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SUMMARY:City Visit 2019: Phoenix
DESCRIPTION:As a valued Chamber investor\, Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce invite you to our annual City Visit in Phoenix\, AZ\, October 13-15.\n\n\n\n\nWe are convening Fort Worth community and business leaders (50 in total) to observe best practices of other cities excelling in the same areas in which we are focused through the City of Fort Worth\, Fort Worth Chamber and Visit Fort Worth strategic plans. We look forward to growing closer as a community through this trip\, as well as generating specific ideas from a benchmark city to address opportunities in Fort Worth related to economic prosperity.\n\n \n\nIn Phoenix\, our focus will be on economic development strategies\, talent development with universities and sports tourism including:\n\n\n	How the economic development strategies of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce are impacting the region\n	How Phoenix is developing youth and amateur sports tourism for economic impact and bringing families to the city\n	How the Phoenix Convention Center expansion is an economic benefit and attracts key industries like bio-medical conferences\n	How talent/workforce gaps are being solved by partnerships between higher education institutions and businesses \n\nWhat is included:\n\n\n	Welcome Reception on Sunday\, October 13\n	3 day\, 2 night stay at the Phoenix Biltmore\, a Waldorf Astoria Resort\n	Transportation from the airport to hotel and around Phoenix\n	Visits with city and community leaders\n	All meals\n	Discounted rate to extend your stay at the Biltmore 3 days before and after the City Visit\n\n Guests will secure their own airfare to and from Phoenix. Optional golf on Sunday\, October 13 - $80 greens fee and $50 club rental. Tee times will be late Sunday morning\, October 13. \n\nOctober 13-15\, 2019\n Space is limited and available on a first-come basis. \n\n\n\nFor questions about the trip\, please contact Julie Headley at 817.338.3370 .  \n\n\n\nCheck out the 2018 City Visit here.\n\n\n\nClick here for the 2019 Agenda
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">As a valued Chamber investor\, Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce&nbsp\;invite you to our annual City Visit in <strong>Phoenix\, AZ</strong>\, October 13-15.</span></span></div>\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">We are convening Fort Worth community and business leaders (50 in total) to observe best practices of other cities excelling in the same areas <span style="color:#1F497D\;">in </span>which we are focused through the City of Fort Worth\, Fort Worth Chamber and Visit Fort Worth strategic plans. We look forward to growing closer as a community through this trip\, as well as generating specific ideas from a benchmark city to address opportunities in Fort Worth related to economic prosperity.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nIn Phoenix\, our focus will be on economic development strategies\, talent development with universities and sports tourism including:</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How the economic development strategies of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce are impacting the region</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How Phoenix is developing youth and amateur sports tourism for economic impact and bringing families to the city</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How the Phoenix Convention Center expansion is an economic benefit and attracts key industries like bio-medical conferences</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How talent/workforce gaps are being solved by partnerships between higher education institutions and businesses </span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">What is included:</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Welcome Reception on Sunday\, October 13</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">3 day\, 2 night stay at the Phoenix <a href="https://www.arizonabiltmore.com/about-the-biltmore/"><span style="color:#00B0F0\;">Biltmore\,</span></a> a Waldorf Astoria Resort</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Transportation from the airport to hotel and around Phoenix</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Visits with city and community leaders</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">All meals</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Discounted rate to extend your stay at the Biltmore 3 days before and after the City Visit</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;Guests will secure their own airfare to and from Phoenix. Optional golf on Sunday\, October 13 - $80 greens fee and $50 club rental. Tee times will be late Sunday morning\, October 13.&nbsp\;</span></span>\n\n<h3 style="margin-bottom:0in\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;line-height:125%\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color:#202020\;">October 13-15\, 2019</span></strong></span></span></h3>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"> <span style="color:#202020\;">Space is limited and available on a first-come basis.</span><span style="color:#000080\;"><em>&nbsp\;</em></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">For questions about the trip\, please contact Julie Headley at 817.338.3370 .&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><em>Check out the 2018 City Visit <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8zhkge8zsgt73w2/Kansas%20City%20Visit%202018.mp4?dl=0">here</a>.</em></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Click here for the&nbsp\;<a href="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1802/File/Beth/Agenda.pdf">2019 Agenda</a></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="847" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1802/Image/Beth/FullImage.png" style="width: 600px\; height: 847px\;" width="600" />
LOCATION:City Visit 2019: Phoenix\, AZ
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