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Collaborative 20-county economic and community development strategy measurable, transforming and sustainable Positions SI to compete globally against country strategies Views neighbors as resource partners rather than competitors Understands that knowledge based, small, & innovative firms are the growth engines of our futurenot industries of our past Broadband strategy focus enables all 20 counties to benefit Sees economic development as the job of every citizen Collaboratively funded rather than grant dependent Business plan based, action driven, results oriented Bottom up grass-roots driven