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Dane County Community Economic Development

Dane County Community Economic Development. Presentation to: Joint Educational Session Comprehensive Planning April 13, 2005 Steve Steinhoff. Presentation Outline. County Community Economic Development (CED) Activities Emerging Issues in CED What County Could do in Future in CED

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Dane County Community Economic Development

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  1. Dane County Community Economic Development Presentation to: Joint Educational Session Comprehensive Planning April 13, 2005 Steve Steinhoff

  2. Presentation Outline • County Community Economic Development (CED) Activities • Emerging Issues in CED • What County Could do in Future in CED • Barriers and Challenges to County CED Efforts

  3. County CED Activities • BUILD Program • Revolving Loan Funds for ED • Façade Improvement Grants • Assist Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Development Center • Targeted Area Redevelopment • Allied Drive • Town of Madison

  4. County CED Activities (cont.) • Airport • Job Center • Quality of Life Activities • Extension Services to Agriculture

  5. What County Does Wellin CED? • Partnering with local municipalities • Regional transportation infrastructure • Workforce development • Quality of life enhancement

  6. Other Major CED Players • UW-Madison • University Research Park • WARF • BioStar • SBDC • Workforce Development Partners • State WI: DWD, DVR • MATC • Workforce Development Board • Private Industry • Employment Training Agencies • UW-Madison (e.g. COWS)

  7. Other Major CED Players (cont.) • WI Dept. Commerce • Private Sector Partners • GMACC & local chambers • Utilities • Business leaders • Developers • Realtors • Local municipalities (TIF, business parks, BIDs) • Capital Ideas Technology Zone • Non-profit agencies

  8. Other Major CED Players (cont.) • CCED • Main Street Program

  9. CED by Category • Workforce development • Entrepreneur development • Business incubation • Growing existing businesses • Business attraction

  10. CED by Sector • Technology • Manufacturing • Health Care • Downtown • Agricultural

  11. Emerging Trends in CED • Growth of high technology & biotechnology • Growing emphasis on quality of life to business growth • Growing interest in “grow your own” approach to CED • Retail design standards • Mixed-Use developments • Standardization of location searches

  12. High Technology • Dane County major high tech center for Wisconsin • University Research Park • WARF • MATC Tech Incubator • Technology Zone • Venture and Angel Investment Efforts • SBIR efforts • WMEP

  13. Quality of Life • Mobile workforce • Quality of life factors • Location consideration

  14. Standardized Location Searches • LOIS System

  15. Grow Your Own • Incubation • WARF – Patenting • High tech investment assistance • Business assistance programs

  16. Retail Design Standards • Big box ordinances • Downtown design guidelines • Heightened local scrutiny

  17. Mixed-Use Developments • Downtown and neighborhood mixed-use buildings • Life-style centers • New Town Centers (outside Dane Co.) • Mixed-use neighborhoods

  18. What County Could do in Future for CED • Enhance partnership role • Facilitate inter-governmental and private sector collaboration on CED • Continue expansion of direct flights from airport • Continue efforts that promote quality of life • Support efforts to increase capital investment (venture, angel) • Integrate CED goals and objectives into land-use and transportation planning

  19. Barriers and Challenges • Resource constraints • Rising housing costs • Brain drain • Lack of capital investment • Inter-governmental coordination a slow process • Workforce shortages & mismatches • Transportation congestion

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