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2018 Annual Performance Report Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
AcknowledgmentsRegion Nine Board of DirectorsBrad Ahrenstorff, Blue Earth CountyCharles Schmitz, Brown County*Daren Arndt, Waseca CountyEric Anderson, City of Mankato*Gary Sturm, Watonwan County, Secretary*Jim Swanson, Sibley CountyMarie Drattel, Nicollet County, TreasurerPhil Schafer, Martin County, Vice ChairSteve Rohlfing, Le Sueur County, ChairTom Loveall, Faribault County
South Central Workforce Council CEDS CommitteeAmanda Mackie, MN Valley Action CouncilAriana Boelter, MET Inc.Brent Christopherson, Taylor CorporationDeAnn Boney, Blue Earth CountyChristine Olson, MN DEED Vocational Rehabilitations ServicesDeb Barnes, Lakeview Health ServicesDennis Siemer, V-Tek, Inc.Grant Moody, Express Employment ProfessionalsJennifer Pfeffer, EcumenJon Nowak, NC States Regional Council of CarpentersJuile Nelson, Small Business Development Center*Karen Wolters, Mankato Area Adult Basic EducationLinsey Preuss, City of Fairmont* Lorna Mendez, Schwickert’sNorma Martin, EveridgeReggie Worlds, MN DEED- Job Service*Shane Meier, IBEW Local 343Tavia Leonard, Dianne’s Fine DessertsTim Wenzel, WinegarVal Bentdahl, Jones Metal Inc.William FitzSimmons, WFT Tax Service
Region Nine Development Commission StaffNicole Griensewic Mickelson, Executive DirectorKristian Braekkan, Senior Regional PlannerSam Parker, Transportation PlannerJessica O’Brien, Community Engagement ManagerJosé William Castellanos, Community Development PlannerKate Hansing-McDonald, Regional PlannerLuAnn Vanderwerf, Finance DirectorLinda Wallace, Senior Financial AccountantPeter Bode, Executive AssistantCorree Johnson, Communications Specialist
Region Nine Community & Economic Development Planning CommitteeApril Femrite, Coldwell Banker Commercial Fisher GroupBarb Embacher, South Central CollegeBlair Nelson, Waseca County** Bob Schabert, former mayor of CourtlandBrad Finstad, Center for Rural Policy and DevelopmentBrigid Tuck, University of MN ExtensionBryan Stading, Regional Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation Charles Schmitz, City of New Ulm**Chris Shearman, Taylor CorporationChuck Zieman, City of St. Peter**Chuck Nickolay, Mayor of New Prague**Dana Sikkila, The 410 ProjectDebra Bultnick, South Central CollegeDerek Tonn, mapformation, LLCDiane Halvorson, South Central Workforce Council Doug Trytten, Mayor of Kiester**Gary Sandholm, City of WasecaGary Schott, S.C.O.R.E.Jamie Scheffer, City of St. JamesJim Beal, JBeal Real Estate GroupJim Whitlock, Nicollet County**John Harrenstein, City of North MankatoJohn Pioske, Sibley County**Kim Foels, Waseca Chamber of CommerceKristen Prososki, City of MankatoLeah Petricka, City of MontgomeryLisa Hughes, DEED and Southern MN Initiative Foundation BoardMike Pfeil, Watonwan County**Mohamed Ibrahim, Minority Populations**Pam Bishop, Southern MN Initiative Foundation Rob Anderson, Brown County Economic DevelopmentRoxy Traxler, Sibley CountyRuss Wille, City of St. PeterRuth Cyphers, City of Fairmont**Ryan Brixus, USDA Ryan Krosch, Nicollet County Sam Ziegler, GreenSeam Sarah Richards, Jones Metal Inc.Sesamae Glackler-Riquelme, Youth**Steve Holmseth, Faribault County**
*Serves on the Region Nine Community and Economic Development Planning Committee as of November 2018** Region Nine Commissioner as of November 2018
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Table of Contents1 Acknowledgments2 About Region Nine3 Introduction4 Regional Overview
7 The Cornerstones
8 Economic Competitiveness Entrepreneurship & Innovation Small Business Growth9 Community Resources Tourism Social Capital Arts and Culture Natural Resources Water Quality11 Foundational Assets Broadband Access Transportation Housing Availability Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
13 Human Capital Labor Force Educational Attainment
15 Appendix
About Region Nine Development CommissionRegion Nine Development Commission (RNDC) serves nine counties in South Central Minnesota: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan. RNDC takes great pride in working with and on behalf of these counties, their cities, townships, and school districts. Since 1972, being a partner for progress has led to the development of programs in the areas of economic development, business development, healthy communities, transportation, community development and leveraging regional resources. RNDC is governed by 40 regional leaders. These leaders include elected officials representing nine counties, 72 cities, 147 townships, 32 school districts, the Minnesota Valley Council of Governments, and public interest groups including, Health and Human Welfare, Minority Populations, and Youth.
Region Nine receives an annual planning grant from the Federal EDA to conduct economic development planning activities within the district. Activities range from developing and maintaining the CEDS, leading regional-based economic development goals and strategies, facilitating the regional Community and Economic Development Planning Committee, hosting regional grant opportunities forums, workforce forums, and assisting communities who are interested in seeking Federal EDA funding.
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Introduction
This annual performance report analyzes Region Nine’s current economic conditions and serves as an update on the region’s progress and updated prioritization of the goals, strategies, and action steps outlined in the 2016-2021 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS and annual performance report is posted in accordance to EDA’s regulations found in the Federal Register at 13 C.F.R. part 303.
RNDC works closely with a number of organizations and institutions to take a comprehensive inventory of economic and employment-related changes in South Central Minnesota throughout the year. This also includes working with RNDC’s commissioners to monitor changes at county, city, and township levels of analyses, and particular challenges faced by communities that experience plant closures, lay-offs, and general economic distress.
Although the region is performing relatively well at the aggregate level with respect to employment, there are areas within the region that face challenges. RNDC seeks to identify dynamics that the region needs to address for the economy to continue to prosper. Specifically, there are concerns about areas that are experiencing high employment, but with relatively high poverty rates. In Region Nine, more than three out of four Hispanic and Black or African American residents live in poverty despite the overall poverty rate being in the single digits. This indicates the need to address equity issues and equal access to economic initiatives in the region.
RNDC’s Community and Economic Development Committee (CEDC) convened on September 28 to review the cornerstones of the current CEDS. This committee, consisting of members from all nine counties, represents public and private entities. Although great progress has been made, there were four categories that the committee would like to see addressed going into 2019:
1. Economic disparities are high, not only in the metro areas, such as Mankato, but also in smaller towns.
2. The need for job training is evident throughout the region. Many employers find it difficult to locate qualified labor. Most notably, manufacturers struggle to scale their operations as they need more engineers, electricians, welders, and certified machine operators.
3. Many areas within RNDC boundaries are considered child care deserts, which impede hiring processes as families are unable, or unwilling, to relocate or remain in the region without adequate or affordable child care.
4. The rate of young people leaving the region is a concern. Although Region Nine has several colleges and a university, many choose to leave for employment elsewhere following graduation.
The CEDS and consecutive annual performance reports will ultimately enhance and support current and future economic development efforts in the region and engage local, regional, state, and federal partners. Region Nine and it’s public, private and non-profit partners will champion and advance effective, sustainable, and resilient rural economic development in South Central Minnesota.
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Regional Overview
The regional overview features demographic statistical analysis which serve as important details for crafting economic development strategies. This data has been obtained through a variety of local, state and national sources. While demographics are constantly ebbing and flowing, trends appear in Region Nine. Urban areas are attracting people, especially racial and culturally diverse populations. These ur-ban areas include the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area (MS) as well as additional cities throughout the region which are explored more later in the section. Rural areas are losing people to out-migration and their populations are aging. Additionally, it is apparent that rural residents are also more likely to live in poverty than their urban resident counterparts.
1Minnesota State Demographic Center; March 2017 release (https://mn.gov/admin/demography/data-by-topic/population-data/our-projections/)
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Region Nine’s population was projected at 238,453 persons in 2018. Of the seven-county area, only Blue Earth and Nicollet county have experienced growth between 2012 and 2017. This is due to their location in the MSA. In fact, the MSA is predicted to account for most of Region Nine’s density, accounting for more than half of the region’s total population by 2020. Additionally, densely urban places are located throughout the region, serving as cultural hubs, but only seven of the seventy-two cities have populations over 5,000.
The majority if the landmass in Region Nine is rural in character. From scattered agriculture to the metropolitan center hugging the shores of the Minnesota River, Region Nine’s geographical diversity leads to diversity in multiple facets effecting development including human capital, economic competitiveness, community resources, and foundational assets. While data offers insights, it is important to remember that as a member of Greater Minnesota, Region Nine has tactically positioned ability to build upon its regional uniqueness to build even healthier and more resilient communities which in return better serve the needs of the people who call Region Nine their home.
For more information concerning regional demographics please refer to Appendix II.
2U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 Projections 5
The region remains competitive in terms of economic competitiveness with a median wage competitively priced amongst other economic development regions, high levels of educational attainment, and ample job openings.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration assesses unemployment numbers and income levels to determine whether a county, city, or census tract is experiencing economic distress. Per capita personal income measures the average income earned per person in a given area in a specified year, while median household income reflects the aggregate income divided by total households as displayed in the table below. Region Nine continues to remain below the national average in relation to economic distress with low unemployment rates. The economic status of the region is further discussed in the subsequent cor-nerstones.
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County 24 Month Unemployment Medium Household Income Per Capita Personal IncomeBlue Earth 2.93 $41,663 $18,712Brown 3.85 $48,584 $19,535Faribault 4.17 $38,421 $17,193Le Sueur 4.74 $44,382 $20,151Martin 3.59 $47,255 $18,529Nicollet 2.57 $45,777 $20,517Sibley 3.67 $43,192 $18,004Waseca 4.18 $43,306 $18,631Watonwan 4.42 $40,331 $16,413Nation 4.38 $49,247 $21,582
Region Nine Economic Distress
The CornerstonesThe four Cornerstones identified in the CEDS represent broad categories of the region’s goals, strategies, and action steps originally developed for the 2016-2021 CEDS.
Human Capital, in the context of the CEDS, refers to monitoring and aligning the needs of employers and the workforce in an effort to retain and attract talent to the region. It includes developing the overall labor force and meeting regional needs with respect to educational attainment.
Economic Competitiveness encompasses efforts to support innovation, economic growth, job creation, and improved living standards throughout the region. It includes entrepreneurial activity and innovation and small business growth.
Community Resources refers to the maintenance of rural values, the heritage, and assets that support them. In the context of economic development, this cornerstone includes tourism, social capital, arts and culture, natural resources, and water quality.
Foundational assets encompass strategies that proactively and collaboratively address infrastructure needs in the region. Broadband access, transportation, active transportation, housing availability, and water and wastewater infrastructure are all critical components to a healthy and dynamic economy.
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Economic Competitiveness
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
South Central Minnesota communities must embrace and encourage innovation, calculated risk-taking, and foster entrepreneurship to compete effectively in the global economy. As of October 2017, the state of Minnesota ranked sixteenth in Startup Activity (new venture creation), first in Main Street Entrepreneurship (established small business activity), and ninth in Growth Entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial business growth) among the twenty-five largest states when using the Kauffman index of entrepreneurial activity. Minnesota’s entrepreneurial community is experiencing a slight increase in entrepreneurial growth. Following a fifteen year low in 2014 the percent of the adult population in Minnesota who became entrepreneurs in 2016 had increased from 0.17% (2014) to 0.28%. Startup density, however, has gradually declined since the late 1970s and has remained around 64 startup firms per 1,000 firms. Prior to the 2008 recession this number was 93.3.5,6
Small Business Growth
Small businesses located in rural areas have limited access to capital compared to larger businesses. In order to grow and expand, small rural businesses must have access to more public and private funding opportunities. Approximately 71.1% of businesses in Region Nine have less than ten employees (compared to 71.4% statewide). Research shows that as much as 80% of job growth in a community comes from existing businesses.
