This 6 session process defines a county's future by helping local leaders determine specific goals and strategies to be accomplished over the next 3 to 5 years. Through self-examination, counties determine their shortcomings and develop their own solutions.
Meaningful improvement begins when leaders develop a vision and work towards implementation.
A major attraction for manufacturing companies, well-planned industrial parks offer prepared sites that meet the needs of a vast majority of projects. A clear majority of companies look at existing facilities first, before making a final decision regarding construction. This is one of the single most important issues regarding site location. As manufacturing equipment becomes more sophisticated, employees must have competitive skills in math and reading to enable them to become technicians in a 21st century manufacturing environment. Required skill levels are advancing at a greater rate than the development of the skills in the workforce.