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Business Attraction

An increase in inter-state companies will continue to strengthen and diversify our regional economy, providing additional resilience.
Action 1: Research and confirm industry clusters.
  • Timeline: Completed by spring of 2018
  • Cost: Cost already included in ICR IOWA budget
  • Responsible Parties: ICR IOWA
Action 2: Establish industry cluster Business Intelligence Councils with CEOs who can provide industry-specific information to drive business attraction strategy.
  • Timeline: Completed by spring of 2018
  • Cost: Cost already included in ICR IOWA budget
  • Responsible Parties: ICR IOWA
Action 3: Develop and implement marketing and sales strategies for each industry cluster.
  • Timeline: Strategy completed and implementation to begin summer 2018
  • Cost: $200,000
  • Responsible Parties: ICR IOWA
Action 4: Develop and implement projects that will continue to strengthen the region for targeted industry clusters.
  • Timeline: Projects identified by summer of 2018 and then implementation to begin.
  • Cost: Cost already included in ICR IOWA budget
  • Responsible Parties: ICR IOWA for exploration. Partners may be needed for implementation.

The best way to judge our success in this area is with exact metrics: the number of new inter-state company branching or moving to the region, the amount of capital investment, the number of jobs  created, and the amount of new tax generated. This group of stakeholders will be responsible for implementing these changes and measure the progress and success of these initiatives during the next five years.
 
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