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minding their civic business
The New Ways Regional Business
Civic Organizations are Making
a Difference in Metro North America
November
2004
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The Questions
What are the regional priorities of chambers and CEO-led groups?
Does a regional focus impact its structure and operations?
How do they interact with other organizations and partners in the region?
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Which regions did we select?
Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
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Minneapolis-Saint Paul
New Orleans
Norfolk
Ottawa
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Raleigh-Durham
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Toronto
Washington, D.C.
Which business-civic organizations did we study?
TYPE OF REGIONAL BUSINESS-CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
Type
Description
Chambers of Commerce/Board of Trade
An organization designed to advance
the interests of its members.
CEO-Led Business-Civic Organizations
High-level business chief executive
officers, usually from the top firms in the
region.
Multi-Sector Business-Civic
Organization
An organization consisting of members
from private, public & non-profit sectors.
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Four Crosscutting Themes
1
“Pancakes and Parades” to Regional Stewards
2
Stepping Out: Addressing Regional Socio-Economic Disparities
3
New Focus, New Challenges for Membership & the Bottom-line
4
Written Rules, Good Will, & The Wild West
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‘pancakes & parades’
to regional stewards
Business Climate >>> Boosting Competitiveness
TOP REGIONAL PRIORITIES
Response
Transportation and Physical Infrastructure
69%
Building & Retaining Worker Talent
58%
Technology-Based Economic Development
56%
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Making the Link to Region
One-half (53%) take regional cooperation and regionalism seriously
Two examples
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Regional Business Alliance (South Florida)
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Sector-Based Development Often
Focuses on Technology
EXAMPLES OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Bay Area Economic Forum
Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership
BioCrossroads
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
Greater Kansas City Life Sciences Initiative
Greater Cleveland Partnership
BioEnterprise
Hampton Roads Partnership
Hampton Roads Research Partnership
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Metro Atlanta Biosciences Council
North Texas Commission
Dallas-Fort Worth Life Sciences Initiative
St. Louis Regional Chamber
and Growth Association
BioBelt
Toronto City Summit Alliance
Toronto Region Research Alliance
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stepping out
Addressing Regional Socio-Economic Disparities
A Business-Led Organization Perspective
on Socio-Economic Disparity
40% make the link between regional
competitiveness and socio-economic
disparity
Yet, almost all rated their effectiveness as
poor on this issue
Chicago Metropolis
workforce housing
Toronto City
Summit Alliance
immigrant economic
opportunity
Greater KC Chamber
educational disparities
between urban
and suburban schools
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A Business-Led Organization Perspective
on Socio-Economic Disparity
Most comfortable with downtown
revitalization
Prevalent in “hot markets”
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Greater Cleveland
Partnership
Cleveland Roundtable
works to infuse minority
economic opportunity
into downtown revitalization
and capital projects.
new focus, new challenges
for membership and the bottom-line
Small Business v. Large Business
Some shedding small business
Greater New Orleans Inc.
Others finding new vehicles
Greater Cleveland Growth Partnership
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Expanding the Base
New members on board
Research Universities
Community Foundations
Labor, Superintendents, Public Officials
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Struggle with Hi-Tech
Clash of culture
Sidestepping the field
Austin Idea Network
Internet Coast
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“If we do not
figure out how to
get this segment
of
the community to
the table, then
we will fail,” Pam
Wall, Greater
Triangle Regional
Council
The Good News:
Revenues Have Risen or Stayed the Same
REVENUE OF BUSINESS-CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, 1998-2003
Increased
31%
Stayed roughly the same
69%
Decreased
0%
Why?
Revamped mission
Major initiative development
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written rules, good will,
and the wild west
Written Rules
TYPE OF REGIONAL APPROACHES
Written Rules
Signed contracts, written
agreements, and suprastructures; most formal
delineation of roles and
responsibilities
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Good Will
Wild West
Written Rules: Louisville
Merger of Greater Louisville
Economic Development Partnership
and Louisville Chamber
City-County merger =
16th Largest city in the US
Greater Louisville Inc
Assumed City and County Economic Dev,
Minority Biz Development, Inc.Tank,
and traditional Chamber activities.
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GLI’s Workforce
Talent Initiatives
“Bulldogs in the Bluegrass”
“Come Home Again”
“Healthcare Workforce”
Good Will
TYPE OF REGIONAL APPROACHES
Written Rules
Good Will
Signed contracts, written
agreements, and suprastructures; most formal
delineation of roles and
responsibilities
A more informal,
collegial cooperative
relationship and set of
understandings among
organizations
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Wild West
Good Will: Norfolk Virginia
Regional geographic and economic differences
Disjointed chambers of commerce
and CEO-led groups
Hampton Roads Partnership
multi-sector group, inclusive, focused
on encouraging regional leaders to work
together around 15-year regional plan
Business-led Civic
Organizations
in Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads Partnership
Hampton Roads CofC
Virginia Peninsula CofC
Isle of Wright, Smithfield,
Windsor CofC
Future Hampton Roads
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The Wild West
TYPE OF REGIONAL APPROACHES
Written Rules
Good Will
Wild West
Signed contracts, written
agreements, and suprastructures; most formal
delineation of roles and
responsibilities
A more informal,
collegial cooperative
relationship and set of
understandings among
organizations
An undeveloped or less
mature level of collaboration;
Organizations may work
independent of each other
or in competition
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Wild West: New Orleans
One business civic organization trying
to emerge as the leading voice
The Campaign
for 30,000 Jobs
5 year, 10 parish initiative
Competition for business membership,
little cooperation around regional
challenges and city and outside region
Greater New Orleans Inc. hopes to
become unifying voice for region
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$15 million fundraising
campaign
Cluster approach to gain
30K net new jobs and
$1 billion in new payroll
How to Learn More
Profiles of 29 Regions
Profiles of 45 Business Civic Organizations
Summary Report
Next MetroBusinessNet Meeting Miami, Feb 17-18
“Minding Their Civic
Business: A Look at the
New Ways Regional
Business-Civic
Organizations are Making a
Difference in Metropolitan
North America”
September 2004
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Thank You
Stephen Michon, Senior Associate
(781) 574-6607
www.futureworks-web.com
Next Meeting of www.metrobusinessnet.net
February 17-18, 2005
Miami
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