8447779800, Low rate Call girls in Uttam Nagar Delhi NCR
The Siouxland Initiative: A Bakers Dozen
1.
2.
3. I. Focus Siouxland 2003, The Tri‐State Area of Iowa,
Nebraska, & South Dakota
Nebraska & South Dakota
A Local Economy Struggles as Gateway
Computer Cuts Thousands of Jobs
Now What Do We Do?
Q: Should We Cooperate or Compete? A: Both!
It’s a Competitive Arena & Imitation is the Sincerest Form of
t s a Co pet t e e a & tat o s t e S ce est o o
Flattery
4. II. The Big Three: The Proper Focus of Economic
Development Professionals
Retention – A R l 75% t 80% f G
R t ti As a Rule, 75% to 80% of Growth Comes from
th C f
Within
Recruitment – D i
R it t Drives Headlines, but Must Be Balanced
H dli b tM tB B l d
Promoting Local Entrepreneurship – Access to Angel /
Venture Capital
V t C it l
6. IV. Let’s Play to Our Strengths
y g
Q: What Do We Do Best?
A: If We Don’t Know, We Better Find Out Fast.
Quality of Life Innovation
Recreation Organics
Education Technology Transfer
7. V. Web Presence is Critical;
V W bP i C iti l
What Does our Website Communicate?
Are All of the
Answers Readily
Available & Easy to
Available & Easy to
Find?
Demographics,
Labor Rates,
Unemployment Rates,
Union Information,
Do we have a social
Educational Statistics,
Educational Statistics, media strategy?
Job Training, etc. (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc)
12. X. Hosting a Prospect; How Many is too Many?
Politicians, Universities & Colleges, Workforce
Development, etc.
Infrastructure: Water, Sewer, Electricity, Natural
Gas, Rail, Roads
G R il R d
The Three Bears – Are We Ready for Uninvited
Guests?
15. XIII. Promoting & Celebrating Success
From August 2003 to
March 2009
• “We’re # 1.”
• Site Selection 2007 & 2008
• Business Facilities 2009
Business Facilities 2009
Now That We’ve
Established Momentum,
Established Momentum
How Do We Keep It?