2013 chamber advance

2013 ADVANCE

“SPARTANBURG – ENTERPRISE HUB”Presented by

DR. COLLEEN KEITHSpartanburg Methodist

College

Mike Trammell

Sue SchneiderSpartanburg

Context and Indicators

2013 ADVANCE“SPARTANBURG – ENTERPRISE HUB”

Over $10 million in new investment per

BUILDING PERMITS

In the Upstate up 22% over last year

•Greenville – up 3.1%•Anderson – up 41%•Spartanburg – up 57%

Driven by job creation and strong demand

Source – The Market Edge

Manufacturing2012 - 2013

Manufacturing Employment

SC - 264,000 + 1%Greenville – 23,800 - ½ %Spartanburg – 14,900 +1.4%North Charleston – 11,800 +1.7%

Spartanburg is second in the State

US REAL GMP GROWTH RATES

•Spartanburg 30th of 363 metros•Columbia - 59th

•Greenville/Mauldin/Easley - 80th

•Myrtle Beach - 94th

•Sumter - 101st

•Raleigh - 105th•Charleston/N. Charleston/Summerville - 134th

•Florence - 136th

Source: Global Insight

Site Selection AwardTop Ten Best

Economic Development Groups

Trade & Industry Award

Corporate Investment and Community Impact Awards(CiCi)

Top Ten - EFG

Project Activity New vs. Existing, 2011 - 2013

10% 2013 (97)

New 90%

Expansions 10%

2012 (109)

New 82%

Expansions 18%

12%2011 (99)

New 88%

Expansions 12%

2013 Commitments24 Projects Totaling $112,587,650

and 1,211 New JobsContecTrimite

LaserflexJeffrey RaderSally Beauty

DivatexAL Solutions

Cooper StandardIntegrity Tool, LLC

Smooth-Bor PlasticsVulcan Materials

Lindoerfer Steiner

AmazonHeiche US Surface Technology

Edgewater AutomationCopacLear

Detroit Forming Inc.Syncreon/BMWValley Grinding

AVIAmerican Credit Acceptance

FedExInternational Recycling Group

10 New Companies, 14 Expansions

COLLABORATION

Going Forward:

High Priority in Future WorkforceUpdated Strategic PlanQuality of Place

Quality of Place

Tammy Devine – QS/1Jennifer Evins – Arts Partnership

Sue Schneider – Spartanburg WaterKatherine O’Neill - County Administrator

Definition What have we done? Where do we go from here?

Quality of Place

Quality of Life Quality of Message Quality of Place

3 Important Qualities

Your personal satisfaction

with the physical and cultural conditions under which you live. The general sense of well being of individuals and society.

Quality of Life

What we say and what

others say about our place.

Quality of Message

The unique set of

characteristics that defines a place and what makes it special.

Quality of Place

QUALITY OF PLACE IN A CHANGING WORLD“You look at the cities in the 21st century that are going to be successful, they are doing things that make it a quality place to live. We have to have things that say ‘I want to stay here, I want to live here.

Steve Ahlenius McAllen Chamber of Commerce

Quality of Place

How is Quality of Place and Quality

of Life different? The physical characteristics of a

community – the way it is planned, designed, developed and maintained – that affect the quality of life of people living and working in it, and those visiting it, both now and into the future.

Quality of Place

Quality of Place Factors

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Quality of Place

Cosmopolitan Social -

Restaurants Openness Entertainment Physical Beauty-

environment

Characteristics Jobs Intentional built

environment Land Use Standards Expectations

What do we have?

Quality of Place

1.00 mile radiusFrom the ChapmanCenter

0.75 mile radiusFrom the ChapmanCenter

34 Indoor Live Performance venues 15 Outdoor Performance venues and amphitheaters 43 Gallery and Exhibit Spaces 78 Public Art Sculptures 26 Public Landscape Fountains 7 Museums 21 Historic sites 156 Studios and Workshops 32 Green spaces & Arboretums

1872 Events and Festivals that are open to the public

Inventory of Cultural Assets

What is missing?

Quality of Place

How can we learn from

others? Comparisons to Peer

Communities Comparisons to

Aspirational Communities

Quality of Place

Potential Communities for Comparison

Bend, OR Durham, NC Winston-Salem, NC Santé Fe, NM Burlington, VT Provo, UT Fayetteville, AR Duluth, MN

Quality of Place

Bend, OR

Winston-Salem, NC

Fayetteville, AR

What’s there – combination

of built and natural Who’s there – diverse

people and goals What’s going on – vibrancy

and experiences

Quality of Place

Examples that make a

difference

Quality of Place

Indigo Hall - Spartanburg, SC

Indigo Hall - todaySpartanburg, SC

New Design for old building

Action Plan

Create an awareness for quality of place. Provide knowledge, tools, guidance, and

support on quality of place. Encourage public and community

engagement for quality of place. Implement quality of place principles and

objectives to utilize in our community. Who wants to be part of this committee?

