to offer &#8220;all things&#8221; under one roof

Maintaining mom and pop shops:

simply generating the walk-in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What types of new businesses would you like to see downtown?</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/what-types-of-new-businesses-would-you-like-to-see-downtown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/what-types-of-new-businesses-would-you-like-to-see-downtown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy and Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener/Scribe: Eddie Bumbaugh
Earth &#38; Tea Cafe	1:00

Attendees: Eddie Bumbaugh, Alan Finks, Bill Ney, Gary Stiteler, Henry Reeves, Jim Blair, Dereck Criner, David Denman, Benjamin Craig, Anne Lorimer, Joe Grandstaff, Mike Tolbert, Alexis Morehouse


An overview of downtown revitalization was presented:


 Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance&#8217;s strategy includes building a base to support businesses by attracting more people to live, work and attend events downtown
 Since HDR was formed there has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting Businesses and University Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/connecting-businesses-and-university-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/connecting-businesses-and-university-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education / Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scribe: Joyce Krech        Conveners:
Carol Hamilton, Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE), College of Business at JMU
Joyce Krech, Assistant Director, Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Cally’s &#8211; A    11:45 a.m.    Chuck Boles
Attendees: Dereck Criner, Alan Finks, Steve Stein, Noah McBrayer Jones, David Walters, Mitch Ball, Matt Robertson, Frank Tamberrino
•  Need for more awareness and connectivity between university and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Healthcare Reform is Good for Business and the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/how-healthcare-reform-is-good-for-business-and-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/how-healthcare-reform-is-good-for-business-and-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health and Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener/Scribe: Diana Woodall       Cally&#8217;s B    1 pm
Attendees: Diana Woodall, Jean Buono, Bruce Lundeen, Holly Watts
People have so confused many issues. Health care insurance is not health care. The current system is so dysfunctional that consumers (potential customers of your business) are paying so much for health care insurance they don&#8217;t have the extra money to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United for getting over a bad economy that affects us all</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/united-for-getting-over-a-bad-economy-that-affects-us-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/united-for-getting-over-a-bad-economy-that-affects-us-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2:15 Session   Location:  First Presbyterian
Convener: Gustavo Maldonado
Scribe: Tom Domonoske
Participants-
Amy Good, Curtis Lambert, Jose Maldonado, Daniel Uribe, Aaron Hagmaier,Mickey Arefaine, Sarah Prusak, Gustavo Lemus Maldonado Jr., Doug Guith, Bruce Lundeen, Tom Domonoske
Ideas discussed
Jose started out with the downturn in the economy losing jobs and jobs opportunity and need to work together.  The problem of getting people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QuickBooks</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/quickbooks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/quickbooks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener: Jennifer Armstrong, Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor®  Jennifer [at] armstronglane.com
Scribe – Christina Rose
Topics discussed:
QuickBooks Upgrades, when are they necessary?  Intuit requires upgrades every 3 years, but major changes to the software are not made each year.  QuickBooks 2010 has lots of new features that may make an early upgrade worth it.  New features we discussed were Email [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/google/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summit Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scribe: Andrew Royer        Convener: Mike Vanderpool    Cally&#8217;s B    11:45:00
Attendees:
Bruce Lundeen
Les Helmuth
Jean Buono
George Homan
Ande Banks
Tim Ruebke
Mike Vanderpool
Andrew Royer
Introduction of Valley Apps &#38; Google Apps
Quick Explanation of Google Apps capabilities
Session has moved into the Google Fiber Experiment discussion
What is Google&#8217;s intention with this experiment?
What happened to the downtown WiFi initiative?
Would major players like Verizon or Comcast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Content</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/online-content/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/online-content/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener/Scribe: Brent Finnegan       The Artful Dodger    11:45
Attendees: Brent Finnegan, Anne Lorimer, Julia Simmons, Scott Rogers, David Mullens, Mike Tolbert, William Roy, Brandon Amstutz
• Why is social media important?
• With so many websites out there, how do you rise above the noise?