The rate of startup growth in Minnesota is trending upwards after reaching a thirty year low in 2011. The most recent data indicates that startup growth was 79.51%, which suggests that startups as a cohort have grown nearly 80% five years after founding, measured by change in employment. However, the share of scale-ups in Minnesota have decreased steadily since the 2008 recession with the current rate at 1.46%, which represents the percentage of firms that started small but grew to employ 50 people or more by their tenth year of operation.7
5 U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics, https://www.census.gov/ces/dataproducts/bds/6 The Kauffman Index, https://www.kauffman.org/kauffman-index7 The Kauffman Index, https://www.kauffman.org/kauffman-index
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8 U.S. Department of Labor. 2017. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Washington, D.C.9 U.S. Department of Labor. 2017. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Washington, D.C.
Community Resources
Tourism
In 1998, travel and tourism represented 14% of total employment in Region Nine, and this number remains the same in 2016. In 2016, Blue Earth County had the largest percent of total travel and tourism employment (17.1%) and Nicollet County had the smallest (8.1%). Jobs in industries that include travel and tourism within the region indicate that retail trade shrank from 2,936 to 2,841 jobs between 1998 and 2016, a 3.2% decrease. However, jobs in arts, entertainment, and recreation grew from 1,052 to 1,499 jobs, a 42.5% increase, during the same period.
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With respect to wages, the highest wages are found in retail trade where the average annual wages in 2017 dollars were $16,526, followed by accommodation and food services ($13,684) and arts, entertainment, and recreation ($12,433). 2016 figures indicate that the highest regional employment is in accommodation and food services (6.8% of total employment) followed by retail trade (2.4%) and arts, entertainment, and recreation (0.9%).8
Social Capital
Local residents must encourage and foster new local leadership skills as well as promote and attend civic engagement opportunities in order to become resilient against future challenges. Results from RNDC’s CEDS survey indicates approximately 70% of survey participants that either live and/ or work in the Region Nine area currently believe that the development of community leaders in the region is average, below average or needs improvement.
Historically, voters in Minnesota and in Region Nine have far exceeded national averages with respect to participation in elections. Figures from the Secretary of State’s office indicate that voter participation in the 2018 midterm elections far exceeded the numbers from four years earlier, which suggests that participation is trending upwards.
Arts & Culture
Arts and local culture contribute to the vibrancy of local economies and the quality of life experienced by local residents. The arts and entertainment sector experienced a drop in employment following the most recent recession. Employment in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector represents 0.9% of the total employment in Region Nine in 2016. However, wages are significantly below the state average of $33,126. Average wages within Region Nine range from $17,260 in Nicollet County (highest in Region Nine) to $10,599 in Brown County (lowest in Region Nine). The national average is $37,579.
Employment numbers in arts and culture also vary within Region Nine. Three counties are at or near zero percent of total county employment in arts and culture (Faribault, Sibley, and Watonwan). The three highest are Blue Earth (1.3%), Brown (1.0%), and Le Sueur (0.9%), all below the state average of 1.5%.9
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10 U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2014. National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.11 MN Pollution Control Agency, Draft Impaired Waters List, 2018
Natural Resources
The region offers an abundance of natural resources that are essential to the local, regional, and statewide economies. As the population of the state continues to increase, strain on natural resources is on the rise. Multiple threats include groundwater overuse and contamination, invasive species, and an overall decline of natural resources.
One of the region’s largest natural resource is the productive soil. Farm jobs account for 5.7% of Region Nine’s total employment which is significantly higher than the state (2.1%) and national (1.4%) figures. Sibley County has the largest percent of total farm employment (15.1%) followed by Faribault (10.7%) and Waseca (8.4%) counties. Blue Earth (2.3%), Nicollet (4.4%), and Brown (5.9%) have the smallest percentage of total farm employment.
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Watonwan County has the largest percent of total earnings from farm earnings (12.7%), while Faribault County had the smallest (-4.8%). Oilseed and grain farming (59.4%) constitute the region’s largest type of farming, followed by other grains (18.4%).10 Oilseed and grain farming refers to the growing of oilseed and grain crops with annual life cycles. In Region Nine the primary oilseed is soybeans with approximately twenty percent oil content.
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Farm Earnings as a Percent of Total Earnings, 2016
Water Quality
There is an increased demand for water resources related to growing populations, agricultural and manufacturing utilization and an increase in urbanization and recreational activities. For 2018, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) identified 97 additions in their draft impaired waters list that are in Region Nine of about 5,102 listings statewide. MPCA delisted one impaired body of water in 2018.11
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Foundational Assets
Broadband Access
Access to affordable high-speed internet is imperative to remain competitive in today’s global economy. In order to attract employers and to increase the area’s employment, there needs to be a foundation of broadband infrastructure. Broadband infrastructure can be a catalyst in local economies and ultimately lead to regional economic growth. In Region Nine, 75.1% of all households are served at the state broadband goal of greater than 25Mbps download/3Mbps upload speeds in 2017. Overall, broadband connectivity throughout Region Nine ranks among the worst in the State of Minnesota. While some incorporated city centers have access to broadband speeds of at least 100Mbps/10Mbps upload, coverage throughout many townships is varied and inconsistent.12
Transportation
Region Nine is a part of MnDOT District 7, which includes 13 counties in both south central and southwestern Minnesota. This includes all of Region Nine’s counties as well as Cottonwood, Jackson, Nobles and Rock counties. MnDOT District 7 directly supports 1,330 miles of state and federal highways, 146 miles of interstate, 484 bridges, 4,188 miles of county and state aid highways, 492 miles of rail line, 14 airports, and nine county and three city transit systems. District 7’s fiscal year budget in 2016 is $27.4 million or 7.1% of the total statewide budget. From 2016-2019, the average cost of a construction project is $90.1 million with an average of 12 projects being employed between 2016-2019.13
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure
Water and wastewater infrastructure projects are difficult to fund especially with a small population base versus a larger community being able to spread the project costs across a larger population. According to the MPCA 2017 Clean Water Project Priority List (PPL) there are 17 cities in Region Nine that are listed. The project cost ranges from approximately $80,000 to $13.4 million. Of the $1.5 billion of total estimated project costs in Minnesota, over $89 million are in the Region Nine area.14
12 Minnesota Department of Employer and Economic Development Office of Broadband Development. Available at: https://mn.gov/deed/assets/service-availability_tcm1045-255862.pdf.13 Region Nine Development Commission, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, 2016-2021. Available at: https://www.eda.gov/ceds/content/economic-resilience.htm14 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Clean Water Project Priority List, 2017.
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Housing Availability
Using data from 201615, Minnesota has a higher occupancy rate (89.6%) than the national average (87.8%), with only 1.1% of the housing stock available for rent, which is half of the national average. With respect to the percentage of household income that is spent on housing, however, Minnesota comes out favorably compared to the rest of the country at the aggregate level. Both mortgaged homes and rent fall below national averages when costs are assessed against household income. Whereas 24.4% of households in Minnesota spend more than 30% of their income on housing, the national average is 30.6%. Similarly, while 44.7% of renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing, the national average is 47.3%.
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Housing Costs as a Percent of Household Income, 2016*
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Le Sueur County can be used to illustrate troubling trends that are faced by many rural counties throughout the region. A larger percent of owners (27.6%) pay more than 30% of their household income on housing and the median monthly mortgage cost ($1,422) is nearly the same as the national ($1,491) and state ($1,487) figures. A vacancy rate (13.5%) significantly higher than the state and the metro area keeps rental figures somewhat lower, but when assessing the percent of people by race and ethnicity who are below poverty levels the numbers are alarming16. Like other counties in the South Central region of Minnesota, Le Sueur County experiences extremely skewed numbers with respect to poverty and housing. Whereas 34.0% of Black or African Americans experience poverty in Minnesota (34.1% in Hennepin County), 89.6% of Black or African American residents live in poverty in Le Sueur County. Similarly, the numbers go up from 22.2% at the state level for Hispanic or Latino residents to 29.6% in Le Sueur County.17
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15 US Department of Commerce 2017, Census Bureau, American Community Service Office, Washington DC.16 Census Bureau, American Community Service Office, Washington DC.17 American Community Service Office, Washington DC.
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The unemployment rate for Region Nine has generally mirrored the state historically. However, recently, all nine counties in the region have enjoyed lower rates than the state. The Mankato-North Mankato area had an unemployment rate that fell below three percent in 2014 and has consistently remained between 3-3.5 percent into 2018. Sibley (5.5%) and Le Sueur (5.3%) counties had the highest unemployment rates in the region but were still less than the statewide rate of 5.6 percent. Consequently, the Region Nine has been inching towards full employment, which creates challenges for businesses seeking to hire additional workers.19
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18 Minnesota Department of Employer and Economic Development. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2010-2016.19 Ibid.
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See Appendix III: Region Nine Labor Force Statistics for specific labor force data for each county in Region Nine.
