PPB October 2017

90 CLOSE UP JERRY DELGADO, MAS 92 FACTORY FLOOR DUST CITY DESIGNS 94 INSIDE PPAI 103 PEOPLE NEWS 105 SNAPSHOTS 107 DATEBOOK 108 NEW MEMBERS CONNECT Inside PPAI Tech Summit Delivers Deep Insights, New Ideas In Its Fourth Year page 100. NALC Brings Compelling Topics, Speakers To Austin page 94 Steve Adler, mayor of Austin, shared an insider’s look at the city, now the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country, noting that Austin has moved from being the 42nd largest city in the country in the 1970s to now the 11th largest, with unemployment just above three percent and one of the lowest crime rates in the state, while maintaining a unique culture. | OCTOBER 2017 | 89