2008$LEDC$HIGH,SKILL$TRIP$$AUSTIN$

LEAVING$ORLANDO$

OUR$CHAIRMAN…$

OUR$PUBLISHER$

OUR$ROADIES$

JACK$AND$THE$MAYOR$

STAN$AND$MARSHALL$

MAKING$MUSIC$WITH$MY$FRIENDS$

I$CAN�T$WAIT$TO$GET$ON$THE$

ROAD$AGAIN…$

ARRIVING$IN$AUSTIN$

PLACES$THAT$I$HAVE$NEVER$BEEN$

LAKELAND$HIGH,SKILL$TEAM$

INSTRUCTIONS…$

$A$CURFEW?$

DINNER$WITH$PIKE$POWERS$

A$BAND$OF$GYPSIES$$

AND$MAYOR$WILL$WYNN$

BREAKFAST$WITH$BEST$OF$FRIENDS$

WITH$DAVE$AND$CATHY$

AUSTIN�S$EDC$&$LARGEST$RETAIL$DEVELOPER$

MARSHALL$&$DREW$

ON$THE$ROAD$AGAIN$

UT$

$HAS$7$ENGINEERING$SCHOOLS$

DEVELOPING$A$WORKFORCE$

FOR…$

AEROSPACE,$BIOMEDICAL,$CHEMICAL,$

COMPUTER,$ELECTRICAL,$ENVIRONMENTAL$

THE$WHEELS$ARE$SPINNING…$

$AND$MARSHALL$IS$JEALOUS…$

AT$LEAST$ITS$NOT$A$CALATRAVA…$

BUT$IT�S$STILL$PRETTY$COOL…$

THEY$HAVE$A$PHARMACY$SCHOOL$

ITS$GOT$ALL$THE$BELLS$AND$WHISTLES…$

IF$WE$CAN$$FIGURE$OUT$THE$FORMULA…$

WITH$THIS$TEAM?$

DOUG…WE$ARE$NOT$IN$ALMA$ANYMORE$

ON$THE$ROAD$AGAIN?$

LIKE$A$BAND$OF$GYPSIES$

WE$GO$DOWN$THE$HIGHWAY$

WE�RE$THE$BEST$OF$FRIENDS…$

AT&T$EDUCATION$

AND$CONFERENCE$

CENTER$

TRAINING$2,000$EXECUTIVES$ANNUALLY$

ON$THE$ROAD$AGAIN…$

DOWNTOWN$RESIDENTIAL$

220$UNITS…$$

900$SQ$FT…$1,400$A$MONTH$

ON$THE$WEIGHTS$AGAIN?$

LUNCH$AT$LAMBERTS$

HISTORIC$RENOVATION$

$A$DISCUSSION$

ABOUT$TALENT…$$

$…WITH$OUR$TALENT$

CONSULTANT$CAROL…$

AND$HER$FRIENDS…$

AUTHOR$BILL$BISHOP$

$A$BOOK$ABOUT…$

CULTURAL$EVOLUTION,$ECONOMIC$CHANGE…$

AND$THE$POWER$OF$PLACE$

YES,$OF$COURSE$WE$

HAD$QUESTIONS…$

WELCOME$TO$AUSTIN�S$CITY$

HALL$

DISCUSSING$DOWNTOWN$RESIDENTIAL$

WITH$DEVELOPER,$PERRY$LORENZ…$

JEFF�S$RUMBLE$SEAT$

RESIDENTIAL$PROJECTS$ADJACENT$TO…$

RAIL…ON$RIGHT$

THE$MARSHALL$EFFECT…$

TEXAS$RESIDENTIAL$REAL$ESTATE$

WAYLON$AND$WILLIE?$

NO…IT�S$AUSTIN$ENERGY…$

UNIV.$OF$TEXAS…JOHN$BUTLER$

FEUDING$LIKE$THE$HATFIELD$&$MCCOY�S?$

OUR$MAYOR$HOLDING$COURT…$

ROBINSON$ON$TECH…$

DAMIEN�S$FIRST$TRIP$

HOPEFULLY$NOT$SAM�S$LAST…$

THIS$HAS$BEEN$A$LONG…DAY$

CHARLIE$BETTS…$

AUSTIN�S$DOWNTOWN$ALLIANCE$

A$SUCCESS$STORY…$

MUELLER$AUSTIN…$$

$FORMERLY$A$MUNICIPAL$AIRPORT…$

$NOW$A$1,300$ACRE$MIXED,USE…$

REDEVELOPMENT$PROJECT$BY$CATELLUS…$

AFFORDABLE$HOUSING$NEXT$TO$$$$1$MILLION$DOLLAR$HOMES?$

YES$BARNEY….I$AM$IN$AUSTIN$

YES$LOU….I$AM$IN$AUSTIN$

DELL$CHILDREN�S$MEDICAL$CENTER$

HOST…BOB$BONAR$

AN$INCREDIBLE$HOSPITAL$

WITH$BEAUTIFUL$ART$

ENERGY$EFFICIENT$CHILLERS$

AND$EVEN$MOTORCYLE$PARKING$

A$UNIQUE$CHILDRENS$HOSPITAL$

WITH$PLAYGROUNDS$

