HURRICANE KATRINA

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HURRICANE RITA

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HURRICANE WILMA

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The conventional wisdom was that this was the sad, but inevitable, death of a once great region.

HURRICANE KATRINA

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Oil Bust

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Former Lafitte Housing Project

Faubourg Lafitte Housing

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LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL

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• Aid Matrix

• Jobs4Recovery.com

• “Ready Business”

• Adopt a Chamber

• Adopt a Business

U. S. Chamber of Commerce Leadership

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• Small Business Administration - Hector Barreto

• U.S. General Services Administration Disaster Outreach

• U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Michael Chertoff

• Private Sector of DHS - Al Martinez Fonts & Rich Cooper

• Gulf Coast Business Reinvestment Forum

• Gulf Coast Economic Recovery Summit

• Matchmaking Events Across the Gulf Coast

• Testimony Before U.S. House & U.S. Senate

U. S. Chamber of Commerce Leadership

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Take Away

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector • “American Red Cross for Small Business”

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector • “American Red Cross for Small Business” • Separate the FEMA and the SBA Process

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector • “American Red Cross for Small Business” • Separate the FEMA and the SBA Process • Streamline SBA Process

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector • “American Red Cross for Small Business” • Separate the FEMA and the SBA Process • Streamline SBA Process • Immigration Reform

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector • “American Red Cross for Small Business” • Separate the FEMA and the SBA Process • Streamline SBA Process • Immigration Reform • Emergency Preparedness

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Take Away • Accurate Communication is Critical • Collaboration with the Private Sector • “American Red Cross for Small Business” • Separate the FEMA and the SBA Process • Streamline SBA Process • Immigration Reform • Emergency Preparedness • Gulf Coast Restoration

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THE BIG SPILL

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