County residents invited to attend Governor’s economic development plan meeting
Mar 25th
Boulder County, Colo. – As part of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Bottom Up Economic Development Plan initiative, a meeting for Region 3, which includes Boulder County, will be held this Monday, March 28, from 2-4 p.m. at the Arvada Center in Arvada.
Boulder County residents are encouraged to attend to share their ideas regarding the issues, priorities and needs for a strong economy in Colorado. To participate in Monday’s meeting, please RSVP to Dick Albair, of the State of Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade, at Richard.albair@state.co.us or 303-892-3840.
Along with Boulder County, Region 3 includes the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, and Jefferson.
Preliminary survey results for each county may also be presented at Monday’s meeting. To participate in the survey, visit the Bottom Up website at www.advancecolorado.com/bottomup, and select “Online Survey.”
The information obtained through the survey and regional meetings, as well as a subsequent meeting in Boulder County to be scheduled in the coming weeks, will be used to create a countywide economic summary. Countywide plans are due to the state by April 15.
For more information, visit www.advancecolorado.com/bottomup or contact Leslie Irwin in the Boulder County Commissioners’ Office at 303-441-3546 or lirwin@bouldercounty.org.
Colorado Gov Hickenlooper speaks to Boulder Chamber on Boulder Channel One TV
Mar 25th
Governor John Hickenlooper addressed a captive audience of 250 Chamber and community members at our luncheon on March 21. He shared details on how government should be “effective, efficient and elegant.”
Chamber Travel Program Informational Meeting
Thurs., Mar. 31 | 5:30-6:30pm| Chamber Center, 2440 Pearl St. |
Ribbon Cutting for iSupportU (new location)
Fri., Apr. 1 | 4-5pm| 1825 Pearl St. |
New Member Orientation
Thurs., Apr. 7 | 8-9am| Chamber Center, 2440 Pearl St.
Featured Event: Education Matters 2011 with Senator Mike Johnston
Join Colorado Senator Mike Johnston to learn why education reform is critical for your business.
Senator Johnston is one of Time Magazine’s ’40 under 40′ & Forbes’ ‘Most Powerful Educators’!
Tues., Mar. 29 | 7:30-9am| UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom, CU-Boulder | Register
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Matt Damon Hosts "Plan B: Mobilizing To Save Civilization"
Mar 25th
A New Episode Of The PBS Series Journey To Planet Earth Premieres March 30th At 10 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 25, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– “Plan B:
Mobilizing to Save Civilization,” a documentary based on the book by environmental visionary Lester Brown, will be broadcast on PBS on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10 p.m. Academy Award winner Matt Damon returns as on-camera host/narrator. Produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Marilyn & Hal Weiner, “Plan B” is the 12th episode of the award-winning series Journey to Planet Earth, which reports on the most important environmental and sustainable development issues of the 21st century.
Matt Damon narrates Journey to Planet Earth
Appearing with Lester Brown are Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Friedman, former Governor and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, along with other scholars and scientists. Locations include: China, Japan, Korea, India, Italy, Turkey, Bangladesh, Zambia, Haiti, and the United States.
What makes “Plan B” significant and timely is that it provides audiences with hopeful solutions — a road map into a new and emerging economy based upon renewable sources plus realistic strategies to avoid the growing threat of global warming. View a clip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLUEEGxlvlY
Journey to Planet Earth is one of the most successful environmental series in the world, with episodes broadcast in most major overseas television markets. The series currently yields a worldwide television audience of more than 75 million viewers per year. There are also more than 15,000 videos of the series in educational media libraries yielding an annual audience of approximately 1.2 million students. For information about corporate underwriting opportunities or the purchase of Journey to Planet Earth episodes for educational use please send an e-mail to screenscope@screenscope.com
or visit the series web site located at http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth
Here’s What’s Been Said About Journey To Planet Earth:
“The scope is wide, the photography compelling, the presentation is crisp. Take notice unless you’ve already booked passage to another galaxy.” LA Times
“Profoundly serious stuff, crucial information for us and our children and theirs. A continuing series that looks at the orb with fresh eyes, is unmistakably a wake-up call.” Newsday
“Don’t miss Journey to Planet Earth.” People Magazine
“Tonight’s Best TV – Journey To Planet Earth. Welcome back, Matt Damon! We’re glad to have you home again.” Entertainment Weekly
“Superbly illustrates the desperate need for a balance between the needs of people and the environment. An extraordinary production – a must buy for media libraries.” School Library Journal
“Lavishly shot, this series introduces worldwide environmental concerns to students and other interested viewers.” Booklist
“Plan B” is made possible by major grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Turner Foundation, and the Wallace Genetic Foundation, with additional funding from Park Foundation, Weeden Foundation, and the Campbell Foundation.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JourneytoPlanetEarth
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/journeytoplanetearth
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/j2planetearth
Downloadable photos at: http://www.pbs.org/pressroom
Contact:
Cara White
843.881.1480
mailto:cara.white@mac.com
