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Alliance for Regional Stewardship Becomes ACCE Affiliate
Alliance for Regional Stewardship Becomes ACCE Affiliate
Alexandria, VA -
The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) and the Alliance for Regional Stewardship (ARS) announced today an Affiliation Agreement that will bring new regionalism programming to chambers across the country and will help expand the multi-sector partnerships for regional development that ARS has promoted. ARS is a national non-profit network of public and private practitioners, launched in 2000, whose mission is to build strong, globally-competitive regions for the U.S.
Under the Agreement to be signed this summer, ARS will become a signature part of ACCE’s expanded focus on regional activities, research and partnerships. Current and new ARS programming will be offered to ACCE members, and to interested leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors who want to promote development in their regions.
“With this affiliation,” said Mick Fleming, President of ACCE, “ACCE will expand available resources for communities and chambers related to regionalism. We will establish a separate wing of our website for ARS with regionalism-related content, links, research and resources. We will expand ARS consulting services and energize the ARS Regional Stewardship Awards program. And we will ensure strong regionalism content in our national meetings.”
Fleming added that “This affiliation agreement is a win/win for regional activists and for the 1,500 chambers of commerce across the country. Business leaders increasingly are engaging across political and geographic boundaries to help solve the challenges confronting their communities. ARS brings experience in more than 50 regions as advisors and mentors, helping build the multi-sector coalitions that are the key to regional success.”
Joan Riehm, Chair of the ARS Board of Directors, noted that the ARS Board adopted an ambitious strategic plan last year to expand its services, but found it needed a strong organizational framework to make the plan a reality. “We are delighted that ACCE sees the value that ARS has built in helping deliver real, measurable results in the regions where we’ve worked. We’re looking forward to expanding our consulting, research, and information services to reach a much broader audience than we could do on our own.”
David Thornburgh, current President and CEO of ARS, will be stepping down from that position once the Affiliation Agreement is complete. “David has a great commitment to the ARS vision,” said Riehm, expressing the gratitude of the ARS Board for his service. “His insights and disciplined thinking about how to realize the ARS vision have been enormously important to the Board and to the decision to pursue this strategic option.”
Riehm, a consultant in Public Issues Management based in Louisville, KY, will serve as interim executive director of ARS through 2007, until ACCE hires a staff director for its regional activities.
For more information on the Alliance for Regional Stewardship, visit www.regionalstewardship.org.
Source: ACCE
Publication Date: June 12, 2007
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