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• 0 <br />Care, Executive Director of Indian River Hospital District Board of Trustees, spoke as <br />Chairman of the Space Alliance Technology subcommittee. His subcommittee's goal is to <br />help local companies solve technological problems. They had over 100 contacts last year <br />and received State recognition as the second most productive chamber group in the state. He <br />gave an example of how NASA engineers, at no charge, resolved a local radio station's <br />problems with storms. A second program, the Economic Development Tours, has a goal of <br />educating the community about the importance of the manufacturing sector. This is <br />accomplished through regular and special tours of various manufacturing facilities. The third <br />program he highlighted was the Business Assistance Team which assists companies with <br />regulatory and permitting process. Their volunteers have indicated a willingness to share <br />their experience and knowledge about how each government system works. An example he <br />cited was the approval of the 98' Avenue changes to the SR 60 Corridor Plan. <br />Linda Gonzalez, President of Coldwell Banker -Ed Schlitt Realtors, presented as the <br />Chairman of the Industrial Parks Committee. She advised there were a number of objectives <br />including helping to establish industrial parks at designated industrial nodes, attracting new <br />and expanding target companies, expanding the tax base and lowering the unemployment <br />rate. There are 26 volunteers that have worked on the committee this year. The committee's <br />initiatives are divided into the nodes that have been set aside for industrial development at <br />Oslo Road and I-95, SR 60 and I-95, CR 512 and I-95, and the development of a spec <br />building. She advised of the goals for each location, how the committee is working toward <br />those goals, and the present status or result of each location. <br />Patrick Fowler, Vice President of Human Resources for the New Piper Aircraft <br />Company, spoke as Chairman_ of the Manufacturing Task Force. He advised of the <br />objectives of the task force, explained the programs and results and on-going activities. He <br />advised the various goals of the luncheons which have been held. One initiative, the <br />December 21, 1999 <br />45 <br />Boas P;,uC <br />