Dr. Jim Lee, Director of the South Texas Economic Development Center, will provide an update on the economic impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Coastal Bend. Mr. Russell Franques who is the Director of the Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center will discuss the key elements of the Center’s collaborative effort with South Texas Economic Development Center to restore and rebuild economic activity in communities such as Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Ingleside, Aransas Pass and Rockport.