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240 <br /> <br /> GOAL III. Recruitment/Retention and Expansion <br /> <br /> Establish a comprehensive industrial recruitment program including <br /> retention and expansion of existing industrial sector jobs. <br /> <br /> OBJECTIVE <br /> <br /> Attraction of new industrial jobs while retaining and expanding the <br /> currently existing industrial base. <br /> <br /> ACTIONS <br /> <br /> Contact prospective industries for facility locations in Paris. <br /> <br /> Develop target industry groups. <br /> <br /> Acquire necessary directories for prospecting activities. <br /> <br /> Develop a library of statistical and demographic information, on Paris <br /> and its trade area. <br /> <br /> Participate with the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Managers Group. <br /> <br /> Recognize local industries for expansion, growth, and outstanding <br /> contribution to the Paris economy. <br /> <br /> Initiate a program of personal visitation by PEDC to local industries. <br /> <br /> Solicit Parisians to make personal calls on corporate headquarters of <br /> existing indush'y and prospective industry. <br /> <br /> ACTIONS <br /> <br /> Work with the Chamber of Commerce to publish and distribute a <br /> directory of Paris and Lamar County manufacturers. <br /> <br /> Utilize survey of existing industry to develop prospect list. <br /> <br /> Leverage PEDC funds to finance industrial projects. <br /> <br /> Explore all development options that could affect the Paris economy <br /> such as tourism attraction projects, retail, and wholesale development. <br /> <br /> Utilize staff to effectively carry out all economic development functions <br /> of the PEDC. <br /> <br /> <br />