Session Summaries

Tuesday September 1st
Brownfields 101: Identifying and Implementing a Brownfields Strategy
Building a Project Vision
FOCUS WV Brownfield Project Case Studies
Financing a Brownfield
The Importance of Brownfields in Recreation and Transportation
Site Selection
Brownfields and Renewable Energy Roundtable
(sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Energy, Office of Coalfield Development)

 

Wednesday September 2, 2009
Bring Your Own Brownfield Workshop

The Bring Your Own Brownfields Workshop is an informal brainstorming session involving a panel of community and economic development experts from various agencies and organization to help provide tips for success on WV brownfields projects submitted by community participants.
Contact Person: Patrick Kirby

Panelists: Ken Ellison, WV DEP
Mary Hunt-Lieving, Benedum Foundation
Marten Jenkins, Natural Capital Investment Fund
Laura Rye, FHL Bank, Pittsburgh
Peter Butler, West Virginia University, Landscape Architecture
Joe Nowak, US EPA Region 3
Craig O'Leary, Regional Economic Development Partnership
Cheryl Wolfe, West Virginia USDA Rural Development