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336 <br /> <br /> GOAL I. Retention and Expansion <br /> of Existing Industries <br /> <br /> Retention and expansion of the Paris area existing industrial sector jobs. <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE <br /> <br /> To maintain and retain existing indush-y in the Paris area and encourage <br /> and assist the expansion of these currently existing industries and their <br /> employment base. <br />- ACTIONS <br /> <br /> 1.) Find an industrial user for the Babcock & Wilcox facility. <br /> <br /> 2.) Increase manufacturing sector employment by 100 jobs. <br /> <br /> 3.) Increase Lamar County population by 5%. <br /> <br /> 4.) Participate with the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Managers <br /> Group. <br /> <br /> 5.) Recognize local industries for expansion, growth, and outstanding <br /> contribution to the Paris economy. <br /> <br /> 6.) Initiate a program of personal visitation by PEDC to local industries. <br /> <br /> 7.) Solicit Parisians to make personal calls on corporate headquarters of <br /> existing industry and prospective industry . <br /> <br /> 8.) Work with the Chamber of Commerce to publish and distribute a <br /> directory of Paris and Lamar County manufacturers. <br /> <br /> 9.) Utilize survey of existing industry to develop prospect list. <br /> <br /> 10.) Leverage PEDC funds to finance expansion of existing Paris industry. <br /> <br /> 11.) Make local industries aware of any and all assistance programs for <br /> the expansion of existing operations. <br /> <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br /> <br />