Sponsored by Truliant
Leveraging Economic Workforce Incentives
Description:
Meeting attendees will hear from a panel of Economic Development professionals from several local organizations including SC Works, the City of Greenville, the Greenville Area Development Corporation, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce. The discussion will be moderated by Jennifer Moorefield of Greenville Technical College.
Topics of discussion will include available workforce and training resources, tax incentives, and grants for supporting community businesses and organizations.
Learning Objectives:
Become familiar with the workforce development resources available such as training funds, grants, recruitment services, and incentives to hire from non-traditional pipelines.
Overview of the differences between city, county, state incentives. Where, when and how they can be applied.
Provide information on other resources (ex. Move Up!, Skill Up!) and ways to keep up to date on programs and initiatives with economic development allies. ----------------------------------------------------- Moderator Bio:
Jennifer L. Moorefield Greenville Technical College
Jennifer L. Moorefield is the Associate Vice President of Economic Development and Corporate Training at Greenville Technical College, responsible for the day- to -day operations of the continuing education division, serving 9600 students a year. Jennifer is an expert in organizational effectiveness and change management with over 25 years of experience providing coaching, facilitation, training and leadership services to business and industry.
Jennifer, is chair-elect of the Greer Chamber of Commerce, serves as President of the SC Technical College Chief Continuing Education Officer Peer Group, board member for SCACHE (South Carolina Association of Continuing Higher Education),a graduate of the SC Economic Development Institute and a member of the Greenville County Workforce Board’s SC Works Committee.
Panelist Bios:
George Acker SC Dept. of Commerce
George Acker is retired after 35 years as SC VP of external Relations for Duke Energy. Since 2016, he has been employed by SC Commerce from to call on existing industry in Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Laurens and Union Counties. George serves as Chairman of a number of regional/statewide organizations such as the Upstate Alliance, the Clemson University Research Foundation, and the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. He is currently or previously been a board member of a number of organizations including ANMED Hospital Board, ANMED Foundation Board, SC Chamber of Commerce, Spartanburg Chamber, Upstate Better Business Bureau, Tri-County Tech., and the Tri-County Tech. Foundation. George holds a bachelor's from UNC-Chapel and a master's from UNC-Charlotte. In his current role, he has visited over 400 upstate manufacturers on behalf of SC Commerce to assist on a variety of manufacturing issues.
Shanna (Nikki) Burgess SC Works
Shanna's career has been spent in higher education and workforce development. She has served in multiple roles with SC Works Greater Upstate for the past seven years, moving from a frontline position to director in this time period. She has a Bachelor’s in organizational leadership from USC and a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration from LSU. Shanna is very passionate about the work she does, and her goal for the communities is for them to have the support they need to be successful and thrive.
Tavia Gaddy GADC
Gaddy is a Senior Project Manager for the Greenville Area Development Corporation which is a leader in economic development for Greenville, providing support and resources to businesses of all sizes and helping to create a vibrant and thriving business community. GADC acts as a liaison between the business community and local government and works closely with government officials and agencies to ensure that the needs and concerns of businesses are heard and addressed.
Michael Panasko City of Greenville
Mike Panasko is currently the Interim Director of Economic & Community Development for the City of Greenville, South Carolina. He started his economic development career working with the regional economic development agency known as the Upstate South Carolina Alliance, and then Innovate Anderson- a public private partnership in Anderson County, South Carolina. Prior to that, he spent several years working in the private sector with specialty technology firms Mid-South Data Systems and ScanSource.
Mike sits on several local boards and committees including the Greenville County Workforce Development Board, the Greenville Small Business Development Center Board, and serves as the administrator for the Greenville Local Development Corporation. He has his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from Webster University, and an MPA from Clemson University.
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