On Wednesday Jan
23th at 6:30 pm at the Five Star Restarant
A little over two years ago, the composites industry was just another business segment in the State of Utah. Since that time Governor Huntsman has made advanced composites one of the States key strategic clusters. As a result, the advanced composites community has received a great deal of interest from the State as a thriving, dynamic industry that contributes a great deal to the State economy. Come and hear how the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) are working to enable the composites industry to “be all that it can be”.
Gary R.
Harter
Utah Governor’s Office of
Economic Development
Gary works in the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development as the Managing Director for the Business Creation Team, which includes the Utah Clusters Initiative, Centers of Excellence Program, Business Resource Centers and State Science Advisor. Prior to these duties Gary was the Defense and Homeland Security Cluster Director in the office.
Gary is
a retired Army Colonel who spent 25 years on active duty, leaving service
in October 2005. He served in command and staff positions throughout the United
States and in Germany.
Gary is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelors of Science
in Biology and the National Defense University with a Masters of Science in
National Resource Strategy. Gary currently resides in Midway, Utah.
Jeff Edwards
Economic Development
Corporation of Utah
Jeff was appointed President & CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah in January 2005. He joined the company as the Vice President of Client Services in June 2001. A public-private partnership founded in 1987, EDCUtah has responsibility for recruiting new businesses to Utah by working with corporations and site consultants across the US and works closely with the Utah governor’s office.
Jeff has worked in diverse technology marketing and management positions for the last 20 years in the information technology and aerospace industries.
Jeff is a graduate of the University of Utah, with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Salt Lake Community College and Envision Utah and serves on the board of the Utah Technology Council.
And if that
isn’t enough . . .
In lieu of the normal student presentation, Bill Pratt of USTAR will be highlighting
Direct Controls, Inc., a USTAR company that may be able to provide unique
technical solutions to the composite industry by cost-effectively reducing
touch labor and hand machining.