Transcript February 19, 2014

Independent Economic
Development Task Force
Meeting #23
February 19, 2014
K. Gleasman
Agenda
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Review and approve meeting notes from Mtgs #22
Open forum with public, 30 min (5 min per person)
Rank brainstormed list of industries
Review initial marketing plan – D. Bradford
Discuss article from Endeavor Insight
Other topics from task force
Public Comment – Summarized Input
Adjourn
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Mtg 22 Meeting Notes
Transylvania County
Independent Economic Development Task Force
2/5/2014 Mtg 22
Members Present:
q Bradford
x Gleasman
x Harris
x Higgins
x Neumann
Members Absent:
x Bradford
q Gleasman
q Harris
q Higgins
q Neumann
Others Present:
Several members of public, daily waterfall
Recording Secretary:Karen Gleasman
ITEM
DISCUSSION BEYOND SLIDE DECK
ACTION
Review & approve mtg notes 20 and 21 Approved
Open Forum with public
Julie Thompson from BRCC clearly stated BR wants to be at table, wants
to be included on board
Lee - workforce development and schools need to be integrated
to economic development
NC Dept of Commerce Data
Targeted Industries
Other topics from task force members
Public comment through email
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Adjourn
x Watkins
q Watkins
x Whitmire
q Whitmire
Sorted targeted industries into categories recently published by
Will comparatively rank:
NC Dept of Commerce
wages vs likelihood of attracting
Medical Services: Continuing care, medical care recovery
Uniquely Transylvania vs ease of
BioPharma: Nutraceuticals, medical equipment, research lab e.g.
investing
Pharm/Agri, Labs e.g. Biomedical
IT/Software: Solo workers, call centers, on line tele customer service
from home
Knowledge Creation: decided extending Brevard College, BRCC, and
TCS was more in category of Business Retention and Expansion
Manufacturing: Build musical instruments, 3D Printing, TVS, Outdoor
Recreation Equipment, Parts suppliers for existing companies,
medical equipment,cut & sew, automotive parts, composites,
aerospace industry parts, environomental industries e.g.
recycled matls --> tshirts, aerospace industry parts,
special methods of manufacturing
Business services (including health, self-improvement) destination
health club, camps, Sports, health & wellness
Agriculture, forestry, food: expansion of TVS, Bamboo, Artisanal
agriculture (e.g. mustards, DoMore bars), Food processing
e.g. apples, Food & Beverage, More like Busy Bee
Hospitality, Tourism, & entertainment: events, destination spa, more
movies, Food & beverage, Music Recording Studios, tourism
Karen to meet with Artie Wilson to discuss organization budget
Dave Neumann shared inspriing success of his small home town in Ohio
discussed two emails received
Email account open:
[email protected]
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Open Forum with Public
• Please limit to 5 minutes per person
• 30 minutes total
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Wages
Uniquely Transylvania
Comparative ranking of brainstormed
industry list
Likelihood of attracting
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Ease of investment
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Initial Marketing Approach – D. Bradford
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Discuss article from Endeavor Insight
What do the Best Entrepreneurs Want in a City?
“We believe the magic formula for attracting and retaining the best
entrepreneurs is this: a great place to live plus a talented pool of
potential employees, and excellent access to customers and suppliers.”
“The founders in our study rarely cite low tax rates or business-friendly
regulations as reasons for starting a business in a specific city,.”
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Other topics from task force members
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Public Comment – process
• Please send public comment to:
o email address:
[email protected] or
• Or provide in writing prior to or after each meeting.
• New email will be accessible to all task force members
• Karen Gleasman will ensure written comments are passed on to all
task force members
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Public Comment received through EMAIL
Unfortunately I “misspelled” email address at the end of the 1/29/14
public presentation, leaving off TC in front of TCIEDTF. My apologies,
KG
• Judith West – thanked task force for the work, and wanted to ensure
we were targeting industries beyond manufacturing.
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Adjourn
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Targeted industry brainstormed list 10/9/2013
Goldsmith
Industries
Nutraceuticals
Outdoor Recreation
Equipment
Industries
Aerospace industry parts
Industries
Cut & Sew
Food and Beverage
Composites
3D Printing
Consider methods of mfg:
e.g. precision maching, web Environmental industries,
based
e.g. recycled matls -> t-shirts
Automotive Parts
Brevard College
BRCC
Sports, Health, and Wellness Bamboo
Camps
Solo Worker
Destination spa
Medical equipment
Tourism
Destination health club
Labs e.g. biomedical
Industries
Medical care recovery
Target
Company
Profile
Rev range: $50K $50M
Number of
employees: 1-150
Retention/expansion
of current businesses
Quality of place is big
draw
Potential for above
average pay
Research lab: e.g. farm/agri Build musical instruments
Food processing, e.g. apples More movies here
Artisanal agriculture, e.g.
mustards, Do More bars
Music recording studios
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Expansion of TVS
Parts/supplies for existing
comp., e.g. cans for OSKAR
BLUES
More like Everett Farms,
Busy Bee
Events
Continuing care
NOT in conflict with quality
of place
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Shall we sort by targeted industries recently
published by NC Dept of Commerce?
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Manufacturing
Knowledge Creation
Military
Agriculture Forestry and Food
Bio Pharma
Business Services
Hospitality, Tourism, & Entertainment
IT/Software
Transportation Logistics
Energy
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