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• Develop common promotional materials. <br /> • Let businesses know that the county has the infrastructure and resources they are looking for <br /> (land,transportation,utilities,telecommunication, government facilities, recreation, etc.). <br /> • Determine what promotion,marketing and project coordinating services are most important <br /> for the"county community"to engage in and prepare a marketing strategy. <br /> Planning and Analysis <br /> • Compile and share information including: <br /> ✓ Economic development projects being pursued by the different municipalities and <br /> organizations. <br /> ✓ Socio-economic and demographic data(possibly by trade area). <br /> ✓ Lease space available (what is important to track and how can it be maintained). <br /> • Conduct studies to: <br /> ✓ Define trade regions/subregions in the county. <br /> ✓ Assess adequacy of technology infrastructure. <br /> ✓ Assess the economic development conditions within the county. <br /> ✓ Identify market factors driving or stifling economic growth in the county. <br /> ✓ Determine the key industry/business sectors most important to Washington County. <br /> ✓ Determine which industry/business sectors are healthy growing employers. <br /> • Assess business challenges and opportunities. <br /> ✓ Develop a better understanding of what attracts and retains businesses and what <br /> keeps them away. <br /> ✓ Identify capital and infrastructure needs that will attract new businesses and jobs to <br /> the county. <br /> ✓ Identify impediments to economic growth and develop action plans for those that are <br /> within the county's control. <br /> ✓ Develop methodology/criteria to evaluate opportunities. <br /> • Develop methodology/criteria to evaluate opportunities and developers. <br /> • Coordinate development of an action plan for infrastructure, business finance, and research, <br /> technology and planning needs. <br /> • Create measureable goals for what the"county community"wants to be in 10 years; develop <br /> performance measures/indicators to track progress on meeting those goals. <br /> Land Use/Zoning <br /> • Ensure that zoning ordinances and development plans allow/support/promote business <br /> development along transit corridors, surrounding transit stops, and in other appropriate <br /> areas. <br /> • Determine whether sufficient land and the right land is planned and zoned for commercial <br /> 4 <br />