8:30 AM Welcome from Dallas College Cedar Valley Dr. Joe Seabrooks
8:45 AM Inland Port Area from Dallas County Perspective Hon Crystal Chism Chat w/ Dallas Co. Commissioner John Wiley Price Laura Freeland, Inland Port Transportation Management Association
9:00 AM Presentation about the Inland Port Area Guy Brown
The International Inland Port of Dallas (IIPOD) is your connection to markets - global, national, regional and local. An intermodal and logistics district that encompasses 7,500 acres and 5 municipalities, the IIPOD is located at the hub of the nation's best logistics transportation infrastructure.
9:15AM EDC Panel - EDC Directors Jason Ruiz
Balch Springs, Charles Fenner - Eco Dev
Cedar Hill, Henry Florsheim - Eco Dev
DeSoto, Matt Carlson - Eco Dev
Duncanville, Gus Garcia - Eco Dev - Class of ‘22
Glenn Heights, David Hall - City Administrator
Hutchins, Guy Brown - Eco Dev
Lancaster, Shane Shepard - Eco Dev
Wilmer, Rona Stringfellow - City Administrator - Class ‘09
10:30 AM Class Project Discussion Kenneth Govan / Rolanda Price
11:45 AM Load Bus
12:00 PM Lunch at FFE Transportation
1:00 PM Load Bus for Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal, Hutchins
1:30 PM Tour of UP Dallas Intermodal
2:15 PM Load Bus for Oncor SOSF
3:30 PM Load Bus for Historic Downtown Lancaster with Snacks Welcome from Inland Port Area Chamber Cassondra Andrews