Economic Development Council
2003 Calendar
January 29th Monthly Lunch, “What happened to Andersen? Its impact on Chicago!”  Greg Burns, correspondent Chicago Tribune – Tower Club
February 26th Monthly Lunch, “Illinois Search for Jobs, Taxes and State Revenue; Laurence Msall, President, The Civic Federation – also Marj Halprin, executive director of the League of Chicago Theatres – Tower Club
March  11th EDC/Purdue University Calumet Breakfast Program, “Tax Planning and Issues For Your Business” – Pullman Bank
March 19th Eleventh Annual SBA Update Breakfast – 7:45 am – 410 Club, Wrigley Building, 410 North Michigan, Chicago
March 26th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club; Linda Darragh, Women’s Business Development Center; “Springboard 2003 – Venture Capital”
April 30th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club – “What Does it Take to Keep Industry in Chicago” Marilyn Labkon, President, General Iron
May 28th Monthly Lunch, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago -Charles Wheelan – Metropolis 2020          
June 25th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club – Nik Rokop, founder of the MicroTechnology and NanoTechnology Community
July 23rd EDC Annual Golf Outing – Timber Trails – LaGrange 12:00 lunch (Ted Wysocki)
July 30th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club – Ted Wysocki, President of the LEED Council
August 27th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club – Brenda Sexton, Directors of the Illinois Film Office
September 24th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club – Dr. Warrick L. Carter, President, Columbia College of Chicago
October 29th

Awards Lunch, Palmer House Hotel - Award recipients are Frank Portillo, President of Brown's Chicken and Pasta; Gene Fontanini, President of Capitol Wholesale Meats and Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages; James W. Bodman, Chairman of the Board of Vienna Beef Company; and Lou Gonnella, President of Gonnella Baking Company

November 26th Monthly Lunch, Tower Club – "Economic Outlook for the Midwest and the Nation" William Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago