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- Lowwages— causingcommute <br />Commuter patterns <br />- Wage competition with the metro <br />- Location — when competing with wages between St Cloud and Metro <br />Education below state median for higher education <br />- Teacher shortages <br />- Aging population <br />- Students not prepared for mfg jobs <br />- Awareness of local jobs — statewide <br />Poor agriculture land <br />- Amenities, culture, etc <br />- Limited public transportation <br />Cultural difference between generations <br />Generation Gap <br />Informal brainstorm — OPPORTUNITIES/THREATS <br />- Awareness of local jobs (world's best workforce) <br />- Strong business demand <br />- Education of local business <br />- Matching up of labor force and business <br />- Develop partnership with local business and education <br />- Working closely with higher education to keep students local <br />- Innovation/entrepreneurship <br />- Young families — prior fuel for growth <br />- Additional partnerships <br />- Robotics program/diverse school program <br />- Leverage deed programs <br />- Emulate existing programs for underserved schools <br />- Power plants (uncertainty) <br />5. Small Group Discussion — Develop Strategies <br />Small groups (3) to discuss strategies. <br />Focus on weaknesses and how are we going to work on this in the region. <br />Discuss projects that will be going into the CEDS plan as strategies to the weaknesses <br />One will report back. <br />Strategies surrounding Workforce Development and Educational Achievement: <br />- Develop youth (K-12) and Post -Secondary apprenticeship program (replicate CMMA) ***** <br />- Leveraging state and federal funding for broadband development ***** <br />- Attracting immigrant workers from St Cloud market (increase reaches) to help bridge gap of <br />labor force <br />- Educational pipeline <br />- Experience learning (work out ways to try occupations) (K-12) <br />- Mentoring youth (k-12) <br />