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Municipalities and Business Explore Common Interests at FLGR Conference
27.Feb.2008
Experience from Alabama is shared with Bulgarian municipal and business leaders.Phillip Dunlap and Megan McGowen, Director and Assistant Director respectively of Local Economic Development for Auburn, Alabama, discussed Auburn’s experience with initiating public-private partnerships between businesses, universities, and scientific institutions for the development of high-tech parks. Bulgarian government officials presented ongoing and upcoming funding opportunities for municipal investment projects with EU structural funds.