Granbury-Hood County Economic Outlook Conference
by Granbury EDC
8:00 Welcome Remarks: Mary Ward, EDC Board Chair,
Judge Andy Rash - Mayor David Southern
8:20 “Commerce Centre of Granbury”
Jerry Durant, Local Businessman and Developer
“Cresson Crossroads”
Ryan Thomas, Local Businessman and Developer
Maribel Chavez, District Engineer for Fort Worth District of TXDOT
Dan Kessler, Assistant Director of Transportation for NTCOG
“The Barnett Shale and Its Impact on the Regional Economy”
Ed Ireland, Exc Director, Barnett Shale Energy Education Council
“Expansion at Comanche Peak”
Mitch Lucas, VP Nuclear Engineering, Luminant Energy
11:00 “An Economic Outlook for Texas and Granbury”
Dr. James P. Gaines, Research Economist, Texas A&M
Real Estate Center
12:00 Closing Remarks
Randy Thomas, Director of Economic Development
Mike Scott, Granbury Chamber of Commerce President