Labor Force
The major employment industries in Region Nine are manufacturing, health care, retail trade, education, and food services. The largest growth in terms of absolute number of jobs has been in services with close to 1,700 new jobs over six years, followed by construction with 980 new jobs and agriculture with 850 new jobs. The manufacturing sector, which is particularly strong in this region, added close to 750 jobs but this represented a combination of gains in industries such as stone products, electronics, motors and generators despite significant losses in animal slaughtering, wireless communication equipment, and commercial printing.18
Human Capital
20 DEED Occupational Employement Statistics, 2nd S 2017 (https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/oes/Results.aspx)21 U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates22 U.S. Department of Commerce, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
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Educational Attainment
Education is vital when aligning worker skills with the needs of employers, which is critical to increasing productivity and growing the region’s economy. Nicollet County has the highest percentage of people who have obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher at 32.3%. Blue Earth County has the second highest with 31.7%, in comparison to the State of Minnesota which has 34.2%. Both the City of Mankato and the City of North Mankato have the highest percent of population that has completed a bachelor’s degree or higher with 36.1% and 36.2% respectively.3 All nine counties have lower percentages of bachelor’s degree graduates than the state average (34.2%). Besides Blue Earth County and Nicollet County (32.3%), the remaining seven counties are all below the national average of 24.2%.21
Collectively, all of Region Nine’s counties have a slightly lower percentage of high school graduates than the state. Blue Earth County has the highest percentage of graduates at 94.2% and Watonwan has the lowest at 84.9%. Additionally, seven out of the nine counties in the region have a larger percentage of individuals who have an associate’s degree comparatively to the state’s 11%.22
Region Nine State of MNSOC Title
Median Hourly WageEstimated Employment
Median Hourly WageEstimated Employment
Total, All Occupations $17.56 107,700 $20.07 2,838,270
Architecture and Engineering $31.72 1,510 $36.61 53,780
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media $17.40 1,030 $23.44 36,910
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance $12.72 3,600 $14.07 84,300
Business and Financial Operations $28.24 3,300 $31.97 161,080
Community and Social Service $22.88 2,410 $21.88 55,430
Computer and Mathematical $27.46 1,500 $40.00 94,290
Construction and Extraction $24.37 4,930 $27.10 99,900
Education, Training, and Library $21.65 8,140 $23.65 163,850
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry $14.94 260 $15.45 3,540
Food Preperation and Serving Related $10.44 10,320 $11.12 239,950
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical $29.71 5,910 $34.44 182,500
Healthcare Support $14.05 3,580 $15.81 85,940
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair $22.02 3,930 $23.22 95,660
Legal Occupations $35.00 570 $37.34 19,750
Life, Physical, and Social Service $25.09 780 $31.23 26,220
Management Occupations $39.32 4,960 $49.99 168,930
Office and Administrative Support $16.69 15,720 $18.45 409,820
Personal Care and Service $12.56 6,230 $12.12 139,210
Production $17.67 9,360 $17.89 217,610
Protective Service $20.71 1,600 $20.27 43,150
Sales and Related $12.07 10,360 $14.10 277,720
Transportation and Material Moving $17.41 7,720 $17.59 178,720
source: DEED Occupational Employement Statistics, 2nd S 2017 (https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/oes/Results.aspx)
Occupation Employment StatisticsFirst Quarter 2018
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Educational Attainment, 2016*
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Appendix Table of Contents
16 Appendix I Resolutions18 Appendix II Region Nine Demographics21 Appendix III Region Nine Labor Force Statistics23 Appendix IV Action Plan
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Resolution: Region Nine Development Commission
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Resolution: South Central Workforce Council | CEDS Committee
Region Nine Demographics
Blue Earth
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Brown County
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Le Sueur County
Martin County
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Waseca County
Watonwan County
Population 2011 63,370 25,926 14,690 27,754 20,821 32,471 15,219 19,154 11,190Population 2016 65,524 25,327 14,119 27,650 20,193 33,226 14,957 19,034 10,996
Population % Change
3.40% -2.31% -3.89% -0.37% -3.02% 2.33% -1.72% -0.63% -1.73%
Blue Earth
County
Brown County
Faribault County
Le Sueur County
Martin County
Nicollet County
Sibley County
Waseca County
Watonwan County
Median Age 2011 29.7 43 45.7 39.5 45.1 33.1 40.2 39.2 41.5Median Age 2016 30.5 43.3 46.9 41.5 45.2 35.8 41.7 39.4 39.7
Median Age % Change
2.69% 0.70% 2.63% 5.06% 0.22% 8.16% 3.73% 0.51% -4.34%
Blue Earth
County
Brown County
Faribault County
Le Sueur County
Martin County
Nicollet County
Sibley County
Waseca County
Watonwan County
Caucasian Population 2016
89.3% 94.3% 91.9% 91.8% 93.9% 90.1% 89.5% 89.4% 74.8%
Caucasian Population 2011
91.2% 95.3% 93.2% 92.8% 94.9% 91.7% 91.0% 90.7% 76.8%
Caucasian % Change
-2.08% -1.05% -1.39% -1.08% -1.05% -1.74% -1.65% -1.43% FALSE
African American Population 2016
3.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.7% 0.2% 2.9% 0.5% 2.6% 0.6%
African American Population 2011
2.4% 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.4% 2.1% 0.5% 1.2% 0.3%
African American Population %
Change33.33% 0.00% -60.00% 250.00% -50.00% 38.10% 0.00% 116.67% 100.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native Population 2016
0.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Population 2011
0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.4% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native
Population % Change
100% 0% -66.67% -25% 0% -50.0% 200% 20.0% -33.33%
Asian Population 2016
2.0% 0.7% 0.3% 0.5% 0.8% 1.5% 0.6% 0.5% 1.2%
Asian Population 2011
2.1% 0.6% 0.2% 0.6% 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% 0.8%
Asian Population % Change
-4.76% 16.67% 50.00% -16.67% 60.00% 25.00% -14.29% 0.00% 50.00%
Hispanic or Latino Population 2016
3.1% 3.9% 6.2% 5.6% 4.0% 4.2% 8.3% 5.7% 22.6%
Hispanic or Latino Population 2011
2.5% 3.2% 5.1% 5.2% 3.4% 3.6% 6.9% 4.9% 20.1%
Hispanic or Latino Population %
Change24.00% 21.88% 21.57% 7.69% 17.65% 16.67% 20.29% 16.33% 12.44%
Population
Median Age
Race
18
Blue Earth
County
Brown County
Faribault County
Le Sueur County
Martin County
Nicollet County
Sibley County
Waseca County
Watonwan County
Pop. Age 25+ w/ <9th Grade
Education 20161.6% 4.0% 4.2% 2.8% 3.6% 3.0% 5.0% 3.0% 8.4%
Pop. Age 25+ w/ <9th Grade
Education 20112.7% 5.3% 4.2% 3.4% 4.8% 2.7% 6.7% 2.8% 10.5%
Pop. Age 25+ w/ <9th Grade
Education % Change-40.74% -24.53% 0.00% -17.65% -25.00% 11.11% -25.37% 7.14% -20.00%
Pop. Age 25+ 9th-12 Grade Education but No Diploma
2016
4.2% 4.9% 5.6% 6.5% 6.3% 3.4% 5.2% 5.0% 6.7%
Pop. Age 25+ 9th-12 Grade Education but No Diploma
2011
4.2% 5.3% 5.9% 6.2% 6.5% 4.4% 6.5% 5.7% 7.9%
Pop. Age 25+ 9th-12 Grade Education
but No Diploma % Change
0.00% -7.55% -5.08% 4.84% -3.08% -22.73% -20.00% -12.28% -15.19%
Pop. Age 25+ High School Graduate
201628.5% 37.8% 40.5% 36.0% 38.8% 27.1% 40.2% 36.2% 40.7%
Pop. Age 25+ High School Graduate
201128.4% 39.6% 39.9% 36.4% 37.1% 26.7% 41.0% 37.2% 37.2%
Pop. Age 25+ High School Graduate %
Change0.35% -4.55% 1.50% -1.10% 4.58% 1.50% -1.95% -2.69% 9.41%
Pop. Age 25+ Some College, No Degree
201622.3% 21.8% 21.0% 21.6% 20.8% 21.3% 21.1% 23.5% 18.1%
Pop. Age 25+ Some College, No Degree
201124.2% 22.4% 23.6% 23.3% 22.3% 22.8% 23.4% 26.7% 20.0%
Pop. Age 25+ Some College, No Degree
% Change-7.85% -2.68% -11.02% -7.30% -6.73% -6.58% -9.83% -11.99% -9.50%
Pop. Age 25+ Associate's Degree
201611.8% 10.7% 11.7% 11.8% 12.1% 12.9% 11.7% 12.3% 9.8%
Pop. Age 25+ Associate's Degree
201111.0% 8.9% 9.8% 9.4% 10.1% 10.2% 8.7% 8.5% 9.5%
Pop. Age 25+ Associate's Degree
% Change7.27% 20.22% 19.39% 25.53% 19.80% 26.47% 34.48% 44.71% 3.16%
Educational Attainment
19
Blue Earth
County
Brown County
Faribault County
Le Sueur County
Martin County
Nicollet County
Sibley County
Waseca County
Watonwan County
Educational Attainment
Pop. Age 25+ Bachelor's Degree
201621.3% 15.3% 12.7% 15.2% 14.3% 22.1% 12.7% 14.9% 12.7%
Pop. Age 25+ Bachelor's Degree
201120.7% 13.1% 12.8% 15.4% 14.2% 22.8% 10.9% 14.0% 10.3%
Pop. Age 25+ Bachelor's Degree %
Change2.90% 16.79% -0.78% -1.30% 0.70% -3.07% 16.51% 6.43% 23.30%
Pop. Age 25+ Graduate or
Professional Degree 2016
10.4% 5.5% 4.2% 6.2% 4.1% 10.2% 4.0% 5.0% 3.6%
Pop. Age 25+ Graduate or
Professional Degree 2011
8.9% 5.3% 3.8% 5.9% 4.9% 10.4% 2.8% 5.0% 4.6%
Pop. Age 25+ Graduate or
Professional Degree % Change
10.40% 5.50% 4.20% 6.20% 4.10% 10.20% 4.00% 5.00% 3.60%
20
21
Region Nine Labor Force Statistics
22
Econo
mic
Compet
itiv
enes
s Act
ion
Plan
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Enco
urag
e pa
rtne
rshi
p be
twee
n lo
cal p
ublic
and
pri
vate
sec
tors
for
ince
ntiv
es a
nd p
rogr
ams
for
area
bu
sine
sses
, suc
h as
tax
incr
emen
t fin
anci
ng, t
ax a
bate
men
t, or
D
EED
’s Bu
sine
ss D
evel
opm
ent
Publ
ic In
fras
truc
ture
pro
gram
to
att
ract
ent
repr
eneu
rs to
the
regi
on a
nd a
lign
the
recr
uite
d en
trep
rene
urs
with
the
loca
l em
ploy
men
t nee
ds.
2.28
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
use
s ta
x in
crem
ent fi
nanc
ing
and
abat
emen
t on
an a
s ne
eded
bas
is a
nd w
e in
tend
to p
ursu
e bu
sine
ss d
evel
opm
ent p
ublic
in
fras
truc
ture
for
an in
dust
rial
par
k ex
pans
ion
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, ED
A
Tax
abat
emen
t and
TIF
Citie
s of
Was
eca,
New
Ric
hlan
d,
Jane
svill
e, &
Wal
dorf
, Was
eca
Coun
ty,
SRO
C, &
pri
vate
sec
tor
Busi
ness
vis
itsO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont A
rea
Cham
ber
Dir
ectly
con
nect
hig
her
educ
atio
n in
stitu
tions
, inc
ludi
ng M
inne
sota
St
ate
Uni
vers
ity, M
anka
to, S
outh
Ce
ntra
l Col
lege
, Bet
hany
Lut
hera
n Co
llege
, Ras
mus
sen
Colle
ge,
Gus
tavu
s Ad
olph
us C
olle
ge a
nd
Mar
tin L
uthe
r Co
llege
dir
ectly
to
maj
or e
mpl
oyer
s fo
r po
tent
ial
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t co
llabo
ratio
ns.
2.34
Ag r
esea
rch
that
now
is n
eari
ng a
new
de
velo
pmen
t in
biof
uels
City
of W
asec
a, S
outh
ern
Rese
arch
O
utre
ach
Cent
erCo
nnec
tions
mad
e an
d pr
oduc
ts/
proc
esse
s br
ough
t to
mar
ket
Mar
tin C
ount
y m
anuf
actu
rers
gro
upO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont E
cono
mic
D
evel
opm
ent A
utho
rity
Actu
al c
olla
bora
tions
MSU
Cen
ter
for
Inno
vatio
n an
d En
trep
rene
ursh
ip a
nd S
MIF
stu
dent
pro
ject
fu
ndin
g
Part
ner
with
the
Smal
l Bus
ines
s D
evel
opm
ent C
ente
r, So
uth
Cent
ral M
N S
.C.O
.R.E
., Re
gion
al
Cent
er fo
r En
trep
rene
uria
l Fa
cilit
atio
n an
d So
uthe
rn
Min
neso
ta In
itiat
ive
Foun
datio
n to
hel
p th
em e
xpan
d an
d fu
nnel
th
eir
reso
urce
s in
to th
e m
ost r
ural
ar
eas
in s
outh
cen
tral
Min
neso
ta.
2.32
Cent
er fo
r Sm
all T
owns
Mor
ris
Wor
king
to s
tart
a S
CORE
cha
pter
in S
ible
y Co
unty
Mee
ting
- Fe
b 20
17Si
bley
Cou
nty,
SCO
REW
hen
we
have
a v
iabl
e SC
ORE
net
wor
k in
the
coun
ty
Wat
onw
an C
ount
y ha
s co
ntra
cted
with
RCE
FCi
ty o
f St.
