analysis of industries, occupations, supply and deep Black non-hispanic residents help mitigate demographic shifts, and gaps between understanding/commitment of and to the the decline in working age residents? In employer demand and employee supply. region. other words, what is the projected age of --- these new residents? What is referred to as --- “Advanced Manufacturing” does not really appear to P7 There seems to be a disconnect between be it appears on page 14 to be the statements associated with the challenge “Advanced”, traditional machinists etc. positions. It may of the Rising Cost of Doing Business and the be helpful to stratify manufacturing into statements associated with the opportunities the sector you describe that I would call available related to a growing vs. truly where entrepreneurial spirit affordable space, “traditional”, “advanced” – the job requirements rely more in training efforts on communication, …focusing in analytics, IT/cybersecurity, automation, infrastructure…. Are the challenges more artificial intelligence, robotics, Lean and specifically related to transportation and other operational methods. This might broadband? inform a different look at industry --- requirements. P8/12. Justification for manufacturing as --- priority sector isn’t as strong as it could be – P5 past and current high-level industry For example, data related to the number of trends. Given the demographics of the replacement positions needed would be region (primarily white), has there been helpful, especially since it is the region’s 5th any discussion incorporated into the work largest sector, behind Education and of retaining and recruiting young adults Business and Finance. about strategies for attracting and --- supporting non-white young residents, in P9. There seems to be a missing connection particular those who come to the region as between identifying retail professionals as a high school or college students? priority occupation with the decline of retail --- jobs referenced on page 6. P6 past and current high-level industry --- trends. Other than engineers, are there P10 What is the background supporting the other occupations within Professional, statement that there is growing culture of “a Scientific and Technical Services that are relying on social assistance?” Does this refer projected to grow at a significant rate? to cliff effect challenges? Does this region
analysis of industries, occupations, demographic shifts, and gaps between employer demand and employee supply. supply and deep understanding/commitment of and to the region. --- What is referred to as “Advanced Manufacturing” does not really appear to be “Advanced”, it appears on page 14 to be traditional machinists etc. positions. It may be helpful to stratify manufacturing into the sector you describe that I would call “traditional”, vs. truly “advanced” where the job requirements rely more in training in analytics, IT/cybersecurity, automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, Lean and other operational methods. This might inform a different look at industry requirements. --- P5 past and current high-level industry trends. Given the demographics of the region (primarily white), has there been any discussion incorporated into the work of retaining and recruiting young adults about strategies for attracting and supporting non-white young residents, in particular those who come to the region as high school or college students? --- P6 past and current high-level industry trends. Other than engineers, are there other occupations within Professional, Scientific and Technical Services that are projected to grow at a significant rate? Black non-hispanic residents help mitigate the decline in working age residents? In other words, what is the projected age of these new residents? --- P7 There seems to be a disconnect between the statements associated with the challenge of the Rising Cost of Doing Business and the statements associated with the opportunities available related to a growing entrepreneurial spirit – affordable space, …focusing efforts on communication, infrastructure…. Are the challenges more specifically related to transportation and broadband? --- P8/12. Justification for manufacturing as priority sector isn’t as strong as it could be – For example, data related to the number of replacement positions needed would be helpful, especially since it is the region’s 5th largest sector, behind Education and Business and Finance. --- P9. There seems to be a missing connection between identifying retail professionals as a priority occupation with the decline of retail jobs referenced on page 6. --- P10 What is the background supporting the statement that there is “a growing culture of relying on social assistance?” Does this refer to cliff effect challenges? Does this region
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