Quality of Place

Questions

ECONOMIC VISION

Todd Horne – Clayton Construction

Ed Memmott – City of Spartanburg

Downtown Spartanburg — Building the City from the inside

Todd Horne, Clayton ConstructionEd Memmott, City Manager

CityofSpartanburg.com

What we heard a year ago…..

1) Welcoming 2) Eager to improve 3) Complacent 4) Sleepy 5) Cliquish 6) Distressed 7) Small Town 8) Stalled-Stagnant 9) Evolving 10) Traditional 11) Splintered 12) Blue Collar 13) Tired 14) Bruised 15) Evolving

What we heard a year ago…..

1) Progressive- Forward thinking

2) Multi-generational 3) Vibrant 4) Enthusiastic 5) Young6) Proud 7) Goal Oriented 8) Focused 9) Fresh10) Cohesive-inclusive 11) White Collar 12) Energized13) Drive towards progress 14) Bold15) Cool

What are we looking to accomplish?

To determine the most productive economic uses for the central city of Spartanburg and develop a strategy to grow them. Build on previous and current work of the City, County, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Futures Group, business leaders and stakeholders. We recognize that economic development in general, and business retention, expansion, and attraction in particular, are vital to the economic growth of downtown Spartanburg. We believe that by strategically strengthening our Downtown, creating white collar jobs, and generating economic development, Spartanburg can develop into the city that businesses come to thrive in the Upstate.

Why is Downtown important?

• More people work within a 1-mile radius of Morgan Square than work at BMW, Michelin, Milliken, Spartanburg Steel, RR Donnelley, Kohler and Tietex … COMBINED.

• Jobs per acre within 1 mile of Morgan Square = 6.7

• Jobs per acre in the rest of the county = 0.2

• Total assessed valuation of taxable properties per acre

• City: $10,384.20

• Rest of county $1,647.73.

• New Downtown jobs = high ROI

Long-term transformation• Since 2002:

• Six new corporate office buildings (HWSC, QS1, Advance America, One Morgan Square, TD Bank Building, SCBT Building)

• More than 200 new or renovated residential units

• City investment of $25 million in three new garages (Magnolia, Dunbar, St. John) to support development

• Dozens of examples of City incentives and tax credits for new businesses and renovations downtown

• 2003: Marriott Hotel & Conference Center opens with multimillion dollar City support

• 2006: Morgan Square renovation ($2.5 million)

Long-term transformation

• 2009: Adopted Urban Code/Downtown Master Plan

• 2010: USC Upstate George Dean Johnson Jr. School of Business opens (City supported development with infrastructure improvements and construction of St. John Street Parking Garage)

• 2011: VCOM opens to first class of students

• 2012: West Main Streetscape Improvement Project ($325,000)

• 2013: Spartanburg Community College Downtown Campus

• 2013: Council approves eight downtown streetscaping/pedestrian/bicycle connectivity projects ($2.3 million)

2013: Good year for downtown

Nearly 50 new opened/reopened, or announced business, residential,

infrastructure or special event projects Downtown.

(That’s almost one new thing Downtown every week!)

2013 Downtown Developments

OPENINGS1. Wild Ace2. The Back Porch3. The Growler Haus4. The Speakeasy5. The Green Canary6. Herb & Renewal7. The Culinary Hub8. Olive & Then Some9. Dottie’s Toffee10. The Local Hiker11. Haute Mama12. Writefully His13. Pure Barre Corporate Training Center14. Clyde’s Fitness (reopened)15. Delaney’s (reopened)16. The Upstairs Bar (reopened)17. T3 Talent

18. Katalyst19. The Iron Yard20. The Johnson Collection Gallery21. SCC Downtown Campus22. The Valet

UNDERWAY23. Renato’s Ristorante24. Insurance company above Renato’s25.St. Paul’s Catholic Church26. Denny’s Test Kitchen and Café27. Cohen’s

ANNOUNCED28. Wall Street Multi-Use Building

(4 offices and 4 residential units)29. Motte & Sons BootleggingRESIDENTIAL 30. Lofts at 154 (3 units)31. Magnolia Street Lofts (27 units)32. Above former Blood Bank (1 unit)33. Above new Renato’s (1 unit)34. Schuyler Building Apartments (88 units) 35. 314 South Townhomes (16 units)

