GEAC: I-5 Bridge; Joe Cortright

At this member meeting, we're looking forward to hearing from Joe Cortright about the I-5 Bridge. You can read an article he wrote on the subject here. 

Later in the year, we'll hear the arguments for the project here.

About our Speaker:

Joe Cortright is President and principal economist of Impresa, a consulting firm specializing in regional economic analysis, innovation and industry clusters. Over the past two decades he has specialized in urban economies developing the City Vitals framework with CEOs for Cities, and developing the city dividends concept.

Joe’s work casts a light on the role of knowledge-based industries in shaping regional economies. Prior to starting Impresa, Joe served for 12 years as the Executive Officer of the Oregon Legislature’s Trade and Economic Development Committee.  When he’s not crunching data on cities, you’ll usually find him playing petanque, the French cousin of bocce.