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0 <br /> Employment Opportunities <br /> • Diversify the economy by targeting <br /> specific sectors <br /> • Use economic development incentives <br /> & marketing to target higher wage jobs <br /> with good benefits <br /> •Provide employment opportunities for <br /> area residents <br /> Economic Development.... <br /> Why Do Communities Care'? <br /> •Tax base development <br /> •Local employment opportunities <br /> •Create a community where residents <br /> il <br /> can work, live and play <br /> -Less commute time,better parents,better <br /> volunteers,better citizens,better sense of <br /> "community <br /> Environmental Scan and <br /> Competitiveness Assessment <br /> Sherburne County in Context <br /> •Information on critical national and <br /> regional trends <br /> •Quantitative indicators-internal and <br /> external <br /> •Qualitative indicators-interviews or <br /> surveys <br /> • <br /> Econmic Development Services -November 2004 5 <br />