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2013 – 2016 EDA Strategic Plan Final <br />BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT <br />Attract new businesses and support existing businesses to increase the city’s industrial tax base, <br />commercial tax base and employment base. <br />INDUSTRIAL STRATEGIES <br />Promote available sites, encourage business retention and expansion to grow existing <br /> <br /> <br />light industrial base with business recruitment/attraction techniques <br />Diversify economic base to include professional services, corporate campuses, energy- <br /> <br /> <br />related companies, and technology businesses <br />Review existing programs, resources, and services and recommend improvements to <br /> <br /> <br />increase competitive advantage and support goals <br />Explore creative economic development collaborations <br /> <br /> <br />Utilize Energy City and its tools to recruit new and assist existing businesses <br /> <br /> <br />COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES <br />Promote available sites, encourage business retention and expansion to grow existing <br /> <br /> <br />commercial base with business recruitment/attraction techniques <br />Diversify economic base to include a wide variety of retail and service industries, as well <br /> <br /> <br />as additional fine dining opportunities <br />Review existing programs, resources, and services and recommend improvements to <br /> <br /> <br />increase competitive advantage and support goals <br />Explore creative economic development collaborations <br /> <br /> <br />Enhance commercial district through business recruitment and activities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ACTION STEPS <br /> <br />Complete minimum of one BRE visit a month (manufacturers and top employers) and distribute <br /> <br />Business Finance Toolkit, Available Sites, Community Profile, Energy City Brochure, Business <br />Recycling Toolkit and other pertinent information. <br /> <br />Promote available sites through exhibits at various expos (minimum 2x/yr.) <br /> <br />st <br /> <br />Utilize 171 FAST implementation plan to create a marketing piece for Nature’s Edge Business <br /> <br />Center and an annual redevelopment action plan to monitor progress of implementation <br /> <br />Partner with ERMU to identify applicable rebates for available city-owned property <br /> <br /> <br />Promote applicable incentives through direct mailings (minimum 3x/yr.) <br /> <br />1 <br />Approved EDA January 14, 2013, HRA January 7, 2013 <br />