2024 AREA Luncheon & Town Hall
Pre-Reading and Breakout Discussion Materials
Thank you all for joining us for our June 2024 Luncheon & Town Hall with national site readiness experts James Blair of Navigator Consulting and Tony Ramirez of BCI Global as keynote guest panelists. Following the Luncheon and Keynote program we were delighted by your engaging discussions that provided critical feedback, insight and guidance to the AREA Board as they set our priorities and goals for the next 12 months. Alignment across our region in the business community and among public and private partner organizations is critical to our AREA 1.0 Strategic Plan success.
SITE READINESS
Competitiveness is a critical issue for AREA and for New Mexico; without improving our overall position, we are unable to significantly change our advantages in diversifying the economy.
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION OVERVIEW & INSTRUCTIONS (to be added on 6/27)
Site Readiness: A Case Example by AREA
The State of Site Selection
2024 US Incentives Report
EXAMPLE: Jobs Ohio Site Inventory Program
EXAMPLE: Buffalo, NY Investment Readiness
EXAMPLE: $90 Million for Site Readiness in VA
Virginia Business Ready Sites Program
EXAMPLE: $65 million for Site Readiness in TN
EXAMPLE: Kentucky Product Development Initiative
Indiana Certified Sites
Indiana’s Unprecedented Economic Momentum to Continue with Robust Legislative Support
REGIONAL BRAND
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION OVERVIEW & INSTRUCTIONS (TO BE ADDED 6/27)
Championing Economic Development (IEDC)
Albuquerque’s branding a topic of discussion at AREA luncheon
OKC Maps Project Approved for $30M Increase for Stadium
10 Indicators of a Downtown Resurgence
Creating a Business Improvement District
University Investment Leading Downtown Transformation
Shakeup in Louisiana Economic Development Structure
Michigan’s New Economic Development Approach
Life Sciences top Metros
Placemaking for Innovation
TALENT & WORKFORCE
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION OVERVIEW & INSTRUCTIONS (TO BE ADDED 6/27)
Workforce Shortage in 2030
What Talent Wants
What Young People Are Telling Us About Effective Job Recruitment
Texas Higher Education Strategic Plan
5 Workforce Factors to Consider in Site Selection
Attracting and Retaining Talent (IEDC)
Virginia’s Big Bet on Talent
Raising the Labor Force Participation Rate
State of St Louis Workforce Report