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A New Beginning. Building on Purdue’s Community & Regional Development Assets Jason Henderson & Bo Beaulieu. Presentation Overview. The Organizational Structure PCRD Mission and Goals ECD Mission and Goals The Partnership Building a Strong ECD Program : Key Elements (7)
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A New Beginning Building on Purdue’s Community & Regional Development Assets Jason Henderson & Bo Beaulieu
Presentation Overview • The Organizational Structure • PCRD Mission and Goals • ECD Mission and Goals • The Partnership • Building a Strong ECD Program: Key Elements (7) • Our Ultimate Goal
Recent Organizational Structure Purdue Extension Economic & Community Development
The “Renewed” Structure: Working Together Purdue Extension Economic & Community Development
The PCRD Mission Pioneering new ideas and strategies that contribute to regional collaboration, innovation and prosperity
The ECD Mission To help Indiana communities, both big and small, grow their local economies and improve the quality of life for all their current and future residents.
Extension ECD & PCRD: A Valuable & Essential Partnership Build on Our Unique and Complementary Strengths
Building a Strong ECD Program:Key Elements • Develop program goals • Build a network of Regional ECD Educators • Strengthen the knowledge/skills of ECD Educators • Delineate & launch signature programs • Build and sustain relationships with constituents • Serve as the hub for quality data • Build solid metrics to document impacts
Build a Network of ECD Regional Educators • The Five Extension Districts in Indiana • East • Northwest • Central • Southeast • Southwest
Build Relationships with Constituents • IN Local & Regional Organizations: • Regional Economic Development Organizations • Regional Planning Councils • Economic Development Districts • Regional Workforce Development Boards • County-Based Groups (i.e., Local Governments, LEDOs, Chambers and Others) • IN State Agencies: • Indiana Small Business Development Centers (ISBDCs) • Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) • Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) • Office of the Lieutenant Governor • Indiana Department of Workforce Development • Federal Agencies: • USDA Rural Development • Economic Development Administration • Economic Research Service/USDA
Advanced Analysis -- Industry Clusters:Valuable Information to Guide Decision Making
Top Three Industry Clusters by Jobs, 2012 Data Source: EMSI 2013.2, industry cluster definitions by PCRD
Local Industry Establishments: The Four Stages • Definition of company stages • Stage 1 (2-9 employees) • Stage 2 (10-99 employees) • Stage 3 (100 to 499 employees) • Stage 4 (500+ employees) • This table is based on the National Establishment Time Series (NETS) database • The definitions for stages are based on research by the Edward Lowe Foundation • A firm can have more than one establishment within the same county Data Source: NETS 2011, Edward Lowe, IEGC, PCRD
Our Ultimate Goal ! PCRD ECD Working Together. . . Innovating Together . . . Making a Difference Together!
Contact Information Bo Beaulieu Mann Hall, Suite 266 Purdue University 765-494-7273 ljb@purdue.edu