July 2016

July 2016
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
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The EDC Has Decided to
SHAKE
THINGS UP!
Phase I: Regionally-Focused Economic Attraction Event
The Economic Development Coalition
of Southwest California will
host its 22nd Annual Golf Tournament
on Friday, September 30th at Temecula
Creek Inn Golf Course in Temecula.
This is the EDC’s once yearly
fundraiser and the proceeds from the
event will go toward developing the
region’s economic engine. Encouraging
the retention and expansion of
existing companies, while attracting
new companies to the Southwest Riverside
County region, by capitalizing
on the region’s many assets, is the
Coalition’s means of enhancing our
quality of life.
The day will begin with registration
at 7:00 a.m., the shotgun start is
at 8:00 a.m. Golfing is followed by a
luncheon and awards ceremony. “We
are looking forward to having our
tournament at Temecula Creek Inn
this year,” said tournament Chairman
Don Hitzeman. “We rotate the tournament
to different courses in the region
each year and we are excited about
being back at TCI.” You can register
by contacting the EDC office at 951-
694-9800, or go to www.edcswca.
com/edcevents.
Sponsorships are available and
the EDC is accepting donations for
raffle prizes. “We are very grateful
for the support of our sponsors, volunteers
and friends who help make
this event possible,” says Doug
McAllister, The Coalition’s executive
director. “We invite you to join the
region’s premier business leaders for
a great day of golfing in Southwest
California.
The Economic Development
Coalition of Southwest California
will host its 22nd Annual Golf Tournament
on Friday, September 30th
at Temecula Creek Inn Golf Course
in Temecula. This is the EDC’s once
yearly fundraiser and the proceeds
from the event will go toward developing
the region’s economic engine.
Encouraging the retention and
expansion of existing companies,
while attracting new companies to the
Southwest Riverside County region,
by capitalizing on the region’s many
assets, is the Coalition’s means of
enhancing our quality of life. The day
will begin with registration at 7:00
a.m. the shotgun start is at 8:00 a.m.
Golfing is followed by a luncheon and
awards ceremony.
“We are looking forward to
having our tournament at Temecula
Creek Inn this year,” said tournament
Chairman Don Hitzeman. “We rotate
the tournament to different courses in
the region each year and we are excited
about being back at TCI.” You can
register by contacting the EDC office at
951-694-9800, or go to www.edcswca.
com/edcevents.
Sponsorships are available and the
EDC is accepting donations for raffle
prizes. “We are very grateful for the
support of our sponsors, volunteers
and friends who help make this event
possible,” says Doug McAllister, The
Coalition’s executive director. “We
invite you to join the region’s premier
business leaders for a great day of golfing
in Southwest California.
The Economic Development Coalition
of Southwest California (EDC)
turns 25 this year and adulthood looks
really, really good on it. It’s grown out of
its fledgling stage into a full-blown giant
of an influencer and it isn’t done yet.
With a new executive director at the
helm this year, the Economic Development
Corporation has become known as
the Economic Development Coalition, a
dynamic region wide collaboration and
is staring down opponents in its bid to
make Southwest California an economic
force to be reckoned with. Already businesses
are jumping up to be included in
what appears to be a major renovation
of doing business in the Temecula valley
and surrounding cities.
ANNOUNCING A TWO-DAY
EXPERIENCE
To start, Executive Director Doug
McAllister has infused the board of directors
with enthusiasm and excitement
about a new vision of doing business in
this area by challenging the staid and
true annual golf tournament. It is no
longer just a fund-raising event; it’s a
golden opportunity to bring guests, vendors,
business owners and executives
to the valley for an intimate two-day
experience that shows off all the area
has to offer. The event, with a working
title of, “The Valley Experience,” will
have opportunities for flight tours of
the area complete with wine tasting,
restaurant-going, meeting with other
businesses, a lake trip, and even a couple
of parties. Hotels are offering special
packages, restaurants are providing
exquisite food, cities are joining in with
specialized offerings and tours. There
will still be the golf classic; it just won’t
be the only attraction.
“It appears that this area is ripe for a
regionally-focused economic attraction
event,” said McAllister, “and we know
just how to make that happen. This type
of event has never been produced to this
level in our area before. ‘The Valley
Experience’ will target corporate professionals,
the employees they are seeking
to attract, and investors seeking to do
business in and assist with the expansion
of the Southwest California Region.”
“We’re taking new and visionary
steps to move our region into the forefront
of the nation’s economic development
opportunities,” said Board President,
Don Murray (Commerce Bank of
Temecula Valley). “It promises to be an
exciting and worthwhile experience as
together we take this region forward,
building it into a world class economic
development engine.”
SPONSOR PACKAGES AVAIL-
ABLE FOR THE WEEKEND
The Title Sponsor—of which there
is only one—will go for $10,000. Other
categories of sponsorship include:
Premier ($7,500), Diamond ($5,000),
Gold ($3,500), and Eagle ($1,500). Each
level will offer exposure to corporate
professionals, investors, business owners,
executives, governmental concerns,
guests, and others interested in doing
business in one of the most “livable”
places in the nation. Find additional
information by logging on to edcgolfclassic.com.
The golf classic and the
“Valley Experience” are scheduled
for September 30 and October 1 of
this year.
ABOUT THE EDC
Founded in 1991, The EDC is a
private/public partnership that promotes
Southwest California regional
economic development through business
retention and development, job
opportunities, and related economic
growth. The EDC is dedicated to
expanding the competitive position
of the regional businesses in a global
economy.
The EDC is an umbrella organization
that pulls together and coordinates
the region’s many and diverse
interests, organizations, and constituents
to ensure integral participation
of the private sector in economic
development.
To become involved, contact
the EDC Director, Doug
McAllister at 951-694-9800, or
visit the website at edcswca.
com. The EDC is a non-profit
organization, tax ID number:
33-0428745.
THE VALLEY
EXPERIENCE
“We’re taking new and visionary steps to
move our region into the forefront of the nation’s
economic development opportunities,” said Board
President, Don Murray (Commerce Bank of
Temecula Valley). “It promises to be an exciting
and worthwhile experience as together we take
this region forward, building it into a world class
economic development engine.”