Burlington Economic Development Director Peter Bishop sheds light on Burlington's long-range plans for downtown Burlington and attracting business to other areas from the city council's recent Goal-Setting Workshop.
3:50 - An overview of city priorities outlined at the meeting
6:20 - Economic development priorities
7:00 - What goes into site development for business growth
9:30 - Shovel-ready matters. "Sites not dirt."
12:00 - UNC School of Government's Development Finance Institute and how it can help downtowns and other areas
16:00 - The future of parking in downtown Burlington
18:00 - Burlington Downtown Corp.'s vision plan: Reuniting Main Street, creating a plaza downtown if the police department headquarters is relocated
20:00 - "A bold plan."
24:30 - A vision, a path, but not set in stone
28:00 - National OnDemand headquarters coming to downtown Burlington
29:40 - N.C. Commerce Department's Building Reuse Grants
32:50 - May Hosiery Mill's transformation into loft apartments is happening
34:00 - Rep. Steve Ross' proposed extension, expansion of N.C.'s Historic Tax Credits, which enabled May Hosiery project
39:00 - Belong in Burlington session is 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Municipal Building