Jam
es, W
aton
wan
Cou
nty
SBD
C/SC
ORE
ser
vice
sCi
ty o
f Was
eca,
MSU
, BES
T of
Was
eca
Coun
tyN
umbe
r of
bus
ines
ses
and
entr
epre
neur
s as
sist
ed a
nd s
ucce
ssfu
l
Esta
blis
h ad
ditio
nal S
BDC
sate
llite
ser
vice
ce
nter
s in
the
regi
onO
ngoi
ngEc
onom
ic d
evel
oper
s, c
ham
bers
, RN
DC
Serv
ices
mad
e m
ore
acce
ssib
le in
rur
al
area
s
Smal
l Bus
ines
s D
evel
opm
ent C
ente
r pa
rtne
rshi
pO
ngoi
ngFa
irm
ont E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t Au
thor
ity; S
BDC
Cont
act H
ours
Min
neso
ta A
gric
ultu
re a
nd R
ural
Lea
ders
hip
Prog
ram
UM
N E
xten
sion
Proj
ect 1
590
- Fai
rmon
t fro
m th
e G
roun
d U
pCi
ty o
f Fa
irm
ont,
Mar
tin C
ount
y
SCO
RE p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith U
SDA
Farm
Ser
vice
Ag
enci
es to
men
tor
ag s
tart
-ups
Part
ner
and
supp
ort l
egis
latio
n,
utili
zing
sta
tew
ide
supp
ort,
to e
xpan
d th
e Sm
all B
usin
ess
Dev
elop
men
t Cen
ter,
Sout
h Ce
ntra
l MN
S.C
.O.R
.E.,
Regi
onal
Ce
nter
for
Entr
epre
neur
ial
Faci
litat
ion
and
Sout
hern
M
inne
sota
Initi
ativ
e Fo
unda
tion’
s ca
paci
ty to
bui
ld o
ut th
eir
netw
ork
and
incr
ease
res
ourc
es fo
r ru
ral
subj
ect m
atte
r ex
pert
s.
2.32
Bills
bei
ng in
trod
uced
to fu
nd th
e M
N S
BDC
Net
wor
k - $
500,
000;
als
o se
para
te b
ill to
fund
SB
DC
- Sou
th C
entr
al &
Reg
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Entr
epre
neur
ial F
acili
tatio
n - $
360,
000
per
fisca
l yea
r
Curr
ent
legi
slat
ive
sess
ion
Auth
ored
by
Reps
. Rod
Ham
ilton
&
Tam
a Th
eis;
ass
ista
nce
requ
este
d fr
om
Sen.
Ric
h D
rahe
im a
nd o
ther
s on
Sen
ate
side
; Sec
ond
bill
spon
sore
d by
Rep
. Bob
G
unth
er
Succ
essf
ul a
ppro
pria
tion
to b
uild
su
stai
nabl
e ca
paci
ty
23
Action Plan
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Dev
elop
and
pro
mot
e a
regi
onal
m
arke
ting
stra
tegy
with
a c
lear
an
d co
ncis
e m
essa
ge to
att
ract
po
tent
ial n
ew r
esid
ents
by
leve
ragi
ng re
gion
al re
sour
ces,
suc
h as
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f Min
neso
ta
Exte
nsio
n, S
outh
ern
Min
neso
ta
Initi
ativ
e Fo
unda
tion,
Gre
enSe
am,
RND
C an
d ot
her
regi
onal
par
tner
s.
2.27
Crea
tion
of C
ity C
ente
r M
arke
ting
Broc
hure
SC M
N S
CORE
Fair
mon
t Are
a Li
feO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont A
rea
Cham
ber
of C
omm
erce
, Fai
rmon
t ED
AN
ewco
mer
s; a
naly
tics
Mad
elia
mar
ketin
g an
d co
mm
unic
atio
ns p
lan
Com
plet
ion
by Ju
ne
2018
City
of M
adel
ia, F
eder
al E
DA,
DEE
D,
RND
CN
ew r
esid
ents
; eve
nt a
tten
danc
e an
d ou
trea
ch a
naly
tics
Incr
ease
and
div
ersi
fy a
cces
s to
ca
pita
l to
boos
t ent
repr
eneu
rshi
p an
d in
nova
tion.
2.41
Gro
w a
Far
mer
Fun
dO
ngoi
ngRT
C, S
MIF
and
ove
r 25
0 do
nors
Num
ber
of in
vest
men
ts
SBD
C co
nsul
ting
Ong
oing
Bank
s, R
egio
n N
ine,
SM
IF, S
BDC,
loca
l fu
nder
sCr
eate
aw
aren
ess
of c
apita
l op
port
uniti
es a
nd m
ento
r th
roug
h th
e pr
oces
ses
Cons
tant
con
tact
with
RN
DC,
SM
IF, D
EED
, etc
.O
ngoi
ng
Ince
ntiv
ize
loca
l em
ploy
ers
with
th
e re
sear
ch a
nd d
evel
opm
ent t
ax
cred
it to
enc
oura
ge a
nd in
crea
se
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t in
the
regi
on.
2.22
Cont
inue
to g
row
and
sup
port
bu
sine
sses
with
glo
bal c
onne
ctio
ns
thro
ugh
e-co
mm
erce
.2.
12
At le
ast o
ne S
BDC
cons
ulta
nt to
ach
ieve
Ce
rtifi
ed G
loba
l Bus
ines
s Pr
ofes
sion
al20
17-2
018
SBD
C, M
N T
rade
Offi
ce, S
BA, E
xpor
t-Im
port
Ban
k of
the
U.S
., co
mm
erci
al
serv
ice
Capa
city
for
inte
rnat
iona
l tra
de
assi
stan
ce a
dded
to S
BDC
tool
box
1 M
illio
n Cu
ps -
Nat
iona
l Kau
fman
Fou
ndat
ion
Ong
oing
DEE
D, S
CORE
Crea
te n
etw
orks
of i
ncub
ator
, co
-wor
king
, pro
of o
f con
cept
, m
aker
spa
ces,
inno
vatio
n ce
nter
s an
d te
ch c
ente
rs in
the
regi
on
and
conn
ect t
o re
gion
al p
artn
ers
for
educ
atio
n, tr
aini
ng a
nd S
TEM
pr
ogra
mm
ing
to s
pur
inno
vatio
n th
roug
hout
the
regi
on.
2.23
RS F
iber
- Ex
tens
ion
STEA
M p
rogr
am is
w
orki
ng to
inco
rpor
ate
thes
e pr
ogra
ms
into
th
e 4-
H p
rogr
ams
and
scho
ols
Ong
oing
Exte
nsio
n, S
ible
y Co
unty
Whe
n pr
ogra
m is
up
and
runn
ing,
ki
ds e
nrol
led
base
d on
num
ber
of
part
icip
ants
BEST
is w
orki
ng w
ith a
bui
ldin
g ow
ner
to
crea
te a
sha
red
spac
e en
viro
nmen
tCi
ty o
f Was
eca,
BES
T of
Was
eca
Coun
ty
& p
riva
te s
ecto
rN
umbe
r of
par
ticip
ants
and
laun
ched
/ex
pand
ed b
usin
esse
s
SC M
N S
CORE
MSU
, CIE
, SBD
C, S
CORE
071
0
Fair
mon
t Bus
ines
s In
cuba
tor
Build
ing
Ong
oing
City
of F
airm
ont
Man
kato
Mak
ersp
ace
Prog
ress
res
earc
h an
d de
velo
pmen
t pro
ject
s in
to
mar
keta
ble
tech
nolo
gy p
rodu
ctio
n th
at w
ill u
ltim
atel
y in
crea
se S
TEM
in
dust
ries
that
will
spu
r ec
onom
ic
deve
lopm
ent t
hrou
ghou
t the
re
gion
.
2.27
SRO
C &
Agr
icul
tura
l Util
izat
ion
Rese
arch
In
stitu
te c
ondu
ct r
esea
rch
to d
evel
op a
nd
impr
ove
usag
e an
d pr
oces
sing
of a
gric
ultu
ral
prod
ucts
City
of W
asec
a, S
ROC
& A
gric
ultu
ral
Util
izat
ion
Rese
arch
Inst
itutio
nPr
oduc
ts a
nd p
roce
sses
bro
ught
to th
e m
arke
t
Requ
irin
g ST
EM c
ours
es a
s a
gene
ral t
o gr
adua
te h
igh
scho
olO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont C
omm
unity
Ed
ucat
ion
and
Recr
eatio
n, F
airm
ont
Scho
ols
Med
Tech
Con
nect
Com
plet
ed
Sept
embe
r 20
18
Fede
ral E
DA,
Min
neso
ta M
edic
al
Man
ufac
turi
ng P
artn
ersh
ip, R
ND
CD
evel
opm
ent o
f str
ateg
ies
that
will
he
lp th
e re
gion
att
ract
man
ufac
turi
ng
busi
ness
es a
nd c
lust
er in
dust
ries
Expl
ore
ince
ntiv
es a
nd e
xpan
d re
new
able
ene
rgy
deve
lopm
ent.
2.24
Impr
oved
pro
cess
to c
reat
e bi
ofue
lsCi
ty o
f Was
eca,
SRO
C, G
uard
ian
Ener
gy
Supp
ort l
ocal
gro
cers
in r
ural
co
mm
uniti
es to
impr
ove
acce
ss to
he
alth
y an
d su
stai
nabl
e fo
ods.
2.13
24
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Prom
ote
and
high
light
loca
l bu
sine
sses
and
thei
r lo
cally
pr
oduc
ed p
rodu
cts.
2.51
FEAS
T! L
ocal
Foo
d N
etw
ork
- FEA
ST! E
vent
Dec
embe
r ea
ch y
ear
RTC,
MD
A, M
ayo,
McK
nigh
t Fou
ndat
ion,
SM
IF, R
ND
C - p
rim
ary
part
ners
Num
ber
of a
tten
dees
Sibl
ey C
ount
y Bu
sine
ss E
xpo
Apri
l 20,
20
17Si
bley
Cou
nty
Num
ber
of p
artic
ipan
ts
Cham
ber
dire
ctor
yCi
ty o
f St.
Jam
es
Crea
tion
of b
usin
ess
list i
nclu
ding
NAI
CS/S
IC
code
sO
ngoi
ngW
asec
a ED
A, B
EST
of W
asec
a Co
unty
Com
plet
enes
s of
the
list a
nd th
e eff
ectiv
enes
s of
dis
sem
inat
ion
Prom
ote
SBD
C cl
ient
suc
cess
sto
ries
thro
ugh
soci
al m
edia
, new
slet
ters
, pre
ss r
elea
ses,
ri
bbon
cut
tings
Ong
oing
SBD
CIn
crea
sed
visi
bilit
y, n
ew c
lient
s
Soci
al m
edia
mar
ketin
g, n
ewsl
ette
rs, e
-new
s,
publ
icity
, bus
ines
s vi
sits
Ong
oing
Fair
mon
t Are
a Ch
ambe
r, Fa
irm
ont E
DA,
RN
DC
Cons
erve
val
uabl
e na
tura
l re
sour
ces
and
prot
ect o
utdo
or
heri
tage
thro
ugh
educ
atio
n,
pres
erva
tion
and
cons
erva
tion
effor
ts.
2.45
Soil
and
Wat
er C
onse
rvat
ion
Dis
tric
t
Agri
-bus
ines
s an
d tie
s w
ith R
ural
Wat
er
Asso
ciat
ions
Ong
oing
Fair
mon
t Are
a Ch
ambe
r, Fa
irm
ont E
DA
Build
upo
n th
e st
rong
foun
datio
n of
com
mun
ity p
artic
ipat
ion
and
supp
ort f
ound
in lo
cal
com
mun
ities
.
2.58
Rura
l Ent
repr
eneu
rial
Ven
ture
Laun
ch
Jan.
201
8Ce
nter
for
Rura
l Ent
repr
eneu
rshi
p,
SMIF
, RN
DC
Incr
ease
d pr
ospe
rity
We
have
a lo
t of v
olun
teer
s w
orki
ng o
n m
any
proj
ects
at t
his
time
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
BEST
bri
ng to
geth
er r
epre
sent
ativ
es fr
om
Was
eca
Coun
ty, c
ities
, and
the
priv
ate
sect
or
for
colla
bora
tive
effor
ts.
City
of W
asec
a, B
EST
of W
asec
a Co
unty
Bure
au 1
4M
onth
lyCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont A
rea
Cham
ber
Mad
elia
Str
ong
City
of M
adel
ia
Mul
ticul
tura
l Fie
sta
even
t in
St. J
ames
Annu
alCi
ty o
f St.
