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HARLINGEN 100 PLAN UPDATE

HARLINGEN 100 PLAN UPDATE. HARLINGEN EDC July 16, 2009. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. Board adopted The “Guiding Principles” for HEDC Provide assistance to “basic” business/industry Help existing industry expand Support large-scale commercial development The Program of Work.

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HARLINGEN 100 PLAN UPDATE

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  1. HARLINGEN 100 PLAN UPDATE HARLINGEN EDC July 16, 2009

  2. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION • Board adopted • The “Guiding Principles” for HEDC • Provide assistance to “basic” business/industry • Help existing industry expand • Support large-scale commercial development • The Program of Work

  3. BUSINESS RECRUITMENTAND RETENTION • Community Fact File • 350 site location consultants • 500 national commercial and industrial realtors • Won SEDC Promotional Materials Award • Fact Book • Distributed 60 to clients

  4. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION • Marketing • Participated in • CORENET • International Asset Management Council • Site Selection Network • Site Location Consultants Forum • Matamoros Maquila Association • Reynosa Economic Development Committee

  5. BUSINESS RECRUITMENTAND RETENTION • New website (www.harlingenedc.com) • Search engine optimization • Direct mail campaign • Advertising • Public relations campaign

  6. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION • Regional Economic Development • Rio South Texas Economic Council • Joint Marketing Program • Rio Tech Fund • Entrepreneurial Venture Capital • Tech Prep of the RGV • Overseas Security Advisory Council • Security issues for U.S. firms doing business in Mexico

  7. BUSINESS RETENTION STRATEGY • Work with Harlingen Manufacturers Assn. • Call on 30 companies per year • 8 firms have expansion plans • Aloe Laboratories – 20,000 sq.ft – 15 jobs • United Launch Alliance

  8. BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

  9. SUPPORT MAJOR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT HARLINGEN CORNERS • $33 million project - 375,000 square feet • Kohl’s • Logan’s Roadhouse • Marshall’s • Bed, Bath and Beyond • Famous Footwear • $3 million infrastructure

  10. Tourism • Develop a plan to attract an upscale hotel with meeting facilities • Developed factual presentations and potential sites • Hosted 8 visits by hotel representatives • Hotel/Conference Center feasibility study

  11. Healthcare • Position Harlingen as Healthcare Hub of the Region • Funded Harlingen Healthcare Plan • Worked to insure long term property solutions • Purchased 35 acre tract for development • Funded road extension to VA Health Center

  12. Education • Participated in planning for Joint Articulation Center • TSTC Master Plan Update • Program Design Study underway • EDC budgeted $4.2 million for facility

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