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COVER STORY
THE
BIG
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Eugene Chamber
Board of Directors
Chairwoman Sheryl
Balthrop and County
Commissioner
Sid Leiken say the
Big Look is about
improving prosperity
and sustainability in
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Prosperity Initiative and the Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN),
said Leiken, who represents Lane County
on The Big Look steering committee.
Each has and will continue to play an
important role in the economic success of
our region, but we also need to refocus on
creating an umbrella organization that represents all of our efforts with a single, strong
voice.
Leiken and Balthrop agree that strong
public/private partnerships will be key to
developing an organization that has the
kind of broad support and involvement to
be successful.
Private sector financial support for the
existing regional economic development
partnership has diminished over time, said
Leiken. Reengaging the private sector to
invest time and money is absolutely necessary to achieving our regional economic
goals.
So far, so good, says Balthrop.
By bringing business, community and
government leaders together, The Big Look
has made it clear that the private sector is
committed to our shared goals of growth,
sustainability and livability, she said.
To that end, The Big Look has identified
three key service areas on which the new
economic development organization will
focus: a central information hub; business
recruitment and growth; and outreach and
promotion. Together, these services will
empower the organization to leverage the
regions strengths to grow local businesses
and attract new investment.
The first priority of a new regional economic development organization, a regional
information hub will create a much-needed
clearinghouse of information that can give
investors a snapshot of the business climate.
The hub would be a place where businesses
can find data on land availability; local
licensing and permitting processes; transportation; education; housing; recreation;
and other subjects that factor heavily into
business investment decisions.
We need to make it easy for business
to find the information they need to decide
whether or not to locate or expand in Lane
County, said Balthrop. There are hundreds
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eliminate the obstacles and impediments
that stand in the way of their growth, she
said.
For instance, the economic development
organization could help local businesses
navigate complex land use and permitting
processes, and work collaboratively with
permitting agencies to simplify requirements.
Advocating for existing businesses is
crucial to creating a sustainable business
environment, Balthrop stressed.
Further, she said, no matter how many
benefits the region has to offer businesses,
they wont know it if we dont tell them.
We need to do a better job of raising
awareness of Lane County as an excellent choice in the minds of key business
decision-makers, said Balthrop
To ensure that the new economic development agency communicates the right
things to the right people, The Big Look
calls for a detailed outreach and promotion
plan.
BUSINESS EXPO
As the conduit through which we will
identify key audiences and relay the message that Lane County is open for business,
the marketing plan is a critical piece of the
economic development puzzle, Leiken
said.
He emphasized that the message needs to
be specific to effectively promote a regional
economic identity that communicates business opportunities, generates excitement
and highlights our natural attractions.
Quality of life has to be one of the most
over-used terms out there, he laughed. I
think our quality of life here is great, but
Birmingham, Alabama, thinks their quality
of life is great, too. We have to go beyond
platitudes and showcase the attributes that
really differentiate the region and make it a
place where people should want to come.
As a planning process The Big Look
has set big-picture goals for the future
economic development agency the steering
committee partners want to see. But with so
few specifics about how the that agency will
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