Jam
es
Prom
ote
agri
cultu
ral-b
ased
to
uris
m a
nd p
ursu
e po
tent
ial f
or
tour
ism
dev
elop
men
t sur
roun
ding
th
e ag
ricu
lture
sec
tor
and
loca
l fo
ods.
2.42
Farm
amer
ica
City
of W
asec
aAt
tend
ance
, sal
es, e
tc.
Ag T
ours
- "M
artin
Cou
nty
Ag fr
om b
egin
ning
to
end
"Fi
rst t
our
July
201
8Vi
sit F
airm
ont,
loca
l ag,
pro
duce
rs, C
ity
of F
airm
ont
Num
ber
of g
roup
s
Entr
epre
neur
Ass
ista
nce
Prog
ram
- pr
oduc
ed
loca
l foo
ds n
eeds
ass
essm
ent o
f sou
th c
entr
al
grow
ers
and
coor
dina
ted
a pe
er to
pee
r ne
twor
k of
loca
l gro
wer
s
Com
plet
ed
July
201
7SM
IF, R
ND
CN
umbe
r of
loca
l gro
wer
s co
nnec
ted
to
with
in r
egio
n
Agri
cultu
re R
esili
ence
Pla
nKi
ckoff
Fal
l 20
17M
DA,
MSU
-M, S
CC, R
ND
CCo
mpl
etio
n of
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of r
esul
ting
plan
st
rate
gies
Prom
ote
adhe
renc
e to
the
Fede
ral
Clea
n W
ater
Act
sta
ndar
ds th
at
pres
ume
a w
ater
bod
y sh
ould
su
stai
n he
alth
y aq
uatic
life
, re
crea
tion
and
addi
tiona
l use
s,
such
as
drin
king
wat
er, i
ndus
try
and
agri
cultu
ral u
ses.
2.40
Soil
and
Wat
er C
onse
rvat
ion
Dis
tric
t
Commun
ity
Reso
urce
s Act
ion
Plan
25
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Supp
ort a
nd p
rom
ote
regi
onal
w
ater
qua
lity
plan
s, p
roje
cts
and
initi
ativ
es.
2.43
Soil
and
Wat
er C
onse
rvat
ion
Dis
tric
t - O
ne
Wat
ersh
ed O
ne P
lan
Gai
ter
Lake
- st
orm
ret
entio
n ba
sin
plan
ned
TBD
City
of W
asec
a
Agri
busi
ness
and
ties
with
Rur
al W
ater
As
soci
atio
nsO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont A
rea
Cham
ber
Assi
sted
Blu
e Ea
rth
Coun
ty's
Cle
ar L
akes
Pr
ojec
tCo
mpl
eted
Ju
ne 2
017
Blue
Ear
th C
ount
y, M
inne
sota
Pol
lutio
n Co
ntro
l Age
ncy,
RN
DC
Incr
ease
d aw
aren
ess
of w
ater
qua
lity
conc
erns
in B
lue
Eart
h Co
unty
Supp
ort l
ocal
com
mun
ity
lead
ersh
ip p
rogr
ams
and
netw
orki
ng g
roup
s.2.
64
Mar
tin C
ount
y Ar
ea L
eade
rshi
p
CEO
Pee
r N
etw
ork
Ong
oing
SMIF
Incr
ease
d sa
les
Lead
ing
Sibl
ey T
oget
her
- le
ader
ship
pro
gram
is
just
fini
shin
g up
the
first
yea
r of
act
ivity
Ong
oing
Sibl
ey C
ount
yPa
rtic
ipan
t sur
veys
Lead
ersh
ip C
lass
Ever
y ot
her
year
Was
eca
Area
Cha
mbe
r of
Com
mer
ce,
City
of W
asec
aPa
rtic
ipan
t nu
mbe
rs &
lead
ersh
ip r
oles
ta
ken
Lead
ersh
ip M
artin
Cou
nty
Sept
embe
r to
May
20
18
City
of F
airm
ont,
Fair
mon
t Cha
mbe
r, Fa
irm
ont E
DA,
Mar
tin C
ount
y ED
A
Incr
ease
men
tors
hip
oppo
rtun
ities
fo
r yo
unge
r ge
nera
tions
to a
ssum
e fu
ture
com
mun
ity le
ader
ship
po
sitio
ns.
2.48
Area
Car
eer
Expl
orat
ion,
Juni
or A
chie
vem
ent
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, Fai
rmon
t Cha
mbe
r, pa
rtne
rs
Dev
elop
, im
plem
ent a
nd
cons
iste
ntly
enf
orce
land
use
po
licie
s th
at b
alan
ce e
cono
mic
co
mpe
titiv
enes
s an
d re
silie
nce
with
hum
an w
ell-b
eing
and
nat
ural
am
eniti
es p
rese
rvat
ion.
2.20
New
com
preh
ensi
ve p
lan
2019
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, St.
Jam
es P
lann
ing
Com
mis
sion
Agri
busi
ness
com
mitt
eeCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont C
ham
ber
and
part
ners
Reus
e va
cant
sto
refr
onts
, w
areh
ouse
s, e
tc. t
o ho
st n
ew a
nd
emer
ging
art
ists
, gal
leri
es a
nd
expe
rim
enta
l spa
ces.
2.14
Polo
s Bu
ildin
g- w
ould
like
to d
emol
ish
subs
tand
ard
build
ing
and
crea
te n
ew c
ham
ber
build
ing
with
art
ists
dis
play
s up
fron
t
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, St.
Jam
es C
ham
ber,
EDA
The
Was
eca
Art C
ente
r re
nova
ted
a bu
ildin
g in
to a
gal
lery
and
mee
ting
spac
eCo
mpl
eted
City
of W
asec
a, A
rts
Coun
cil
Prom
ote
inte
rgov
ernm
enta
l co
oper
atio
n an
d pa
rtne
rshi
ps
rela
ted
to w
ater
qua
lity
plan
s,
proj
ects
and
initi
ativ
es.
2.49
Prom
ote
natu
re-b
ased
tour
ism
an
d pu
rsue
pot
entia
l for
de
velo
pmen
t of n
ew h
ospi
talit
y an
d na
ture
acc
ess
vent
ures
.
2.26
Dev
elop
con
cept
to p
rom
ote
wild
life
wat
chin
g in
are
a pa
rks
& la
kes
2017
-201
8Ci
ty o
f Was
eca,
Dis
cove
r W
asec
a To
uris
m
Hob
o Tr
ail,
Ceda
r Cr
eek
Park
, Exp
ande
d tr
ail
Syst
emO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, tr
ails
com
mitt
eeCo
mpl
eted
trai
l sys
tem
that
can
be
mar
kete
d
Capi
taliz
e on
cur
rent
tour
ism
de
stin
atio
ns a
nd fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t of n
ew d
estin
atio
ns.
2.37
CVB
is b
uild
ing
visi
tor
kios
kM
ay 2
017
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, CVB
Dis
cove
r W
asec
a To
uris
m p
rom
otes
the
area
an
d w
orks
with
eve
nts
to im
prov
e th
e ev
ents
an
d re
ach
mor
e pe
ople
City
of W
asec
a, D
isco
ver
Was
eca
Tour
ism
Atte
ndan
ce, l
odgi
ng ta
x, e
tc.
Visi
t Fai
rmon
t mar
ketin
g ca
mpa
ign
Ong
oing
City
of F
airm
ont,
Visi
t Fai
rmon
t, ar
ea
attr
actio
nsIn
crea
se in
vis
itor
traffi
c
26
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Activ
ely
enga
ge th
e pu
blic
in
natu
ral r
esou
rce
plan
ning
to
achi
eve
grea
ter
com
mun
ity
awar
enes
s an
d su
ppor
t of
redu
cing
ove
rall
carb
on fo
otpr
ints
.
2.05
Clim
ate
Chan
ge V
ulne
rabi
lity
Asse
ssm
ent
and
Adap
tatio
n Pl
an -
to a
sses
s so
uth
cent
ral
Min
neso
ta's
vul
nera
bilit
y to
clim
ate
chan
ge
Com
plet
ed
June
201
7RN
DC,
Min
neso
ta P
ollu
tion
Cont
rol
Agen
cyTh
e in
crea
sed
awar
enes
s an
d nu
mbe
r of
str
ateg
ies
impl
emen
ted
as a
res
ult o
f re
gion
al p
lann
ing
proc
ess
Prom
ote
com
pact
and
infil
l de
velo
pmen
t of c
ities
and
ur
ban
area
s th
at in
clud
e m
ixed
co
mm
erci
al a
nd m
ixed
res
iden
tial
zoni
ng to
red
uce
the
num
ber
of v
ehic
les
trav
eled
and
red
uce
cost
s as
soci
ated
with
hea
ting
and
cool
ing,
sav
ing
com
mun
ities
and
bu
sine
sses
on
land
-use
exp
ense
s.
1.86
The
City
of W
asec
a id
entifi
ed b
uild
-abl
e,
vaca
nt lo
ts a
nd w
ill p
rovi
de ta
x ab
atem
ent a
nd
wai
ve u
tility
con
nect
ion
fees
for
new
hom
es
built
on
thes
e lo
ts
City
of W
asec
a an
d po
ssib
ly W
asec
a Co
unty
Num
ber
of h
omes
bui
lt
Enha
nce
soil
and
wat
er
man
agem
ent b
y in
crea
sing
co
nser
vatio
n pr
actic
es, r
etai
ning
to
p so
il an
d ag
ricu
lture
pr
oduc
tivity
dur
ing
extr
eme
rain
, dr
ough
t and
free
zing
eve
nts.
2.42
Incr
ease
coo
rdin
ated
reg
iona
l pr
omot
ion
of a
ll cu
ltura
l and
art
s re
late
d ev
ents
for
grea
ter
reac
h an
d co
mm
unity
sup
port
of t
hese
se
ctor
s.
1.95
Artp
lace
com
mun
ity d
evel
opm
ent i
nitia
tive
thro
ugh
Sout
hwes
t Min
neso
ta H
ousi
ng
Part
ners
hip
3 ye
ars
2016
-201
9Ci
ty o
f St.
Jam
es, S
outh
wes
t Min
neso
ta
Hou
sing
Par
tner
ship
Util
ize
inno
vativ
e ci
vic
enga
gem
ent
tech
niqu
es to
dra
w p
ersp
ectiv
es
from
you
th a
nd p
eopl
e fr
om lo
ng
dist
ance
s to
incr
ease
eng
agem
ent
and
inpu
t.
2.17
Visi
t Fai
rmon
t soc
ial m
edia
cha
nnel
sO
ngoi
ngCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Vi
sit F
airm
ont,
Blan
din,
M
artin
Cou
nty,
Fai
rmon
t Cha
mbe
rEn
gage
men
t and
ana
lytic
s
Wor
k w
ith lo
cal c
ham
bers
of
com
mer
ce a
nd b
usin
esse
s to
cr
eate
dow
ntow
n fe
stiv
als
and
fair
s in
com
mun
ities
whe
re
dow
ntow
ns b
enefi
t fro
m a
n in
flux
of p
edes
tria
ns a
nd c
usto
mer
s.
2.15
Railr
oad
Day
sCi
ty o
f St.
Jam
es
Jam
min
' in
June
City
of W
asec
a, p
riva
te s
ecto
rAt
tend
ance
and
par
ticip
atio
n im
prov
emen
t
Glo
ws,
Inte
rlak
en H
erita
ge D
ays
(IHD
Co
mm
ittee
)Ci
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t, Fa
irm
ont C
ham
ber
Busi
ness
Fee
dbac
k/Su
rvey
s
Crea
te a
nd p
rom
ote
“uni
que
nich
es” t
hrou
gh p
lace
mak
ing,
co
mpr
ehen
sive
pla
nnin
g or
cap
ital
impr
ovem
ent p
lann
ing
to m
ap o
ut
a co
mm
unity
bra
nd a
nd v
isio
n in
sc
alab
le in
crem
ents
for
the
next
th
ree,
five
and
ten
year
s.
