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The I-215 South Corridor Economic Summit is back for 2010 after a year's hiatus.The one-day summit, scheduled for Oct. 14 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Breitling Navitimer Montbrillant BT-15 together representatives from business, government and education to discuss challenges and solutions to economic development along the Interstate 215 corridor.

The annual event, organized by Riverside-based TMG Communications Inc., got its start several years ago but was canceled for 2009, another victim of the recession. "It just felt awkward to try to ask people to sponsor an event for economic development when there was no economy," said Aaron Knox, president of TMG.

There are more sponsors for this year's Breitling Navitimer Montbrillant BT-4 than there were in 2008, Knox said, but they are contributing less. Knox also is expecting economic troubles will keep attendance down this year from the typical crowd of 800-1,100 in previous years because "there are a lot fewer people left in business," he said.

But organizers are pushing forward despite a tough market. "We have to start having discussions about economic recovery," Knox said.

Rick Bishop, executive director Breitling Navitimer Quartz Chronograph BT-101 the Western Riverside Council of Governments and emcee of the summit, said the region has "tremendous challenges and opportunities ahead," and he hopes the event will help foster future economic development. Despite the tough economy, the population of the Inland region continues to grow, and that growth will present opportunities, Bishop said. "We just need to seize that and be positive."

Topics on tap for this year's summit include mass-transit plans, higher education, federal financial and health care reform, and business development. Speakers and panelists include David Stewart, dean Breitling Navitimer Quartz Chronograph BT-13 the UC Riverside School of Business Administration; Bruce Christian, president and CEO of Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta; Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge; Amro Albanna, chairman and CEO of Avisio Inc.; and former U.S. Rep. Bill Thomas, vice chair of the federal Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

TMG this year also launched a lunch series in which guest speakers provided updates on plans for high-speed rail in California, Riverside County efforts to boost exports, and other topics. Luncheons were held in varying locations with attendance limited to 100 people. All four luncheons hit capacity, Knox said.