THEMES AND GOALS
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Why this goal is important:
■ Many businesses can locate anywhere and are not as dependent on
raw materials or local markets as they used to be.
■ Competition for growing businesses with well paying jobs is intense.
■ Business growth depends on educated and trained workers, who
typically earn better incomes than less educated peers.
Why this goal is important:
■ With more people working from home and offices being redesigned
into smaller, more collaborative spaces, the office market is in
transition.
■ Online retailing is changing both the retail and distribution industries.
■ The aging population, interest of young adults in town living, and
increasing diversity of the county will impact the location and type of
new housing and other development.
How this goal will be implemented:
■ By partnering with economic development organizations to
assist businesses that want to expand or locate in the county.
■ Through the county
collaborating
with trainers and educators to retrain and support a skilled
workforce.
How this goal will be implemented:
■ By encouraging walkable, mixed use, transit-friendly, and
entertainment-supportive places that will attract young workers and
other key demographic groups.
■ Through advocacy for designs and services that meet the needs of an
aging population.
■ By working with others to redevelop older retail properties.
GOAL
Flexibly adapt to changing
market conditions and demographics
GOAL
Attract and retain businesses
and vital community assets
