THE NEXUS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & LOGISTICS CHRISTOPHER STEELE COO & President, North America, Investment Consulting Associates Thursday, February 9 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CHRIS HARTMAN CEO, Tsawwassen First Nation Economic Development Corp. PAUL DERKSEN Associate VP Black Watch Property Ltd.
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THE NEXUS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & LOGISTICS
CHRISTOPHER STEELE COO & President, North America, Investment Consulting Associates
Thursday, February 9 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
CHRIS HARTMAN CEO, Tsawwassen First Nation Economic Development Corp.
PAUL DERKSEN Associate VP Black Watch Property Ltd.
• Admitting what we do and do not know
• Learning about the process and drivers
• Finding the opportunities
Understanding The Economic Possibilities
Resulting from Freight
Global Management Advisory
Public officials do not have an adequate understanding of freight operations or business drivers
Companies have dropped communities w/out plan for transportation infrastructure, or policies did not adequately accommodate freight
75% of companies said they would recommend guidance in the form of inventories of industrial sites; tax incentives for freight distribution businesses; industrial rail access programs; and expedited permitting processes.
Understanding and addressing this disconnect was the driving force behind NCFRP Report 13
The Public and Private Sectors view the world through different lenses; neither sees the full picture