Economic Development Strategies
Growth is going to happen whether you plan for it or don’t. Do you
want a say in how your community grows or are you willing to leave it
up to chance that the companies you want will move to the location you
want them to and pay the wages and benefits your residents need?
With a strategy in place, you know what your community values, you
know how they want to grow. This will allow you to move forward and
achieve the type of growth that makes sense to your community.
What a Strategy Can Do for You:
- Provides Direction – Which exports do we target?
- Sets Overall Framework – How will we target them?
- Links Future to Present – How will we recognize success?
- Builds Consensus – Getting everyone with the program
- Foundation for Change – What are our first steps?
- Action vs. Reaction – We are in charge of our fate
- Helps Focus on the Right Things – Spending resources wisely
- Harnesses Creativity – “You want me to do what?? OK!”
Economic Development Strategies from Around the State
Think you have a winning strategy,
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