8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. The morning meeting looked at "What Fuels Burlington's Economy" and was hosted by The Conference & Event Center at Champlain College. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Dan Dubonnet of Hall Communications was master of ceremonies for the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
David Provost, senior vice president for finance at Champlain College welcomes members of the BBA to campus for the morning's 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
BBA Board Chair Phelan Fretz of ECHO welcomes participants at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss welcomes the participants at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Peter Straube of Champlain College and the BBA offers some opening remarks at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Rolf Kielman of TruexCullinis Architecture provides some perspective on Burlington's development history since the 1970s at 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Jeff Nick of J.L. Davis Realty looks at where Burlington is today at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
BBA's Dan Dubonnet and speaker Liz Roberts of Terry Precision Cycles at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Focus groups brainstorm ideas for Burlington's future at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Focus groups report back on ideas for Burlington's Future at the8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
BBA Executive Director Kelly Devine welcomes the focus groups back to Alumni Auditorium at the8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Focus groups report back on ideas for Burlington's Future at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Stephen Conant of Conant Custom Brass reports out on his group's brainstorming at 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Jim Whitney of Champlain College reports out on his group's vision for Burlington at the 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
View of Burlington from Champlain College. 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
The Moran Plant on the Burlington Waterfront. 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Perkins Pier area. 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Burlington Waterfront. 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
Burlington is working on getting its ducks in a row. 8th Annual Business Summit, Burlington Business Association at Champlain College, Jan. 7, 2010. (Photo by Stephen Mease)
