{"id":11762,"date":"2014-10-07T12:20:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T16:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=11762"},"modified":"2014-10-07T12:36:02","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T16:36:02","slug":"watch-community-matters-roundtable-discussion-on-economic-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/watch-community-matters-roundtable-discussion-on-economic-development\/","title":{"rendered":"[WATCH] Community Matters &#8211; Roundtable Discussion on Economic Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Community Matters<\/strong> Recorded on Sept. 12, 2014 at the <strong>Reg Lenna Center for the Arts&#8217;<\/strong> <strong>Studio Theater<\/strong> in Jamestown, NY.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prolibraries.com\/player\/?embed=3f3ce1e14f839fa35f64ad95c570272e\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WRFA Public Affairs Director <strong>Jason Sample<\/strong> moderates a roundtable discussion on economic development in Jamestown, NY. The show coincided with WRFA&#8217;s 10th Anniversary Celebration and was recorded on Friday, September 12, 2014.<\/p>\n<div class=\"listenInfoModal__description sc-type-small\">\n<div>\n<p>Panelists included:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11767\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11767\" data-attachment-id=\"11767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/watch-community-matters-roundtable-discussion-on-economic-development\/community-matters-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?fit=888%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"888,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Community Matters 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The panelists who took part in WRFA&#8217;s 2014 roundtable discussion on economic development. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?fit=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?fit=888%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-11767\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?resize=350%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The panelists who took part in WRFA's 2014 roundtable discussion on economic development. \" width=\"350\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Community-Matters-3.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The panelists who took part in WRFA&#8217;s 2014 roundtable discussion on economic development.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>DR DAVID KEARNS<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President for Engagement and Economic Development at <strong>The State University of New York<\/strong> at Fredonia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JENNIFER GIBSON<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior District Executive Officer with <strong>Northwest Savings Bank<\/strong>; Co-Chair of the Jamestown Strategic Planning &amp; Partnership Commission; president of the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County; and current board member of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PETER LOMBARDI<\/strong><br \/>\nDeputy Director of the <strong>Jamestown Renaissance Corporation<\/strong>, where he provides planning, research, grant-writing and project management support for JRC. Prior to joining the JRC, Lombardi was a senior research associate at the University at Buffalo\u2019s Regional Institute and an adjunct assistant professor at UB\u2019s School of Architecture and Planning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOHN SLENKER<\/strong><br \/>\nHas served as Associate Economist for the <strong>New York State Department of Labor<\/strong>, Western New York district, for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DANIEL HAMISTER<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Vice-President &amp; Chief Investment Officer for the <strong>Hamister Group, Inc.<\/strong> &#8211; based out of Amherst, NHY. Hamister is responsible for locating and purchasing real estate for new development of hotels and senior living residences as well as strategic business acquisitions. His company is currently involved with renovating the former Ramada Inn on W. Fourth St. in Jamestown, which is slated to reopen as the<br \/>\nDoubletree by Hilton in the summer of 2015.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ABOUT: C<\/strong>ommunity Matters is a half-hour public affairs program airing every Thursday evening at 6 p.m. and Sunday at Noon on WRFA-LP 107.9 FM in Jamestown, N.Y.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Matters Recorded on Sept. 12, 2014 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts&#8217; Studio Theater in Jamestown, NY. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample moderates a roundtable discussion on economic development in Jamestown, NY. The show coincided with WRFA&#8217;s 10th Anniversary Celebration and was recorded on Friday, September 12, 2014. 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