Tri-State Development Summit participants toured Pella, Downtown Macomb as part of 30th Annual Tri-State Development Summit Oct. 7-8 at Western Illinois University in Macomb.
Co-hosted by Western Illinois University, the twoday event is coordinated by Tri-State Development based at Culver Stockton College in Missouri. The conference kicked off the afternoon of Oct. 7 with tours of Macomb, including Pella and a walking tour of downtown Macomb, led by Mayor Mike Inman and Kristin Terry of the Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs.
The group stopped at The Community News Brief to learn about the importance and impact of a community newspaper, and the Community Market featuring work by local artists, Macombopoly, vintage and retro items, Haegar pieces and more.
Watch next week's Community News Brief for a story on the summit's Oct. 8 keynote by Chris Merrett, director of the IIRA at WIU.
