Breweries & Cities: Building Effective Relationships

In this presentation, we will provide highlights from a new book entitled Craft Breweries & Cities: Perspectives from the Field. Our goal in creating this book was to illustrate how craft breweries have helped to shape urban and community issues. It is a cross-section of research, case studies and examples of how breweries and local government have worked together to foster greater dialogue, opportunities, and understanding in communities across the country. We demonstrate how craft breweries are meaningful contributors and participants in addressing critical challenges that communities face. The book covers issues ranging from demographic and geographic trends to community, economic and workforce development to gentrification, land use, zoning, and regulations; from adaptive reuse to racial equity and sustainability; from crime to craft beer tourism. Several of our contributors will be presenting on their topics in this presentation. You will hear common themes, such as the importance of "place" as well as specific, important topics like race and equity, crime, and beer tourism. Our goal for this presentation is to provide you -- as craft beer professionals -- important considerations for building and sustaining relationships with your local government. Anyone that has started a brewery understands location is critical when it comes to regulations, permitting, attracting consumers, and thriving in that neighborhood. Whether you are considering starting a brewery, opening additional locations, or just want to hear about how others have faced and overcome these challenges, this session is for you. Grab the book: https://www.routledge.com/Craft-Breweries-and-Cities-Perspectives-from-the-Field/Wartell-Vasquez/p/book/9781032443140 Moderator: Julie Wartell (UC San Diego) Panelists: Dustin Hauck (Hauck Architecture) Gail Williams (BeerByBart) Josh Newton (University of California-San Diego) Neil Reid (University of Toledo OH) Omar Passons (City of San Jose CA) Steve Shapiro (BeerByBart) Huge thanks to ABS Commercial, Beer Law Center, and Wipfli for all your support on our Spring Virtual Conference. Join us in-person for CBP Connects in 2024 Half workshop, half networking Portland, ME | June 10-12, 2024 Learn more at www.CBPConnects.com