Objective 2: Offer Financial Assistance Number Item Project/Program Proposed Responsible # of Assistance Included Number Timeframe Parties/Groups Potential Needed in Scope Jobs from of Work EDD/EDA 9 1 Encourage availability of loans 2013-2018 Local T/A and and stimulate additional private banks/MRPC/state RLF investment. and federal funders funding 10 2 Encourage the use of financial 2013-2018 ED entities/MRPC T/A and assistance available to expand RLF industries and to ensure the funding availability of suitable sites and public facilities for such expansion. 11 3 Support other financial 2013-2018 MRPC/ED T/A assistance to businesses such as entities/local a DED low or no interest loan. banks/DED Objective 3: Help Existing Industry Number Item Project/Program Proposed Responsible # of Assistance Included Number Timeframe Parties/Groups Potential Needed in Scope Jobs from of Work EDD/EDA 12 1 Encourage the expansion of existing 2013-2018 MRPC/ED T/A and industry. entities/local RLF banks/local funding governments 13 2 Support agricultural research in 2013-2018 University T/A and order to improve and expand the Extension/University/ project agricultural base of the region. SBDC funding 14 3 Explore potential new national and 2013-2018 ED entities/ T/A and international markets for the manufacturers and ag project region's manufactured and producers/MRPC funding agricultural products, especially State and Federal timber resources. Agencies 15 4 Provide workshops and seminars on 2013-2018 MRPC/Local T/A and new and federal regulations governments/ED project affecting businesses. entities/SBDC funding Trade Organizations
Objective 2: Offer Financial Assistance Number Item Number Project/Program Proposed Timeframe Responsible Parties/Groups # of Potential Jobs Assistance Needed from EDD/EDA Included in Scope of Work 9 1 Encourage availability of loans and stimulate additional private investment. 2013-2018 Local banks/MRPC/state and federal funders T/A and RLF funding 10 2 Encourage the use of financial assistance available to expand industries and to ensure the availability of suitable sites and public facilities for such expansion. 2013-2018 ED entities/MRPC T/A and RLF funding 11 3 Support other financial assistance to businesses such as a DED low or no interest loan. 2013-2018 MRPC/ED entities/local banks/DED T/A Objective 3: Help Existing Industry Number Item Number Project/Program Proposed Timeframe Responsible Parties/Groups # of Potential Jobs Assistance Needed from EDD/EDA Included in Scope of Work 12 1 Encourage the expansion of existing industry. 2013-2018 MRPC/ED entities/local banks/local governments T/A and RLF funding 13 2 Support agricultural research in order to improve and expand the agricultural base of the region. 2013-2018 University Extension/University/ SBDC T/A and project funding 14 3 Explore potential new national and international markets for the region's manufactured and agricultural products, especially timber resources. 2013-2018 ED entities/ manufacturers and ag producers/MRPC State and Federal Agencies T/A and project funding 15 4 Provide workshops and seminars on new and federal regulations affecting businesses. 2013-2018 MRPC/Local governments/ED entities/SBDC Trade Organizations T/A and project funding
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