• Using blogs and Facebook to generate leads: members of the group have had varying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Green Space Important Downtown</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/why-is-green-space-important-downtown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/why-is-green-space-important-downtown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scribe: Martha Woodroof
Convener: Bibb Frazier    Clementine B    2:15
Attendees: Alexis Morehouse, Eddie Bumbaugh, Ande Banks, Dereck Criner, Joshua Hahn, Brian Shull, David Denman, Alan Finks, Benjamin Meredith, Jonah Pence, Matt Robertson, Roger Bryant, Becky Bartells. John Reeves, Joe Grandstaff, Mitchell Ball, Tip Parker, Charles Strickler, Cathy Strickler, Sam Nickels
Harrisonburg City has an excellent credit rating, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing on a Shoestring</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/marketing-on-a-shoestring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/marketing-on-a-shoestring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener/Scribe: Jim Blair
Dave&#8217;s Taverna    11:45
Attendees:
Jennifer Armstrong
Roger Bryant
Kathryn McMillen
Lois Jones
Stacey Bowers
David Denman
Joe Grandstaff
Diana Roll
Jim Herr
Benjamin Meredith
Rhonda Blosser
Phil Blosser
Jim Blair
What can you do when you cant write a big check for marketing?
Asking for referrals.
Collaboration with other businesses &#8211; share or barter services, give discounts.  Sponsors for non-profits.
Is there a central resource for events  for local business?  No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Local Housing Market</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/our-local-housing-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/our-local-housing-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener and Scribe: Scott Rogers
Clementine    1:00 p.m.
Attendees:
Roger Bryant, The Gaines Group
Jonah Pence, Farmers &#38; Merchant Bank
Benjamin Meredith, Building Knowledge
Ande Banks, City of Harrisonburg
Matt Robertson, The Stratford Companies
Scott Rogers, Coldwell Banker Funkhouser Realtors
Our local housing market is doing poorly, but is not as bad as other markets.  Charlottesville, Northern Virginia are doing worse.
Lower priced homes are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Investment  and Local Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/community-investment-and-local-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/community-investment-and-local-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convener: Deb Rhizal
Scribe: Zenaida  Hall             Beyond    1:00
Attendees: Charles Strickler, Tip Parker, Sam Nickels, Zenaida Hall, Curtis Cambell, Troy Lucas, Frank Tamerrino
Thorton- Creative funding
Lucas- Local collaboration
Curtis- Social finance, BALLE looking at how we as a community find sustainable best practices and work groups. How we create this, a  Triple Bottom Line- Local businesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Based Agricultral Development and Synergies</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/community-based-agricultral-development-and-synergies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/community-based-agricultral-development-and-synergies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Convener: Eric  Benfeldt
Scribe: Tom Domonoske           Clementines A    11:45:00
Clementine: Benjamin Craig, Charles Strickler, Zenaida Hall, Tom Domonoske, Eric Benfeldt, Curtis Lambert, Diana Woodall, Jonathan Garber
Everyone introduced theirself and explained why they were interested in this topic.
Eric B then explained the type of work being done by extenstion agents and the importance of agriculture and how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 18, 2010: Harrisonburg Summit on Strengthening Local Business and Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/february-18-2010-harrisonburg-summit-on-strengthening-local-business-and-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harrisonburgsummits.com/2010/02/february-18-2010-harrisonburg-summit-on-strengthening-local-business-and-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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

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		<title>Feb 18: Harrisonburg Summit on Strengthening Local Business and Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Harrisonburg Summit on Strengthening Local Business and Economy is an opportunity to network, share challenges, share your solutions, and learn the latest about economic trends facing the central Shenandoah Valley.
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Date &#38; Location
10-4pm February 18, 2010
Showker Hall in First Presbyterian Church in downtown Harrisonburg &#8211; and then throughout the downtown restaurants!
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		<title>Summit Sensation: (Coffee) Grounds for Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kai</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Community Mediation Center is pleased to announce is own brand of locally roasted, certified organic, fairly traded coffee designed to perfectly accompany your next conversation!
Grounds for Conversation
Locally-Roasted Certified Organic, Fairly Traded Coffee

We all know the best conversations can be over a cup of hot coffee.
Since its beginning in the early 1980s, Harrisonburg&#8217;s Community Mediation [...]]]></description>
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