Objective 4: Attract New Industry to the Region Number Item Project/Program Proposed Responsible # of Assistance Included Number Timeframe Parties/Groups Potential Needed in Scope Jobs from of Work EDD/EDA 16 1 Collect and analyze data that 2013-2018 MRPC/ED entities T/A promotes the region as an attractive site for new business and place to live. 17 2 Concentrate efforts to attract new 2013-2018 ED entities/local T/A industries which have a longterm governments growth potential and higher earning potential. 18 3 Utilize national marketing to 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and promote the eight-county Meramec project Region. funding 19 4 Maintain a highly competitive 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and posture in economic development project efforts in order to retain and expand funding existing businesses and attract new businesses. Objective 5: Encourage Job Development Number Item Project/Program Proposed Responsible # of Assistance Included Number Timeframe Parties/Groups Potential Needed in of Jobs from Work EDD/EDA 20 1 Promote available economic 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and opportunities for young people in Universities / Tech project order to retain their talents within Schools funding the region and encourage young people to return talents to the region. 21 2 Encourage employment 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and opportunities for both the highly project skilled and the relatively unskilled funding segments of the region's population, and encourage employment opportunities to offset the loss of jobs caused by declining industries. 22 3 Promote the use of business 2013-2018 MRPC/ED entities T/A and incubators to assist local project entrepreneurs in starting new funding businesses. 23 4 Support expansion of higher 2013-2018 MRPC/local T/A and educational opportunities and governments/ED project existing vocational and technical funding educational programs to improve education the skills of the region's force.
Objective 4: Attract New Industry to the Region Number Item Number Project/Program Proposed Timeframe Responsible Parties/Groups # of Potential Jobs Assistance Needed from EDD/EDA Included in Scope of Work 16 1 Collect and analyze data that promotes the region as an attractive site for new business and place to live. 2013-2018 MRPC/ED entities T/A 17 2 Concentrate efforts to attract new industries which have a longterm growth potential and higher earning potential. 2013-2018 ED entities/local governments T/A 18 3 Utilize national marketing to promote the eight-county Meramec Region. 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and project funding 19 4 Maintain a highly competitive posture in economic development efforts in order to retain and expand existing businesses and attract new businesses. 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and project funding Objective 5: Encourage Job Development Number Item Number Project/Program Proposed Timeframe Responsible Parties/Groups # of Potential Jobs Assistance Needed from EDD/EDA Included in of Work 20 1 Promote available economic opportunities for young people in order to retain their talents within the region and encourage young people to return talents to the region. 2013-2018 ED entities Universities / Tech Schools T/A and project funding 21 2 Encourage employment opportunities for both the highly skilled and the relatively unskilled segments of the region's population, and encourage employment opportunities to offset the loss of jobs caused by declining industries. 2013-2018 ED entities T/A and project funding 22 3 Promote the use of business incubators to assist local entrepreneurs in starting new businesses. 2013-2018 MRPC/ED entities T/A and project funding 23 4 Support expansion of higher educational opportunities and existing vocational and technical educational programs to improve the skills of the region's force. 2013-2018 MRPC/local governments/ED education T/A and project funding
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