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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 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