Community Leadership Enhancement Project

1. Community Leadership Enhancement Project ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Indiana

2. Community Leadership Enhancement ProgramECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A grant from Indiana Rural Regional Partnership Grant from the Indiana Rural Development Council Grant Recipient Organization: (SWIDC) Southwest Indiana Development Council

3. SWIDCSouthwest Indiana Development Council SWIDC PO Box 953 Evansville, IN 47706 Phone: 812-547-8377 Fax: 812-547-8378 WEB: www.swidc.org EMAIL: Info@swidc.org

4. SWIDC:Southwest Indiana Development Council SWIDC is an economic development organization comprised of representatives of fourteen counties in Southwest Indiana www.swidc.org

5. “Right now, in your community, at this very moment, there is someone who is dreaming about doing something to improve his/her lot. If we could learn how to help that person to transform the dream into meaningful work, we would be halfway to changing the economic fortunes of the entire community.”---Ernest Sirolli

6. What is Economic Development? .................................... It's not just about jobs!

7. . What is Economic Development? • There are many possible definitions for economic development • The best way to define it is based on your communities needs,challenges, and opportunities

8. Economic DevelopmentSome Definitions to Consider • Raising the level of prosperity and material living by increasing the productivity and efficiency of its economy • Local availability of products and services desired by residents • Broadening the tax base • Employment opportunities • Increasing physical and human capital • Increasing economic standard of living • Retail and industrial development

9. Economic Development PUZZLE Help for Small Business Better Roads Training Increased Income Richer Cultural Life Workforce Skills Quality of Life Attractive Towns New Parks Attracting New Business Better Educational Opportunities

10. Economic DevelopmentCommunity Leaders • Community leadership activities are directly linked to economic development • Everyone has a unique definition of economic development

11. How do we define Economic Development? • Take a few minutes to discuss what economic development means to us • Let’s create our own definition of economic development

12. Economic Development is Everybody’s Business • Community leaders can enhance economic development by cultivating partnerships • Collaboration helps pool our scarce resources

13. How Economic Development Impacts the Average Joe (or Jane) • More $$$ in the Average Joes’ Pocket • Increased Employment Opportunities • More opportunities to spend money • Homes • Cars • College • With a healthy economy everyone has more opportunity to put $$$ in their pocket

14. How Increased Economic Development Impacts the Local Economy • Community officials have a larger revenue stream to build or rebuild infrastructure • Make Improvements that the community deems important

15. Example #1Singing a Different Song Where is the best place to locate a premier, live national music center?

16. Example #1Singing a Different Song • You decide – Where is the best place to locate a premier, live national music center?

17. Example #1Singing a Different Song Where is the best place to locate a premier, live national music center? Los Angeles Nashville Dallas Chicago New York

18. Example #1Singing a Different Song The Branson, Missouri Story

19. Example #2Nothing Ever Happens in Lincoln County • Minnesota - one of the poorest states in America • Lincoln, poorest county in Minnesota • Longest running in loosing population from 20,000 to 6,800 • Oldest population in the state

20. Example #2Look What Happened in Lincoln County • 30 new businesses • Assisted 127 existing businesses • Retained 55 jobs & created 71 jobs from a county with 3,000 workforce

21. Example #2Nothing Ever Happens in Lincoln County? • Hundreds of tall, graceful wind towers spread across Lincoln County, generating environmentally friendly electricity and bringing economic development and tourism to the county

22. Example #3Bricks to Chips • General Motors • General Electric PLANT CLOSED

23. Example #3 Bricks to Chips • Moving to High Tech • ALCOA built a $300 million plant in Danville • Systrand Presta Engines created 50 new jobs in Danville • Fiberteq – a $50 million joint venture resulted in 70 new jobs for Danville residents

24. Fast Facts About Your Community • Take a few minutes to complete the Fast Facts Questionnaire

25. How Economic Development works inADD YOUR LOCATION HERE It starts with....

26. Projects & Programs inADD YOUR LOCATION HERE • ...

27. Opportunities for Leadership • Helping set & communicate the community vision • Insuring adequate tools for local economic development • Maintaining infrastructure • Communicating with legislative representatives & Governor’s office

28. Resources • For leadership help… • Indiana Association of Cities & Towns • Association of Indiana Counties • Indiana Economic Development Corp • Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs • Private consultants (municipal finance & law firms) • Stats Indiana www.statsindiana.edu

29. Questions/Comments We would like to thank you for attending the Leadership Enhancement Program

30. Please take a few minutes to complete the program evaluation! Thank You!

31. SWIDCSouthwest Indiana Development Council SWIDC PO Box 953 Evansville, IN 47706 Phone: 812-547-8377 Fax: 812-547-8378 WEB: www.swidc.org EMAIL: Info@swidc.org