White Paper: Economic Development Visioning Results

November 17, 2014

At the conclusion of the 2013 IBM Smarter Cities Challenge engagement, the IBM Team rolled out a “roadmap” with five specific recommendations for how our region could improve its economic development outcomes. Their fourth recommendation was “Brand the Vision, Not the Slogan. Present a single strong identity for the cities and the region as a whole.”

Dates the White Paper was accepted:
Washoe County: January 13
Washoe County School District: January 14
City of Reno: January 14
City of Sparks: January 26

Members appointed to the visioning subcommittee:
Washoe County: Bob Lucey (no alternate)
WCSD: Veronica Frenkel, Howard Rosenberg (alternate)
City of Reno: David Bobzien, Naomi Duerr (alternate)
City of Sparks: Ed Lawson, Charlene Bybee (alternate)
Nevada System of Higher Education appointee: Jason Geddes (alternate)