AND$A$PLAYFUL$CEO$

WITH$SLIDES$

PUZZLES$

COURTYARDS$

WATERFALLS$

A$RELIGIOUS$AFFILIATION$

LAKESIDE$VILLAGE$ON$STEROIDS$

OUR$LUNCH$DESTINATION$

AN$EXPENSIVE$STOP$

BUT$WHEN$WE$FINALLY$GOT$THERE$

LUNCH$WAS$SMOKIN$GOOD$

JACK$LIKED$DIMAGIO�S$

SO$DID$JEFF$

WEB$DESIGNER$BEN$LAMB$

SIMILAR$TO$LAKESIDE$

YET,$MUCH$LARGER$

INCLUDING$RESIDENTIAL$

$AND$OFFICE$

BEN$BUFKIN,$ENDEAVOR$

CONVIO…ON$LINE$FUNDRAISING$

LOT�S$OF$QUESTIONS$

NO$CHAIRS…$

$NO$HAIR…$

BIG$PLANS…$325$MILLION$

AN$IMPRESSIVE$MIXED$USE$MODEL$

SNEAKING$IN$THE$BACK$DOOR…$

$TO$MEET$WITH….$

AUSTIN�S$LIGHT$RAIL$TEAM$$

JEROME$TOOTS$MORE$THAN$HIS$HORN$

JEROME…$

ALL$ABOARD…$

AUSTIN�S$LIGHT$RAIL$

DAVID$IN$THE$COMMAND$CENTER$

DAVID$GETTING$IN$TROUBLE…$

RIDING$OUT$OF$TOWN$ON$A$RAIL…$

REFLECTING$ON$OUR$VISIT$$

TO$ZEBRA$IMAGING$

WHERE$THE$FOOD$WAS$BAD?$

BUT$THE$TECHNOLOGY$COOL$

AND$HOLOGRAMS$FASCINATING$

A$SPINNING$HOLLOGRAM…1ST$FLOOR$

2ND$FLOOR$

3RD$FLOOR$

ROOF$

A$HIGHLIGHT$OF$THE$TRIP$

DINNER$AT$HUDSON�S$

WITH$LANCE$ARMSTRONG?$

NO…RON$KESSLER$

A$MOTIVATIONAL$SPEAKER$

GREAT$APPETIZERS$AS$ALWAYS$

EXOTIC$GAME$

AND$TEXAS,SIZE$STEAKS$

THE$COMPANY$WAS$GREAT$

OF$COURSE…WE$HAD$FUN$

SOME$WERE$EMBARRASSED$$

AND$OTHERS$SELF$ABSORBED!$

HEB$CENTRAL$MARKET$

AN$IMPRESSIVE$GROCERY$CONCEPT$

AND$IMPRESSIVE….HEY$PAM!!!$

CENTRAL$MARKET�S$APRONS$CONCEPT$

GREAT$HOSTS$

INCREDIBLE$BREAKFAST$

THE$HEB$STORY$

A$HAPPY$LAKELAND$TEAM$

IBM…A$BEAUTIFUL$CAMPUS$

FACILITIES$2ND$TO$NONE$

A$LEARNING$EXPERIENCE$

TECHNOLOGY$

INNOVATION$

SOLUTIONS$

RFID$TECHNOLOGY$

DOUG�S$NOT$SO$SURE$

RFID�S$HOSPITAL$APPLICATIONS$

I$AM$THINKING$ABOUT$RETIRING$

OK,$HOW$ABOUT$ELECTRIC$APPLICATIONS?$

REMOTE$METERING$&$

$SMART$GRID$TECHNOLOGY$

OK,$THIS$COULD$WORK…$

LET�S$FILL$OUT$A$DEPT$OF$ENERGY$GRANT$

IBM$FOCUS$GROUP$

A$GROCERY$STORE$BELOW$

A$CORPORATE$OFFICE$ABOVE$

A$COURTYARD$

AND$STAIRS$TO…$

A$SKATING$RINK?$

OVER$80,000$SQUARE$FEET$

PREPARED$FOODS$AND$RESTAURANTS$

TO$WHOLE$FOODS$APRON�S$CONCEPT$

THE$WHOLE$FOODS$STORY$

ONCE$AGAIN,$EVERYONE�S$HAPPY$

EVEN$MARSHALL$

SO,$IT�S$TIME$TO$GO$HOME$

AS$USUAL…DOUG$CAN�T$TURN$IT$

OFF…$

NEITHER$CAN$JEROME…$

MARSHALL$IS$STILL$SELLING…$

ALL$THE$WAY$HOME…$

HEY$JOHNNY$CASH…$WE$HAVEN�T$BEEN$EVERYWHERE$

BUT…$

WE�VE$BEEN$TO…$$

ORLANDO…$JACKSONVILLE…$MEMPHIS…$AUSTIN…$

$NEXT$UP…RALEIGH,$NC$

$

WE�VE$BEEN$TO…$$

ORLANDO…$JACKSONVILLE…$MEMPHIS…$AUSTIN…$

$NEXT$UP…RALEIGH,$NC$

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