2.14
The
City
of W
asec
a id
entifi
ed b
uild
-abl
e,
vaca
nt lo
ts a
nd w
ill p
rovi
de ta
x ab
atem
ent a
nd
wai
ve u
tility
con
nect
ion
fees
for
new
hom
es
built
on
thes
e lo
ts
City
of W
asec
a an
d po
ssib
ly W
asec
a Co
unty
Num
ber
of h
omes
bui
lt
The
City
of M
adel
ia is
cur
rent
ly u
nder
-goi
ng a
fu
ll co
mpr
ehen
sive
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
sCo
mpl
eted
by
Janu
ary
2018
RND
C, C
ity o
f Mad
elia
, Bla
ndin
Fo
unda
tion
Futu
re p
roje
cts
and
activ
ities
im
plem
ente
d th
at c
onne
cts
back
to th
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
pla
n
27
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Incr
ease
the
capa
city
of c
omm
uter
bu
s lin
es, l
and-
to-a
ir s
hutt
les,
taxi
se
rvic
es a
nd r
ides
hari
ng to
exp
and
sout
h ce
ntra
l’s to
uris
m fr
om th
e M
inne
apol
is-S
t. Pa
ul In
tern
atio
nal
Airp
ort.
The
conn
ectio
ns c
ould
lin
k to
sta
te p
arks
, his
tori
cal
dest
inat
ions
and
dow
ntow
ns, e
.g.
Man
kato
, Hen
ders
on, N
ew U
lm a
s w
ell a
s la
kes,
riv
ers
and
regi
onal
pa
rks
and
trai
ls.
2.09
Prai
rie
Lake
s - M
artin
- Fa
riba
ult,
Land
to A
ir
Expr
ess
Retr
ofit a
nd c
onve
rt e
nerg
y in
effici
ent b
uild
ing’
s w
aste
into
Co
mbi
ned
Hea
t and
Pow
er
build
ings
to d
eliv
er h
ot w
ater
, hea
t an
d el
ectr
ic g
ener
atio
n us
es.
1.93
Part
ner
with
are
a un
iver
sitie
s,
tech
nica
l col
lege
s an
d sc
hool
di
stri
cts
to p
rom
ote
art p
rogr
ams,
ar
t wal
ks a
nd a
rt-r
elat
ed e
vent
s an
d co
urse
s in
rur
al c
omm
uniti
es.
2.02
Attr
act a
nd o
rgan
ize
both
am
ateu
r an
d pr
ofes
sion
al a
thle
tics
to d
raw
pe
ople
to p
ark
syst
ems
or to
wn
cent
ers.
1.71
Tink
Lar
son
Fiel
d gr
ands
tand
pro
ject
to r
ebui
ld
the
gran
dsta
nd d
estr
oyed
by
arso
nCi
ty o
f Was
eca,
Was
eca
Scho
ol, B
EST
of
Was
eca
Cont
ribu
tions
rai
sed
Des
igni
ng o
r co
-des
igni
ng d
isc
golf
cour
ses
to o
ffer
add
ition
al r
ecre
atio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
area
res
iden
ts, a
s w
ell a
s a
reas
on fo
r di
sc g
olfe
rs fr
om o
ther
are
as to
vis
it sa
id
com
mun
ities
Ong
oing
Map
-for
mat
ion,
Dis
c G
olf A
ssoc
iatio
n in
Ca
lifor
nia
(w
ww
.dis
cgol
f.com
)
10 a
dditi
onal
cou
rses
hav
e be
en
inst
alle
d in
Sou
thw
est/
Wes
t-Ce
ntra
l M
inne
sota
. The
re a
re n
umer
ous
com
mun
ities
acr
oss
Regi
on N
ine
that
co
uld
bene
fit fr
om s
imila
r ac
tiviti
es
Capi
taliz
e on
com
mut
ers
trav
elin
g to
Roc
hest
er’s
Des
tinat
ion
Med
ical
Ce
nter
and
Min
neap
olis
-St.
Paul
by
exp
andi
ng a
cces
s to
bus
ines
ses
and
prom
otin
g to
uris
t des
tinat
ions
al
ong
maj
or tr
ansp
orta
tion
rout
es, e
.g. U
.S. H
ighw
ay 1
69 a
nd
Inte
rsta
te 9
0.
1.93
Hot
el fe
asib
ility
stu
dyCu
rren
tCi
ty o
f Was
eca,
Was
eca
EDA
Get
ting
an a
ccur
ate
dete
rmin
atio
n of
fe
asib
ility
& b
uild
ing
a ho
tel i
f fea
sibl
e.
Incr
ease
vot
er tu
rnou
t in
all n
ine
coun
ties
from
69.
6 pe
rcen
t to7
4.7
perc
ent a
s re
port
ed fr
om th
e 20
16
gene
ral e
lect
ion,
to c
ompa
re w
ith
aver
age
vote
r tu
rnou
t sta
tew
ide.
2.14
Beco
me
an a
rts-
frie
ndly
co
mm
unity
.1.
68
Esta
blis
h a
gran
t or
a re
volv
ing
loan
fund
opp
ortu
nity
for
arts
-ce
nter
ed c
omm
erce
.1.
63
Crea
te a
trav
elin
g ar
t sho
wca
se
that
pro
mot
es a
rt e
duca
tion
and
area
art
ists
, inc
ludi
ng th
eate
r ar
ts,
phot
ogra
phy
and
digi
tal a
rt.
1.51
28
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Incr
ease
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f w
orkf
orce
hou
sing
.2.
46
Brin
g SW
MN
Hou
sing
Par
tner
ship
Eas
t
Hou
sing
Com
mitt
ee a
nd H
ousi
ng A
sses
smen
t20
17Si
bley
Cou
nty
Asse
ssm
ent t
ools
Tax
abat
emen
t and
wai
ver
of u
tility
co
nnec
tion
fees
Thro
ugh
2018
City
of W
asec
aU
nits
bui
lt
Whi
teta
il Ri
dge
2017
-202
0Ci
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t and
Fai
rmon
t Are
a Sc
hool
sLo
ts p
urch
ased
by
peop
le w
ho
curr
ently
ow
n a
hom
e in
Mar
tin C
ount
y ve
rsus
thos
e th
at d
o no
t
Enco
urag
e st
ate
and
loca
l uni
ts
of g
over
nmen
t to
supp
ort a
nd
purs
ue o
ptio
ns th
at in
crea
se
the
avai
labi
lity
of tr
ansp
orta
tion
fund
ing.
2.33
Annu
al tr
ansp
orta
tion
plan
ning
ass
ista
nce
cont
ract
- RN
DC
staff
pro
vide
s te
chni
cal
supp
ort f
or tr
ansp
orta
tion
issu
es a
ffec
ting
the
nine
cou
ntie
s
Com
plet
ed
June
201
7;
bega
n ne
w
cont
ract
Ju
ly 2
017
MnD
OT,
RN
DC
Incr
ease
the
regi
on’s
tran
spor
tatio
n fa
cilit
ies,
opt
ions
and
res
ourc
es in
so
uth
cent
ral M
inne
sota
Leve
rage
fede
ral p
rogr
am d
olla
rs,
CAF
II, a
nd A
RRA
to m
eet n
atio
nal
spee
d go
als
of 1
0/1
as P
hase
I to
im
plem
ent h
igh-
spee
d in
tern
et
acce
ss a
cros
s th
e ni
ne c
ount
ies,
an
d pr
ovid
e sc
alab
le in
fras
truc
ture
th
at c
an p
rovi
de s
peed
s in
exc
ess
of 1
:1 g
ig s
ymm
etri
cal s
peed
s.
2.45
Dev
elop
app
ropr
iate
wat
er a
nd
was
tew
ater
infr
astr
uctu
re to
su
ppor
t exi
stin
g an
d ne
w b
usin
ess
and
hous
ing
deve
lopm
ents
.
2.32
Elm
Ave
. pro
ject
and
sew
er li
ning
pro
ject
2017
-201
8Ci
ty o
f Was
eca,
MnD
OT
Crea
te a
nd le
vera
ge p
ublic
and
pr
ivat
e pa
rtne
rshi
ps, e
stab
lish
co-o
pera
tives
, and
wor
k w
ith a
ll w
irel
ine
prov
ider
s in
the
regi
on
to im
prov
e ac
cess
to h
igh-
spee
d in
tern
et.
2.52
Mai
ntai
n an
d/or
pro
mot
e m
ajor
tr
ansp
orta
tion
rout
es th
at c
onne
ct
regi
onal
eco
nom
ic h
ubs
to
stim
ulat
e ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent.
2.48
Prov
ide
mor
e co
ordi
nate
d ho
usin
g pl
anni
ng fo
r co
mm
uniti
es o
n a
loca
l and
reg
iona
l sca
le.
2.29
Wor
k w
ith a
ll co
mm
uniti
es w
ithin
th
e re
gion
to m
eet t
he M
inne
sota
G
over
nor’s
Bro
adba
nd T
ask
Forc
e 20
16 a
nnua
l rep
ort w
hich
in
clud
es r
ecom
men
datio
ns
for
the
2017
legi
slat
ive
seas
on
(25M
bps
dow
nloa
d/3M
bps
uplo
ad
stat
ewid
e by
202
2; 1
00/2
0 by
20
26).
2.43
Foun
dationa
l Ass
ets
Act
ion
Plan
29
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Part
icip
ate
in r
egio
nal h
ighw
ay
corr
idor
coa
litio
ns.
2.46
Hig
hway
14
Part
ners
hip
City
of W
asec
a an
d W
asec
a Ar
ea
Cham
ber
of C
omm
erce
Part
ner
with
MnD
OT
to h
elp
iden
tify
pote
ntia
l fre
ight
en
hanc
emen
t pro
ject
s th
at h
ave
good
pot
entia
l for
a p
ositi
ve r
etur
n on
inve
stm
ent.
2.29
Dev
elop
pla
ns w
ith lo
cal p
artn
ers
and
help
con
nect
them
with
fu
ndin
g so
urce
s th
at w
ill d
evel
op,
expa
nd a
nd m
aint
ain
activ
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
netw
orks
.
2.33
Coor
dina
tion
and
com
plet
ion
of G
aylo
rd's
Sa
fe R
oute
s to
Sch
ool P
lan
Coor
dina
tion
and
com
plet
ion
of S
prin
gfiel
d's
Safe
Rou
tes
to
Scho
ol P
lan
Coor
dina
tion
and
com
plet
ion
of
Lake
Cry
stal
's S
afe
Rout
es to
Sch
ool P
lan
Com
plet
ed
June
201
7M
nDO
T, C
ity o
f Gay
lord
, City
of
Spri
ngfie
ld, C
ity o
f Lak
e Cr
ysta
l, RN
DC
Incr
ease
the
num
ber
of s
tude
nts
wal
king
to a
nd fr
om s
choo
l.
Wal
kabi
lity
asse
ssm
ent
Com
plet
ed
June
201
7Bl
ue E
arth
SH
IP, R
ND
CIn
crea
se n
umbe
r of
res
iden
ts w
alki
ng
Colle
ct a
nd s
hare
bes
t m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es a
roun
d ho
usin
g pr
ojec
ts, p
olic
ies
and
finan
cing
.
2.32
Enco
urag
e de
velo
pmen
t of
tran
sitio
nal a
nd li
fe-c
ycle
hou
sing
in
rur
al c
omm
uniti
es.
2.23
Iden
tify
impo
rtan
t fre
ight
rou
tes
whi
ch s
erve
a s
uppl
emen
tary
rol
e to
the
Min
neso
ta tr
unk
high
way
sy
stem
to p
rom
ote
the
safe
and
effi
cien
t mov
emen
t of g
oods
.
