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5 <br />Promoted regior <br />groups involved <br />Served with locg <br />Development G <br />planning exerch <br />support the Air . <br />established by tl <br />Triangle J Council of Governments <br />Economic Development Report to Local Governments <br />Summary of 1998/99 Accomplishments <br />I cooperation among chambers and local governments and among other key <br />1 the Triangle Region's community and economic development efforts. <br />economic development groups. Participated in the Wake County Economic <br />nmission's planning process. Assisted communities and counties with <br />s. Created in early 1998 and will maintain a coalition of businesses to <br />wareness program to help keep the Triangle from exceeding emissions limits <br />federal air quality program <br />Made presentations to industrial clients for the State Department of Commerce, for various <br />chambers and for county economic development commissions throughout the region and the <br />state. Served on international-trade and business development panels and programs throughout <br />the state. <br />TJCOG provided staff support for the Greater Triangle Regional Council, a body whose <br />purpose is to create the vision and assist in setting the direction for the Region' s future. One <br />of the key goals of the GTRC is to examine regional development choices as the population <br />grows by another 600,000 over the next generation. <br />Conducted a year long community dialogue leading to the adoption of eight 8) Regional <br />Development pr}nciples in September 1999. <br />Worked on the ?rojects with the RDU International Airport staff including efforts to increase <br />the number of airlines serving the area and the frequency and destinations of daily passenger <br />and cargo departures. Worked on developing with IBM and RDU a prototype kiosk with inter- <br />active computer to assist both domestid and international visitors. <br />Served as the grantee for reign Trade Zone #93; made numerous presentations and <br />conducted the meetings of the Rates, Tariff, and Legal Review Board. Responsible for the <br />FTZ Subzones, mactivated #93 C, Merck, submitted subzone applications for Consolidated <br />Diesel (#214A) and did preliminary work for Perstorp Flooring. Prepared several boundary <br />modifications, moth in the Triangle and around the state. <br />Assisted #93 Operator, Longistics and the State Department of Commerce in marketing the <br />state's Foreign Trade Zones to international traders through out the world. Arranged seminars <br />via the World Trade Center NC and the NC World Trade Association to promote <br />understanding of the foreign trade zone program Attended the annual conference of the <br />National Association of Foreign Trade Zones in Hershey, Pa.