INFRASTRUCTUREPROJECTS36. Signal Light Project37. Kennedy Street

Garage Refurbishment38. New Street Trees39. Spring Street Stage40. Streetscape Improvement Plan

NEW SPECIAL EVENTS41. Ferris Wheel42. Downtown Bites 43. Sunday Art Market44. Hub City Hog Fest45. Rock the Denim

The Dupre House - VCOM

2013 Downtown Developments

Wall Street Mixed Use — 4 units each office, residential

Schuyler Building — 88 units

Planned to begin leasing in Spring 2014Today

Version 2.0: Launching in January 2014!

$33 million annual operating budget

400 FTE’s

Where does the City spend taxpayers’ money?

Balancing Demands – Limited City Resources

City Budget

Policy1%

Legal2% Administration

4%Information Technology

3%Human Resources

Finance & Administrative Services5%

Development Services8%

Police 28%

Fire14%

Public Works 18%

Parks, Recreations & Special Events5%

Non-Departmental8%

CITY OF SPARTANBURGFY 2013 - 2014 ADOPTED BUDGET

Working ‘under the hood’

• Closed Arkwright Dump in 2012 at cost of $6 million

• Increased funding for legacy pension by $700,000 annually

• Strengthened reserve fund balance by 20% since 2009

• Made difficult choices to close T.K. Gregg Community Center and Swim Center

• Restructured Public Works operations

• 20% smaller workforce than 4 years ago

Making strategic investments

St. John Street Parking Garage Spartanburg Community College

Barnet Park Improvements

Downtown Memorial Airport Northside Initiative West Main Streetscaping

Growing The City

• Continue to focus on building corporate/institutional hub

• Continue to increase residential options and total units

• Continue to be creative in efforts to attract and support retail, restaurants, entertainment (Main Street Challenge, Skating on the Square, WOLI)

• Continue to improve streetscaping and pedestrian infrastructure. Downtown Master Plan/Urban Code is key.

What are additional steps?

• We need your embrace of strategic regional importance of focusing energy downtown.

• Our homegrown private sector entrepreneurial engines (the Johnson and J.M. Smith families of companies, among others) and our non-profit partners are doing all we could ask. We need additional players. We need a major white-collar recruitment victory.

• We need a privately funded deal closing fund.• We need our economic development partners to

add a well-defined white-collar/downtown program of work to their very well demonstrated prowess in manufacturing and distribution.

• We need all of you to help us identify opportunities.

Renaissance Park DevelopmentThe approximately 9 acres adjacent to the Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, The George, the Chapman Cultural Center, and Barnet Park represents an enormous opportunity for the City. The Downtown Master Plan recommends a mixed-use development highlighted by an open-air plaza.

Opportunities — Renaissance Park

Grain District Infill RedevelopmentA growing center for entertainment, nightlife and creativity, the Grain District has seen significant redevelopment in recent years (Hub-Bub, Cribb’s Kitchen, RJ Rockers, Hub City Books, Coffee Bar, Pocket Park, Main Street Pub). The Downtown Master Plan has identified the area as ripe for new development as well.

Opportunities — Grain District

Opportunities — The Northside

Opportunities — Downtown Master Plan

www.cityofspartanburg.org/planning-zoning

Questions/Discussion

1) Does downtown matter to you and your business?

2) What do you see as the most important steps moving forward with enhancing white collar development in downtown Spartanburg?

3) Would a more formal structure – a coordinating group of business leaders and downtown stakeholders - help focus efforts?

4) How do we capitalize on the current momentum and build a “cool” downtown?

PLANNING FOR GROWTH IN THE NEW SOUTH

Allen Joines Mayor, Winston-Salem, NC

WS Alliance

THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF SPARTANBURG

George Dean Johnson Jr. – Chairman

Johnson Development Associates

WORKFORCE -

THE PATH TO ALIGNMENT

Foster Chapman – Johnson Development

Joy Owens – WORC

LaTokia Trigg – Ready SC

W.O.R.C.Workforce

Opportunities

Resources

Council

Foster Chapman – Chairperson

Joy Owens – Director

Mission

To plan, create, and manage a system which “aligns” the workplace, education, training, information, and community resources to facilitate job growth and economic development.

