Presented by Main Street New Jersey, EDA's CEO Caren Franzini will be a program participant in this two-day program designed to help communities strengthen their economic base by helping merchants to weather today's tough economic climate while preparing them to take advantage of the coming recovery.

The program components include:

• 10 Things you need to know about your downtown economy
• Retail Rescue: Strategies to help local merchants in tough times
• Success Stories: How six towns are growing their economies
• Things you can do tomorrow to make your downtown work better

Who should attend: 

• Elected officials from all municipalities
• Local officials with responsibility for economic development
• Community organizations: Main Street groups, improvement districts, UEZ, community development corporations, merchant associations and similar groups

To register or for more information call (609) 633-9648 or follow this link:
http://mainstreetnewjersey.com/regform.html