June 14 - Smart Growth Business Roundtable in DC

["Seth, W. Andrew" <andrew.seth@spiegelmcd.com> (by way of "cpeo@cpeo.org" <cpeo@cpeo.org>)]

Register Today For This Important Event!
 
THE SMART GROWTH BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
Business Leaders to Discuss the Economic Benefits of Reducing Sprawl
 
A number of American business leaders are beginning to recognize that
sprawl can raise the cost of doing business and reduce long-term
profitability.  This is a key finding of a new study, "Profiles of
Business Leadership on Smart Growth: New Partnerships Demonstrate the
Economic Benefits of Reducing Sprawl," to be released on June 14 in
Washington, DC.
 
Join national business leaders and government officials in Washington, DC
for a roundtable discussion of the economic impacts of sprawl and the
strategies businesses are identifying to preserve quality of life, improve
access to labor, promote economic development, and protect open space.
 
ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS WILL INCLUDE 
(Partial List):
 
Bank of America
Consumers Energy
DaimlerChrysler	
Interface, Inc.
MCI Center
National Realty Committee
Providence Energy Corp.
Sierra Business Council
Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
Terry Kaufman, Lancaster County (invited)
Washington, DC Mayor Anthony Williams (invited)
Featuring:  U.S. EPA Administrator Carol Browner
Moderator:  Sanford Unger
 
DATE:		Monday, June 14, 1999	
WHERE:	Hotel Washington
		515 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
TIME:		10:30-12:00
 
The new study and roundtable are sponsored by the National Association of
Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP), a national
organization representing the nation's leading city and county
environmental managers.  You are also welcome to attend the press
conference to release NALGEP's new study, which will take place at 9:30
prior to the press conference at the Hotel Washington.
 
Space at the event will be limited.  If you are interested in attending
the event or purchasing a copy of the report, please return the attached
form, or contact NALGEP at (202) 638-6254. 
 
Founded in 1993 by a group of local officials, NALGEP is the premier
national organization representing local government professionals
responsible for environmental compliance and the development and
implementation of local environmental policy.  NALGEP has launched several
exciting projects to identify and promote new resources and incentives for
local community efforts in the areas of brownfields revitalization, smart
growth and air quality improvements.  Visit NALGEP's web site at
www.nalgep.org.