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Sustainable Economy Sample Files & Resources

Re-Imagine Beaver County 2019 report

Report of the Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Task Force, September 2018

Example of Program Book for Summit Exploring the Variety of Types of Sustainable Economic Development, THRIVE: Sustainable Economy Summit, Indiana County April 2017

Sustainable Indiana County website: http://sustainableindianacounty.org/

Structure of the Task Force Focus Groups Process: Topics for Each Meeting: http://sustainableindianacounty.org/task-force-progress/

Discussion Guide for Facilitators – Re-Imagine Beaver County March 2017

Evaluation Form for Symposium with Visioning Session, example from Re-Imagine Butler County, September 2018

Examples of Jobs in the Sustainable Economy

Instructions for Visioning Facilitators

Example of Analysis of Visioning sticky notes; Re-Imagine Butler County September 2018

Sample of Program which incorporates visioning instructions (Re-Imagine Butler County, September 2018)

Sample of a Press Release

Sample Media Release for Speakers (courtesy Blue Lens LLC)

Other Organizations: Sustainable Economy Resources

THRIVE: Sustainable Energy, Jobs & Economic Development Symposium (May 2016) (by invitation, 40 people including League members, government, business. Included tour of Pittsburgh’s Energy Innovation Center where the event was held. The EIC is a green renovation of a former trade high school.)

Links to audio of the speakers: https://www.shalepalwv.org/thrive-sustainable-energy-jobs-economic-development-symposium/

Solar Tour example – Butler Harvest Solar Tour, October 2019

Year end newsletter describing activities and progress, Re-Imagine Butler County 2019

Video – The Sustainable Economy is Here (Growth of Clean Jobs) – Sharon Pillar, at Indiana County THRIVE- Sustainable Economy Summit I, April 2017

Video – Re-Imagine Beaver County First Visioning Session: Highlights of the Re-Imagine event  March 2017

Video – Re-Imagine Beaver County: Next Steps. Chemistry/Green Manufacturing, Dr. Terrence Collins September 2017

Video – Re-Imagine Beaver County October 2017, Creating Mission and Vision; Identifying Key Stakeholders, Ryan Kieta Johnstown Vision 2025

Video – Re-Imagine Beaver County October 2017, Getting Your Community Leaders to Work on a Sustainable Development Project, Preston Shimer League of Women Voters and former Upper St. Clair School Board Member

Video – Mario Leone Jr., Monaca Borough Manager, “Implementing Sustainable Development Projects in Your Town or Borough.” THRIVE: Indiana County Sustainable Economy Summit I, April 2017.

Video – Sustainable Municipality Certification, Jim Price of Sustainable Pittsburgh, THRIVE: Indiana County Sustainable Economy Summit I, April 2017.

Video – Dr. Patricia DeMarco, Conducting a SWOT Analysis, Re-Imagine Beaver County, October 2017

Video – Highlights of the Indiana County Sustainable Economic Development Summit II, September 2018

Video – Highlights of Re-Imagine Butler County September 2018 symposium & visioning session