Laserfiche WebLink
PLAN OF WORK SUMMARY AND PRIORITIES <br />Foster the retention and growth of jobs <br />• Establish roundtable with plant managers to encourage industry collaboration, foster opportunities, and <br />identify solutions to shared challenges. <br />• Record and track all confidential business intelligence in a CRM database to maintain data and determine <br />trends that will inform leadership and programming. <br />Attract new employers and industry <br />• Develop and update marketing materials including proposal template with new brand materials. <br />• Coordinate with Cox Field to target aerospace and aviation -compatible opportunities. <br />• Participate in call trips with Team Texas, Texas Economic Development Connection, and other partners. <br />Ill. Cultivate an entrepreneurial ecosystem <br />• Seek opportunities to connect entrepreneurs with existing industry and or mentors. <br />Connect entrepreneurs with funding sources including lenders, angel investor groups, SBA, revolving loan <br />funds, etc. <br />IV. Support workforce development programming <br />• Facilitate or support programming that creates opportunities for apprenticeships, internships, plant tours, <br />career days, job shadowing and more. <br />• Coordinate with Paris Junior College and the ISDs to create connections between employers and job <br />seekers through career fairs, jobs website, and more. <br />• Coordinate with Paris Junior College and the ISDs to support efforts that foster career pathways to middle <br />and high school students to establish a skilled pipeline of workers for our employer base. <br />• Endorse and promote training and certifications that support existing industry. <br />V. Manage and expand the community's land and building assets <br />• Support permitting and development processes that differentiate our community for being business - <br />friendly, efficient, and solution -focused. <br />• Maintain an attractive appearance of PEDC-owned industrial land through signage and lawn maintenance. <br />VI. Encourage a unified vision for Paris, Lamar County, and the PEDC <br />• Conduct a community assessment to identify opportunity areas, challenges, strengths, and assets <br />(SWOT Analysis) that informs a Five -Year Strategic Plan. <br />VII. Explore internal and external funding mechanisms <br />• Identify funding resources that support infrastructure development and economic development projects. <br />3 — PLAN UPDATE 6/2023 <br />