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� 1 —0�Wnw 1. Foster the retention and growth of jobs * Establish roundtable with plant managers and clusters including the trailer industry to encourage industry collaboration, foster opportunities, and identify solutions to shared challenges. * Seek opportunities to connect existing industry to business opportunities, target relocation of suppliers an4 foster opportunities for vertical integration. * Record and track all confidential business intelligence in a CRM database to maintain data and determine trends that will inform leadership and programming. • Participate in call trips with Team Texas, Texas Economic Development Connection, and other partners. • Targeted marketing for Transportation, Distribution and Logistics and Food Processing :11. Cultivate an entrepreneurial ecosystem 0 Seek opportunities to connect entrepreneurs with mentors and resources. Connect entrepreneurs with funding sources including lenders, angel investor groups, SBA, revolving loan funds, etc. IV. Support workforce development programming • Facilitate or support programming that creates opportunities for apprenticeships, internships, plant tours, career days, job shadowing and more. • Coordinate with Paris Junior College and the IS to create connections between employers and job seekers through career fairs, jobs website, and more. Coordinate with Paris Junior College and the ISDs to support efforts that foster career pathways to middle and high school students to establish a skilled pipeline of workers for our employer base. V. Manage and expand the community's land and building assets * Grow the organization's land inventory to accommodate current needs of existing industry and • Continue investments and partner with the City on bringing PEDC-owned land to site -ready status. • Support permitting and development processes that differentiate our community for being business - friendly, efficient, and solution -focused. • Maintain an attractive appearance of PEDC-owned industrial land through signage and lawn maintenance. • Continue to monitor the need for existing buildings and feasibility and desire to build speculative buildings. VI. Encourage a unified vision for Paris, Lamar County, and the PEDC 0 Joint participation in a community -wide strategy that identifies opportunity areas, challenges, strengths, and assets that informs a Five -Year Strategic Visioning Plan. VII. Explore internal and external funding mechanisms 0 identify funding resources that support infrastructure development and economic development projects. 3 — PLAN UPDATE 6/2025