| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Eric Faris |
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Infrastructure | Profile |
Guilford County is the 3rd Largest County in North Carolina and is home to more than 530,000 residents. Here you will find the urban centers of Greensboro and High Point, numerous towns, rural communities, and family farmlands. Guilford County Government is a high-performing local government organization. We work together to execute effective, fiscally sound, and sustainable government operations. Our culture embraces diversity, strives for equality, and inspires individual and organizational excellence. Cutting-edge ideas are growing in Guilford County and we work to make it possible. Our government embraces innovation, promotes quality development while protecting the character of communities, and engages residents in supporting whole-community wellness, safety, and prosperity through educational opportunities and a business-friendly environment. The county`s core values are: Transparency & Communication, Equity & Inclusion, Accountability, Service & Outcomes Excellence, and Our People Matter.
Gwinnett County`s newest and largest city is situated in one of the fastest growing counties in Georgia and is conveniently located to major highways, I-85, I-285 and GA 400 and just 30 minutes northeast of Atlanta. Founded July 2012, Peachtree Corners is home to over 40,000 residents and is located in the southwest corner of the county. Seven miles of the Chattahoochee River define its western border. The new city`s roots began in the late 1960s as a dream of businessman Paul Duke, who pitched the idea of creating Peachtree Corners, a planned community to be build in the area once known as Pinckneyville.. Duke`s dream included Technology Park Atlanta, a campus of low-rise buildings for high technology industries. Today Technology Park is home to Curiosity Lab, high-tech and Fortune 500 businesses. The city continues to draw top-tiered engineering talent from around the country. The city by the river is also home to regional, national and international headquarters for a number of corporations. Peachtree Corners is an active family-oriented city. Residents enjoy a variety of living lifestyles from riverfront homes, swim-tennis communities, attractive townhome, apartment and senior living choices. Peachtree Corners residents and visitors enjoy numerous parks with views and access to the river, trout fishing and boating. Families have excellent education choices for their children, from outstanding Gwinnett County Public Schools to private and parochial schools. Peachtree Corners is also within an hour`s drive of a number of post-secondary institutions. Businesses thrive in Peachtree Corners pro-business environment and zero millage rate. The Gwinnett city is also home to a new startup incubator which promotes and supports the entrepreneurial spirit. The city`s Town Center, opening in 2018, features retail shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, townhomes, veterans monument and town green for community gatherings and outdoor entertainment.
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 173,627 at the 2000 census. The Amarillo metropolitan area has an estimated population of 236,113 in four counties. In July 2009, the population was estimated at 189,389. In 1913, Amarillo became the first Texas city and the fifth in United States to use the council-manager form of municipal government, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called a commission. Amarillo`s commission is composed of five elected commissioners, one of whom is the mayor of the city. The mayor and each commissioner serves a two-year term. The role of the commission is to pass ordinances and resolutions, adopt regulations, and appoint city officials, including the city manager. While the mayor serves as a presiding officer of the commission, the city manager is the administrative head of the municipal government, and is responsible for the administration of all departments. The city commission holds its regular meetings on Tuesday of each week.
The County of Inyo is a political subdivision of the State of California. Its vision is to provide responsive decision making while supporting cultural and historical values, the natural environment and rural quality of life. Inyo County is a land of magnificent natural diversity. Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Death Valley is the lowest point in the U.S., and the Great Basin bristlecone pines are the oldest life forms in the world. Beyond this, experts agree that Inyo County has excellent trout fishing, hiking in the Sierra, and magnificent vistas. In addition Inyo County offers the best alpine climbing, spring backcountry skiing, hang gliding, horsepacking and mountain biking in the world! The County offers a full spectrum of adventure and involvement from the absolute stillness and peace of the desert, through the meadows blanketed with wildflowers, over the rushing mountain streams of the forest, to the wind whipped granite peaks. There is nowhere one can turn without seeing Natures striking beauty. One can experience this unforgettable grandeur from the comfort of one`s car, on foot or on horseback. The granite peaks of the High Sierra have been sculpted by glaciers, wind and weather into some of Natures most glorious works of art. The John Muir Wilderness has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Our county is dotted with historic towns providing professional services and the equipment one will need for ones excursions, whether it`s backpacking, fishing, horsepacking, skiing, climbing, biking, photography, or just sightseeing.
The Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) is a multi-county planning and development organization.