2.23
Faci
litat
e an
d ed
ucat
e lo
cal
com
mun
ities
with
bes
t pra
ctic
es
that
illu
stra
te fu
ndin
g op
tions
to
upda
te o
utda
ted
and
unde
rsiz
ed
syst
ems.
2.22
Wor
k w
ith lo
cal l
egis
lato
rs a
nd
the
Stat
e O
ffice
of B
road
band
D
evel
opm
ent t
o pr
ovid
e su
ppor
t for
mor
e fu
ndin
g to
be
app
ortio
ned
to th
e st
ate
to im
plem
ent b
road
band
in
fras
truc
ture
and
pla
nnin
g in
ru
ral M
inne
sota
.
2.52
Prom
ote
the
bene
fits
of h
igh-
spee
d in
tern
et in
rur
al M
inne
sota
, sh
ow r
etur
n on
inve
stm
ent a
nd
gath
er p
ublic
inpu
t and
/or
cond
uct
a co
mm
unity
bro
adba
nd fe
asib
ility
st
udy.
2.31
30
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Part
ner
with
rep
rese
ntat
ives
of
the
Gov
erno
r’s B
road
band
Ta
sk F
orce
to h
elp
rein
forc
e th
e re
com
men
datio
ns m
ade
to th
e st
ate
and
ensu
re th
at
the
chal
leng
es o
f bus
ines
ses,
re
side
nts,
and
com
mun
ity a
ncho
r in
stitu
tions
acr
oss
Regi
on N
ine
are
wel
l rep
rese
nted
.
2.32
Wor
k w
ith th
e co
untie
s of
: Blu
e Ea
rth,
Bro
wn,
Far
ibau
lt, L
e Su
eur,
Nic
olle
t, Si
bley
, Was
eca,
an
d W
aton
wan
and
the
Blan
din
Foun
datio
n to
ens
ure
that
eac
h of
th
e ni
ne c
ount
ies
in R
egio
n N
ine
beco
me
mem
bers
in th
e Bl
andi
n Br
oadb
and
Coho
rt.
2.06
Prom
ote
the
avai
labi
lity
and
bene
fits
of tr
ail s
yste
ms
to
incr
ease
aw
aren
ess
and
supp
ort
for
incr
ease
d ac
tive
livin
g in
Reg
ion
Nin
e co
mm
uniti
es.
2.31
City
of W
asec
a Tr
ails
City
of W
asec
a, D
isco
ver
Was
eca
Tour
ism
, Was
eca
and
Free
born
Cou
ntie
s
Coor
dina
te tr
ansi
t pro
vide
rs
acro
ss th
e re
gion
to a
ssis
t in
effici
ently
con
nect
ing
peop
le to
jo
bs a
nd s
ervi
ces.
2.33
Hum
an S
ervi
ces
Tran
sit C
oord
inat
ion
Plan
Com
plet
ed
June
201
7RN
DC,
MnD
OT,
are
a tr
ansi
t pro
vide
rs,
area
tran
sit u
sers
Incr
ease
d co
ordi
natio
n an
d ri
ders
hip
of
area
tran
sit s
ervi
ces
Cont
inue
par
tner
ing
with
the
Stat
ewid
e H
ealth
Impr
ovem
ent
Part
ners
hip
to p
rom
ote
activ
e liv
ing
in c
omm
uniti
es.
2.36
Wor
k w
ith O
ffice
of B
road
band
D
evel
opm
ent a
nd p
rovi
ders
to
hel
p up
date
the
Conn
ect
Min
neso
ta s
ervi
ce m
aps
in th
e ni
ne c
ount
ies
in R
egio
n N
ine
to
incl
ude
all p
rovi
ders
’ dat
a an
d en
sure
that
the
map
s ar
e as
ac
cura
te a
s po
ssib
le.
2.26
Clos
ely
alig
n po
licy
deci
sion
s an
d fu
ndin
g av
aila
bilit
y w
ith th
e su
pply
an
d de
man
d of
tran
sit s
ervi
ces
in
the
regi
on.
2.17
Enco
urag
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
a va
riet
y of
hou
sing
type
s fo
r al
l, in
clud
ing:
sen
iors
, low
-inco
me,
ne
wco
mer
s an
d th
e w
orkf
orce
.
2.58
SMIF
31
Human
Ca
pital A
ctio
n Pl
an
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Enha
nce
and
capi
taliz
e on
the
qual
ity o
f life
am
eniti
es to
ret
ain
the
tale
nt in
the
regi
on.
2.70
Dis
cove
r St
. Jam
es W
ebsi
teM
ay 2
017
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, ED
A, C
ham
ber,
CVB
Proj
ect c
ompl
etio
n
Fair
mon
t Are
a Li
fe -
wor
king
to a
ttra
ct a
nd
reta
in th
ose
betw
een
the
ages
of 3
0-49
to o
ur
area
Ong
oing
Fair
mon
t Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent
Auth
ority
; Fai
rmon
t Are
a Ch
ambe
r of
Co
mm
erce
; Vis
it Fa
irm
ont;
Fair
mon
t Ph
oto
Pres
s; U
S Ba
nk, C
ity o
f Fai
rmon
t
Trac
king
new
com
ers;
ana
lytic
s
Incr
ease
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r en
core
ca
reer
s an
d re
turn
ing
grad
uate
s to
re
turn
to th
e re
gion
al w
orkf
orce
.2.
63
Mar
tin C
ount
y Su
mm
er In
tern
ship
Pro
gram
- br
ings
col
lege
stu
dent
s ba
ck to
the
coun
ty to
w
ork
in s
umm
er in
tern
ship
s
Annu
ally
Mar
tin C
ount
y em
ploy
ers,
MN
Val
ley
Actio
n Co
unci
l, So
uth
Cent
ral W
orkf
orce
, M
artin
Cou
nty
com
mis
sion
ers
Num
ber
of in
tern
ship
s. N
umbe
r of
in
tern
eva
luat
ions
com
plet
ed b
y em
ploy
ers,
cou
nty
prov
ides
fund
ing
Brai
n G
ain
Proj
ect
EDA
Cont
acts
Mad
e, R
etur
nees
Enco
re E
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
even
t; on
goin
g SB
DC
cons
ultin
g20
17
(tent
ativ
e)SB
A, S
BDC
Num
ber
of p
artic
ipan
ts; h
ours
of
cons
ultin
g pr
ovid
ed, c
lient
mile
ston
es
achi
eved
Star
t Up
Satu
rday
Eve
nts
SMIF
; SBD
C; S
CORE
071
0Pa
rtic
ipan
t Fee
dbac
k - N
umbe
r of
SC
ORE
Men
tees
Stud
ent f
orgi
vene
ss in
ski
lled
prof
essi
ons
Fari
baul
t Cou
nty
Dev
elop
men
t Co
rpor
atio
n
Part
ner
with
edu
catio
nal
inst
itutio
ns, w
orkf
orce
cou
ncils
, lo
cal e
cono
mic
dev
elop
ers,
bu
sine
ss d
evel
opm
ent c
ente
rs,
wor
kfor
ce c
ente
rs a
nd e
mpl
oyer
s to
pro
mot
e in
cum
bent
wor
ker
upsk
illin
g to
incr
ease
men
tors
hips
an
d po
tent
ially
ele
vate
wag
es a
nd
know
ledg
e ac
ross
the
regi
on.
2.63
The
wor
kfor
ce c
ounc
il ha
s fu
ndin
g av
aila
ble
for
incu
mbe
nt w
orke
r tr
aini
ng; h
owev
er, M
N
DEE
D is
stil
l wor
king
on
polic
ies;
Tw
o sm
all
proj
ects
con
duct
ed th
is p
ast y
ear
Ong
oing
MN
DEE
D-Jo
b Se
rvic
e Em
ploy
ers,
Sou
th
Cent
ral W
orkf
orce
Num
ber
of in
cum
bent
wor
kers
trai
ned
Ong
oing
SBD
C tr
aini
ngs
and
cons
ultin
gO
ngoi
ngSM
IF, S
CORE
, SBA
, MSU
Con
tinui
ng
Educ
atio
n, D
ept o
f Rev
enue
, PTA
C,
SBD
C
Num
ber
of p
artic
ipan
ts, h
ours
of
cons
ultin
g, c
lient
mile
ston
es a
chie
ved
Part
ners
hip
with
vet
eran
sSC
ORE
Conn
ect,
prom
ote
and
ince
ntiv
ize
busi
ness
es to
cre
ate
grea
t pla
ces
to w
ork.
2.31
MN
DEE
D B
usin
ess
Serv
ices
- ou
trea
ch to
em
ploy
ers,
pro
vide
s in
form
atio
n on
rec
ruiti
ng
& r
etai
ning
em
ploy
ees,
con
nect
s bu
sine
sses
to
pro
gram
s an
d se
rvic
es/in
cent
ives
ava
ilabl
e
Ong
oing
MN
DEE
D -
Job
Serv
ice
Empl
oyer
s, S
outh
Ce
ntra
l Wor
kfor
ceN
umbe
r of
bus
ines
ses
serv
ed
Prom
ote
a qu
ality
, flex
ible
an
d tr
aine
d w
orkf
orce
to a
rea
busi
ness
es.
2.61
MN
DEE
D B
usin
ess
Serv
ices
- ou
trea
ch to
em
ploy
ers,
pro
vide
s in
form
atio
n on
rec
ruiti
ng
& r
etai
ning
em
ploy
ees,
con
nect
s bu
sine
sses
to
pro
gram
s an
d se
rvic
es/in
cent
ives
ava
ilabl
e
Ong
oing
MN
DEE
D -
Job
Serv
ice
Empl
oyer
s, S
outh
Ce
ntra
l Wor
kfor
ceN
umbe
r of
bus
ines
ses
serv
ed
Trai
ning
for
wel
ders
Mar
tin C
ount
y Sc
hool
s
Ong
oing
SBD
C tr
aini
ngs
Ong
oing
SMIF
, SCO
RE, S
BA, M
SU C
ontin
uing
Ed
ucat
ion,
Dep
t of R
even
ue, P
TAC,
SB
DC
Num
ber
of p
artic
ipan
ts, h
ours
of
cons
ultin
g, c
lient
mile
ston
es a
chie
ved
Juni
or A
chie
vem
ent a
nd F
arm
Am
eric
aO
ngoi
ngM
SUM
, SCC
, Riv
erla
nd, M
aple
Riv
er,
St. P
eter
, Man
kato
, Gre
enSe
amN
umbe
r of
par
ticip
ants
Trad
es c
lass
es in
Fai
rmon
t sch
ools
, Avi
atio
n pr
ogra
m, T
alen
t Ini
tiativ
eG
reat
er M
anka
to G
row
thN
umbe
r of
con
nect
ions
mad
e be
twee
n bu
sine
ss a
nd n
ew, t
alen
ted
wor
kers
Gre
ater
col
labo
ratio
n an
d co
ordi
natio
n of
pro
gram
s am
ongs
t hi
gher
edu
catio
n in
stitu
tions
and
m
ajor
reg
iona
l em
ploy
ers.
2.30
Pres
enta
tion
Colle
ge -
May
o H
ealth
Sys
tem
N
ursi
ng T
rain
ing
City
of F
airm
ont
MSU
Cen
ter
for
Invi
tatio
nal E
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
and
SCC
Cent
er fo
r Bu
sine
ss a
nd In
dust
ry
32
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Conn
ect a
nd s
uppo
rt c
omm
uniti
es
with
hig
h co
ncen
trat
ion
of
min
ority
pop
ulat
ions
to in
clus
ion
oppo
rtun
ities
(e.g
. Gay
lord
, M
adel
ia, M
anka
to/N
orth
M
anka
to M
SA.,
and
St. J
ames
). Th
ese
com
mun
ities
will
hav
e th
e op
port
unity
to a
cces
s th
ese
spec
ific
tale
nt p
ools
and
mar
ket
the
com
mun
ity a
s a
plac
e of
hig
h in
clus
ion.
