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Mike Watson:Welcome.
I’m Mike Watson, director of Livable Communities and Enterprise Lead for Livable Communities at AARP.
Coralette Hannon:Thanks, Mike.
And this year, as we sought to determine a topic, there was one that kept emerging.
The economic vibrancy of our communities.
Hello, and welcome to the 2023 AARP Livable Communities Economic Development Workshop.
Nancy LeaMond:I’m Nancy LeaMond, AARP’s chief ddvocacy and engagement officer.
Many of you have helped champion these and other AARP priorities.
Thank you for your partnership.
Many downtown areas are struggling to fill vacant office space, impacting local economies.
These are pressing challenges and action is needed.
AARP can make a real difference.
We are committed to supporting your work on the ground to turn these ideas into action.
And perhaps most important, we will have the opportunity to listen and learn from you.
So, with that, thank you for joining us and contributing to these important conversations.
Throughout this workshop, we’ll examine that topic by unpacking four key elements.
First, the built environment, including transportation options.
A range of housing choices and downtowns that are designed for our people positively impacts local economies.
Third, workforce upskilling and support of small businesses can be a strategy and tool for revitalizing communities.
Now on that note, we hope that this experience is centered around your engagement and interaction.
Let’s go ahead and get the conversation started there now.
Feel free to drop in the chat one economic development challenge that you’re facing in your community.
you might also use the chat for conversation throughout the workshop.
You’ll see that hashtag and our handle on the screen throughout the event.
On your screen again, you will see the instructions for joining Slido.
There seems to be a very heavy contingent from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Also seeing Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, pop up, Kentucky, California.
I could name all the states.
It seems like we have them all reflected here.
Anything you’re seeing?
Coralette Hannon:It looks like almost every state is represented on the screen so far.
I see some hometown states, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina for me and you.
It looks like we have a lot of good representation across the country.
Mike Watson:Love it.
We’ll also use this platform to do some quizzes throughout.
Everybody’s going to do well.
So, let’s try this out with our first one now.
Coralette, can you tell us our first question?
Coralette Hannon:Sure.
Is it a., 72%?
or d., 50%?
Mike, what are you seeing?
Only, almost 70 percent of y’all have answered.
There’s about 30 percent of folks who are coming in around that, that 65 percent answer.
Um, so yeah, seems like a pretty heavy consensus.
Some other folks have put in other responses.
I think the the correct answer is a.
72 percent of the baby boomer generation want to live near shops and restaurants and offices.
Or scan the QR code on your screen.
Then ensure you’re on the Q& A tab on the top of the page.
Now I’m excited to kick it back to Coralette to introduce our first keynote.
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