Thanks to all who participated for a great conference! No longer invisible, the Great Central Valley is emerging as a region that matters. The projected home for much of California's population growth, the sleeping giant and the swing vote for political leaders; the port of entry for immigrants from Asia and Latin America; the heart of a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, and a region of opportunity and innovation . . . the Central Valley is On the Map!
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News Coverage
Columnist, Peter Schrag: The Central Valley - California's gulag archipelago Published 5/7/04 in the Sacramento Bee
Cultural factors cited in obesity...GVC conference speaker offers Valley solutions Published 5/7/04 in the Fresno Bee
Big-box development debated at Great Valley Center conference Published 5/7/04 in the Lodi News-Sentinel
KEYNOTE speakers
Edward J. Blakely, Ph.D. Author of Fortress America
Richard H. Carmona, MD United States Surgeon General
Mark R. Drabenstott Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Kenji Hakuta, UC Merced
Frances Hesselbein, Leader to Leader Institute
Amy Hill, Wal-Mart Community Affairs
Charlie Woods, City of Turlock
Mark Wolfe, M. R. Wolfe & Associates