A crowd of around 100 local and area leaders and citizens interested in the region's economic future got a lesson in the "Three E's of Community Prosperity" Thursday afternoon at Mayor Dorothy Hubbard's Economic Development summit.

Ray Gilley, the CEO of content management software company Solodev of Orlando, Fla., and past president of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, told those gathered any thriving community's prosperity is built around education, employment and economic development.

"Through these elements you raise your community's socio-economic status, attract and retain high-wage employees, and sustain and pursue a wide range of economic opportunities," Gilley, who was introduced by Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission President Ted Clem, said. "The question you must ask is what you as a group can do together to make your collective vision of Albany/Dougherty County's future a reality.

"If you are involved and engaged in this community-building effort, you're heading in the right direction."

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