2.10
Dre
am It
, Bel
ieve
It, A
chie
ve It
- Yo
uth
prog
ram
fo
cuse
d on
com
mun
ities
of c
olor
; Pro
vide
s yo
uth
care
er c
ouns
elin
g an
d w
ork
expe
rien
ce
oppo
rtun
ities
; Pro
vide
s em
ploy
ers
cultu
ral
dive
rsity
trai
ning
Ong
oing
Sout
h Ce
ntra
l Wor
kfor
ce C
ounc
ilN
umbe
r of
you
th s
erve
d fr
om
com
mun
ities
of c
olor
Pros
peri
ty In
itiat
ive
Gui
ded
Path
way
s - h
igh
scho
ol c
aree
r pa
thw
ay
prog
ram
Ong
oing
Sout
h Ce
ntra
l Ser
vice
Coo
pera
tive,
SC
C, a
rea
high
sch
ools
, Sou
th C
entr
al
Wor
kfor
ce C
ounc
il, U
nite
d W
ay
Num
ber
of s
tude
nts
part
icip
atin
g an
d su
ccee
ding
Reta
in th
e 75
.4 p
erce
nt o
f wor
kers
th
at p
rese
ntly
live
and
wor
k in
Re
gion
Nin
e an
d co
mm
ute
to
Regi
on N
ine
for
wor
k; c
aptu
re th
e ne
arly
32,
000
jobs
that
the
regi
on
is e
xpor
ting
to o
ther
are
as o
f the
st
ate.
2.51
Dis
cove
r St
. Jam
es w
ebsi
teCi
ty o
f St.
Jam
es
Impo
rtin
g th
e pr
intin
g of
mill
ions
of t
ouri
sm
map
s (o
ver
time)
from
eith
er th
e Ea
st C
oast
of
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es o
r fr
om C
hina
and
usi
ng
a lo
cal p
rint
er to
hel
p at
trac
t sai
d re
venu
es to
So
uthe
rn M
inne
sota
Hop
eful
ly
to b
egin
in
Spri
ng 2
017
Corp
orat
e G
raph
ics
in M
anka
to,
Map
form
atio
nIm
port
ing
dolla
rs fr
om o
ther
reg
ions
of
the
coun
try/
plan
et, h
elpi
ng to
ret
ain
area
jobs
SBD
C co
nsul
ting
Ong
oing
SMIF
, SCO
RE, S
BA, R
CEF,
SBD
CSt
reng
then
ing
oper
atio
ns a
nd
profi
tabi
lity
of b
usin
esse
s le
ads
to
rete
ntio
n
Incr
ease
the
awar
enes
s am
ong
stud
ents
, par
ents
, and
ed
ucat
ors
abou
t the
edu
catio
nal
requ
irem
ents
for
futu
re
empl
oym
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
spec
ific
to th
e re
gion
.
2.43
Out
reac
h to
Sch
ools
/HEC
AP/P
ICE:
the
wor
kfor
ce s
yste
m s
uppo
rts
care
er c
ouns
elin
g in
hig
h sc
hool
s
Ong
oing
Sout
h Ce
ntra
l Wor
kfor
ce C
ounc
il M
N
Valle
y Ac
tion
Coun
cil
Num
ber
of s
choo
l dis
tric
ts
Rura
l Car
eer
Coun
selo
r Co
ordi
nato
r:
prov
ide
labo
r m
arke
t inf
orm
atio
n to
sc
hool
cou
nsel
ors;
ass
et m
ap o
f wor
kfor
ce
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
ams
and
care
er c
ouns
elin
g in
sch
ools
Com
plet
e in
201
7So
uth
Cent
ral W
orkf
orce
Cou
ncil
Num
ber
of s
choo
l dis
tric
ts
Care
er E
xplo
ratio
n Ev
ents
: tou
r of
m
anuf
actu
ring
, scr
ubs
cam
p, c
aree
r ex
pos,
Co
nstr
uct T
omor
row
, etc
.
Ong
oing
Sout
h Ce
ntra
l Wor
kfor
ce, e
duca
tion
and
com
mun
ity p
artn
ers
Num
ber
of s
choo
l dis
tric
ts
Juni
or A
chie
vem
ent i
n W
asec
a Co
unty
sch
ools
City
of W
asec
a, Ja
nesv
ille
Wal
dorf
-Pe
mbe
rton
Stud
ents
eng
agem
ent t
hrou
gh g
radu
ate
assi
stan
tshi
ps, p
rese
ntat
ions
to c
lass
es,
Entr
epre
neur
ship
Clu
b, a
nd a
ssis
ting
stud
ent
clie
nts
Ong
oing
SBD
C, M
SUH
ours
of e
ngag
emen
t, cl
ient
mile
ston
es
achi
eved
Area
Car
eer
Expl
orat
ion,
Fai
rmon
t Are
a Li
feAn
nual
Ev
ent -
Ap
ril
City
of F
airm
ont,
Fair
mon
t Are
a Ch
ambe
r, Vi
sit F
airm
ont,
busi
ness
su
ppor
t
Num
ber
of s
choo
ls th
at a
tten
d AC
E (1
8)
Off
er a
nd in
crea
se th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
cul
tura
l com
pete
ncy
educ
atio
n th
roug
hout
the
regi
on.
2.04
It’s
Tim
e to
Tal
k - R
ural
Equ
ity a
nd O
ppor
tuni
ty
Proj
ect
Com
plet
e M
ay 2
018
YWCA
, RN
DC,
Gre
ater
Man
kato
Div
ersi
ty
Coun
cil,
Loca
l com
mun
ity e
duca
tion
prog
ram
s
Incr
ease
d ac
cess
to c
ultu
ral
com
pete
ncy
educ
atio
n an
d th
e nu
mbe
r of
par
ticip
ants
per
ses
sion
Incr
ease
the
med
ian
wag
e ac
ross
al
l occ
upat
ions
in s
outh
cen
tral
M
inne
sota
from
$16
.99
per
hour
cl
oser
to th
e st
ate
med
ian
wag
e of
$19
.62
per
hour
by
focu
sing
on
high
wag
e an
d hi
gh e
mpl
oym
ent
occu
patio
ns.
2.26
Fair
mon
t Are
a Li
fe -
enco
urag
ing
prof
essi
onal
s to
com
e liv
e in
Mar
tin C
ount
yCi
ty o
f Fai
rmon
t
33
BEST
of W
asec
a Co
unty
: Bus
ines
s an
d En
trep
rene
uria
l Sup
port
Tea
mCA
F II
and
ARR
A: C
onne
ct A
mer
ica
Fund
II a
nd A
mer
ican
Rec
over
y an
d Re
inve
stm
ent A
ctCG
BP: C
ertifi
ed G
loba
l Bus
ines
s Pr
ofes
sion
alCI
E: C
ente
r fo
r In
nova
tion
and
Exce
llenc
eCV
B: C
onve
ntio
n &
Vis
itors
Bur
eaus
DEE
D: D
epar
tmen
t of E
mpl
oym
ent a
nd E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
tED
A: E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t Adm
inis
trat
ion
HEC
AP/
PICE
: Hig
her
Educ
atio
n Ca
reer
Adv
isor
s Pi
lot P
roje
ct/P
artn
ers
in
Care
er E
xplo
ratio
nM
DA
: Min
neso
ta D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
reM
nDO
T: M
inne
sota
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
MSU
: Min
neso
ta S
tate
Uni
vers
ityM
SUM
: Min
neso
ta S
tate
Uni
vers
ity M
anka
toN
AIC
S/SI
C: N
orth
Am
eric
an In
dust
ry C
lass
ifica
tion
Syst
em/S
tand
ard
Indu
stri
al C
lass
ifica
tion
PTA
C: P
rocu
rem
ent T
echn
ical
Ass
ista
nce
Cent
erRC
EF: R
egio
nal C
ente
r fo
r En
trep
rene
uria
l Fac
ilita
tion
RND
C: R
egio
n N
ine
Dev
elop
men
t Com
mis
sion
RT
C: R
enew
ing
the
Coun
trys
ide
SBA
: Sm
all B
usin
ess
Adm
inis
trat
ion
SBD
C: S
mal
l Bus
ines
s D
evel
opm
ent C
ente
rSC
C: S
outh
Cen
tral
Col
lege
SHIP
: Sta
tew
ide
Hea
lth Im
prov
emen
t Par
tner
ship
SMIF
: Sou
ther
n M
inne
sota
Initi
ativ
e Fo
unda
tion
SRO
C: S
outh
ern
Rese
arch
Out
reac
h Ce
nter
STEA
M: S
cien
ce T
echn
olog
y En
gine
erin
g Ar
t and
Mat
hem
atic
sST
EM: S
cien
ce, T
echn
olog
y, E
ngin
eeri
ng, a
nd M
athe
mat
ics
SWCD
: Soi
l and
Wat
er C
onse
rvat
ion
Dis
tric
tU
MN
: Uni
vers
ity o
f Min
neso
taU
SDA
: Uni
ted
Stat
es D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
reYW
CA: Y
oung
Wom
en’s
Chri
stia
n As
soci
atio
n
Acr
ony
ms
Stra
tegy
Prio
rity
Proj
ect
Des
crip
tion
Tim
elin
ePa
rtne
rs a
nd S
take
hold
ers
Perf
orm
ance
Mea
sure
/ Ev
alua
tion
Off
er a
nd p
rom
ote
ince
ntiv
es,
upsk
illin
g, jo
b tr
aini
ng a
nd fa
st
trac
k ed
ucat
ion
oppo
rtun
ities
.2.
35
Fast
TRAC
/Car
eer
Path
way
s pr
ogra
ms
for
heal
th c
are
and
man
ufac
turi
ngO
ngoi
ngSo
uth
Cent
ral W
orkf
orce
Cou
ncil,
Ad
ult B
asic
Edu
catio
n, S
CC, c
omm
unity
or
gani
zatio
ns
Num
ber
of s
tude
nts
serv
ed a
nd
succ
eedi
ng
Job
trai
ning
Ong
oing
City
of F
airm
ont,
Fair
mon
t Com
mun
ity
Educ
atio
n an
d Re
crea
tion,
Wor
kfor
ce
Cent
er
Part
ner
with
are
a em
ploy
ers
and
wor
kfor
ce p
artn
ers
to c
reat
e,
eval
uate
and
pub
lish
a lis
t of t
op
wor
kpla
ces
in th
e re
gion
.
2.08
Will
hav
e jo
b po
stin
gs o
n D
isco
ver
St. J
ames
w
ebsi
teM
ay 2
017
City
of S
t. Ja
mes
, St.
Jam
es C
ham
ber,
EDA,
CVB
Purs
ue a
dditi
onal
fund
ing
to
secu
re a
dditi
onal
sch
ool a
nd
care
er c
ouns
elor
s.2.
00
Wor
kfor
ce C
ounc
il re
ceiv
es s
tate
fund
ing
for
outr
each
to s
choo
ls a
nd r
ural
car
eer
coun
selin
g co
ordi
natio
n; W
orkf
orce
Cou
ncil
has
also
add
ed a
dditi
onal
fund
ing
for
wor
kfor
ce s
yste
m to
wor
k w
ith lo
cal s
choo
l di
stri
cts
Ong
oing
Sout
h Ce
ntra
l Wor
kfor
ce C
ounc
ilN
umbe
r of
sch
ool d
istr
ict
Hir
ing
a sc
hool
res
ourc
e offi
cer
2017
Fair
mon
t Sch
ools
, City
of F
airm
ont
Build
and
impr
ove
child
care
ca
paci
ty a
nd a
vaila
bilit
y th
roug
hout
the
regi
on.
2.63
34
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