Goal is to educate and motivate area residents and businesses to create and maintain a "GATEWAY Community” as envisioned and defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission to capture and service tourists and other travelers on their way to other destinations and entice some percentage of those to stop by to consume goods and services.

The presenter is Ed McMahon of the Urban Land Institute, Washington, DC, a nationally known leading authority and inspiring speaker on how communities are harnessing tourism and the arts to drive their economic revitalization.

Event held at Smithers GATEWAY Center-- 2 Greyhound Lane Smithers WV, 25186.

Register HERE