Partner with Us | Goals & Objectives
2013-2016 Goals, Objectives & Areas of Focus
Workforce
Assuring employers have access to an adequate and well-trained workforce, with an emphasis on worker attraction/retention, worker training/new skills, career education, and adequate funding.
Goal: Attract and retain workers
Performance measurements:
Number of new movers to area each year; changes in demographics/economics of new movers.
Goal: Satisfy employers and demand for worker training by identifying, coordinating, and creating new training partners, programs, and resources
Performance Measurements:
- Worker shortages in specific demand areas decreased
- Number of individuals retrained
- Reduction in turnover rates
- Dollars invested in workforce training/retraining
- Sales increases
- Cost savings
- Jobs created
- Investment in plant and equipment by area employers
Goal: Assure access to employer-driven career information and training by working with secondary school boards, administrators, and staff
Performance Measurements:
- Worker shortages in specific demand areas decreased
- Number of individuals retrained
- Reduction in turnover rates
- Dollars invested in workforce training/retraining
- Sales increases
- Cost savings
- Jobs created
- Investment in plant and equipment by area employers
Goal: Create a workforce development fund and leverage eother resources to supplement employer efforts in raising the education or skill level of the existing workforce and of new workers in the community
Performance Measurements:
- Additional training funds raised, leveraged, and/or pooledfor training/retraining plan
Housing/Infrastructure
Providing an infrastructure conducive to business development, with an emphasis on housing, transportation communications, and volunteer/leader development.
Goal: Develop strategic partnerships to increase needed housing stock
Performance Measurements:
- Funds committed
- New housing starts
- Number of new rental units added
Goal: Work with the public sector on the local, state, and federal level to assure decision makers are aware of critical transportation and communications infrastructure needing public investment
Performance Measurements:
- Federal and state funds awarded to key infrastructure projects
- Number of projects completed or actions taken
Goal: Strengthen and develop discussion forums and networking opportunities that reach across the four county area to share best practices, strengthen business-to-business interaction and sales, and workforce, entrepreneurial, and business/job growth goals
Performance Measurements:
- Investor satisfaction
- Volunteer participation
Business Development
Create an environment for business development and job growth by emphasizing existing and high value business, communication, issue action, and marketing.
Goal: Grow existing four county businesses by addressing issues impeding growth
Performance Measurements:
- Number of firms visited by existing industry call program
- Number of existing businesses retained or growing with Corridor assistance
- Number of new jobs from existing and new businesses
Goal: Attract high-value employers and industry to the four county region
Performance Measurements:
- Number of new businesses recruited to the area
- Number of new jobs from new businesses
- Amount of new investment
- Square feet built/occupied
- Acres sold
Entrepreneurship
Enhancing entrepreneurial activity and new business starts by emphasizing youth/next generation entrepreneurs, mentoring, networking and learning, coaching, counseling, market research and data, and access to capital.
Goal: Continue and enhance youth/next generation entrepreneurial training and recruitment
Performance Measurements:
- Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute participation
- Number of schools and students participating
Goal: Build on existing coaching and counseling services for entrepreneurs
Performance Measurements:
- Number of clients served
- Number of start-up companies in region
- Number of jobs created by clients
- Client satisfaction
- Square feet occupied
