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EDA reports business emergency-preparedness seminar and a retail roundtable to increase outreach to local retailers
Summary
The EDA and city emergency-management staff held a business emergency-preparedness seminar with about 15 attendees and scheduled a retail roundtable with 26 registrants; staff said the events are part of a broader effort to increase outreach and industry-specific engagement.
EDA staff reported on two recent and planned outreach events at the Aug. 18 meeting: a business emergency-preparedness seminar held the prior Friday and a retail roundtable planned for later the same day.
Seminar: business emergency preparedness Staff said the seminar, held at the police headquarters auditorium and organized with the city’s office of emergency management, drew about 15 attendees despite three registrations. Presentations included local emergency-management personnel, the National Weather Service Wakefield office and related topics such as severe-weather trends and recovery coordination. Staff said the event provided preparedness and recovery information and that they plan to hold similar seminars on a recurring (quarterly) basis.
Retail roundtable Staff reported 26 registrants for a retail-industry roundtable organized with Retail Alliance and other partners. The roundtable will include industry trend presentations and exercises to surface needs among local retailers; staff invited EDA members to attend.
Why it matters EDA staff said the outreach series is intended to increase engagement with identified business segments, deliver timely information, and improve the city’s ability to support recovery and resilience among local businesses.
Ending Staff said the roundtable will be used to inform retail-targeting and business-support work identified in the retail market snapshot and that future seminars and roundtables will be scheduled in different time slots to broaden participation.
