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The Pulaski County Growth Alliance will hold
their annual meeting January 28, 2010 at the Waynesville Career
Center.
The new directors and officers will be elected
at this meeting.
We will also recognize our 2009 members.
The progress the organization made in 2009 and
the goals and objectives for 2010 will be presented.
The strategic plan for the organization is being
developed by the board.
The Prager Report is being used as a road map
to develop the plan.
The Prager report was developed with the use
of U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment
funds.
The Roadmap strategies designed look at Business
Retention, Expansion, and Entrepreneurship, Business Attraction,
Research and Information, and Business Climate Improvement.
Another guide in developing the plan will come
from the Missouri Department of Economic Development MOCAPP
Program.
I have used this program on three separate occasions.
This program defines Economic Development into
9 basic categories; they are
Business Attraction, Site Development, Business Retention
and Expansion, New Business Development, International Marketing,
Workforce Development, Tourism, Downtown Revitalization, and
Agribusiness.
As we look at these categories we will develop
goals and objectives to guide us through this year and provide
a measuring stick of our progress.
The question that everyone keeps asking leading
economist is the recession over.
I read a recent article in the Business Expansion
Journal where a panel was asked that question. The panelist
stated that we would not see any significant improvement for
6 months to a year.
They all agreed the tight commercial real estate
credit market is a major impediment to a recovery.
The impediment that I see is the 10% unemployment
level.
This means to me that 6% of our population does
not have disposal income to buy goods and services other than
the basics.
Also, I think that individuals are looking to
cut debt and are spending less.
We must develop new employment opportunities
to reduce the unemployment level to the 4 % range.
Economic Development
Wayne Morgan
Executive Director
137 St. Robert Blvd. Suite B
St. Robert, MO 65584
573-336-2123
573-434-2304 cell
director@pulaskicountymo.com
www.pulaskicountymo.com
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