WORC Advisory Board

A guiding board for priorities and progress

CEOs CollegesK-12 WIBHR AgenciesMedical LogisticsGovernment Workforce ServicesBroadcasting

WORC Group Stakeholders

Cooper Standard Circor International Kusters Zima Corp.RR DonnelleyMack MoldingDuer / Carolina CoilTimkenLearBMWQS1BASFWells FargoBarnet PolymersAurigaAFL Telecom

MichelinJunior AchievementTFE LogisticsAmazonSRMCSpartanburg CountyRegional Ed. Ctr.Adult Ed. Sptbg. Truancy CourtCollege HubSMCSCCUSC UpstateMetropolitan StudiesDistricts 2, 4 & 6Clemson UniversitySwofford

RD AndersonDaniel MorganWIBSC Works Ready SCSHRAChannel 7 & ETVBoys & Girls Club

Questions For Us

• How do we connect the dots?• What skills are truly needed?• How do we let people know about good jobs?• Is there a way to facilitate career changes?• How do we reach students?• How much training is actually necessary?

Our Job• Address these and many other issues and

questions• Create new systems to facilitate “alignment”• Lead the way to a new era of career fulfillment • Familiarize ourselves with the existing

resources and create new if necessary• Establish excellent collaboration amongst us

Our Steps Taken

• Meet regularly, pick times and frequency• Learn about each of the group members

and the programs they lead• Understand that this is a long-term

process and commit to that involvement• Create the dialogue amongst us

What Came Next• Involvement by the members

• Out of the Box thinking• Non Standard Experiments by companies

and stake holder groups–Cooper Standard–Boys & Girls Clubs – 30 young ladies

ages 11 & 12 spent 4 days in a STEM Project at Daniel Morgan for non-traditional training

What We’ve Seen

• Companies & Career Centers Toured–Standard Cooper–SC ETV –SEW Eurodrive–Swofford Career Center

Going Forward

• Education is a must for our youth, along with training for future jobs

• For many students a four-year college degree many not be the best path to a job that makes the most of their skills and talents

• The Workforce Opportunities Resource Council is on going, developing relationships, with new companies, community leaders and allowing it’s members to experiment with ideas that bring great outcomes for today’s and tomorrow’s careers.

Workforce….The Path to Alignment

Spartanburg Chamber Advance December 3, 2013

SC Technical College System

Primary Mechanisms

for Economic

and Workforce

Development

US Workforce “Fast Facts”

• US Manufacturing – 3.85M potential jobs:– 600,000 unfilled manufacturing due to skill shortages– 500,000 new manufacturing jobs– 2.75M jobs created due to manufacturing growth

(multiplier= 1 manufacturing job creates 2.5 additional jobs)

• US 2010-2020 – all sectors – 54+M potential jobs– 33.5M openings due to baby boomer retirements– 20.5M openings due to new job creation

Current Statewide Snapshot

Total projects: 113• 61 new• 52 expanding

Top 5 industries as of 9/2013:• Transportation Equipment Manufacturing• Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastic Products• Insurance Carriers• Paper and Allied Products• Warehousing and Storage

People 45%

Jobs in South Carolina

Jobs 17%

People 26%

High - Skilled

Middle -Skilled

Low -Skilled

Jobs 45%

Jobs 38%

People 29%

Information provided by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce

High-Skilled is defined as requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher

Middle-Skilled is defined as requiring a certificate or associate’s degree

Low-Skilled is defined as a high school diploma or less

What Employers are Saying• Criticality of “soft skills”• Improved candidate throughput on pre-hire

testing/assessment• Improved graduate throughput in the technical areas for

2-year and 4-year colleges and universities• Reliable candidate pipeline – K-12 through graduate

school• Recognized national and international credentials

integrated in the educational/workforce development process.

How South Carolina is Responding

• South Carolina Workready Communities

• Apprenticeship Carolina -- Youth Apprenticeship Programs

• Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Certification (MSSC)

• Technical Scholars Programs

Contact Information:LaTokia Trigg

Area Director, readySC™864.592.4158 (w)

trigg@sctechsystem.edu

Upstate Career Discovery Center

A new era in career exploration

• If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up somewhere else – Yogi Berra

• An amazing new interactive facility to provide an extraordinary career discovery opportunity for the students and residents of Upstate South Carolina.

• A showcase for Careers, Companies, Universities, Colleges, Processes, Transitions, Speakers, Products and Pathways

• Because the current discovery process is hopelessly limited in breadth, scope, time, and resources

• Because students and people seeking career changes cannot access information about the extraordinary depth and change in the emerging economy in the Upstate

• Because the connections have not been made between education and the workforce

• To provide a dynamic system of career discovery opportunities to the citizens of the Upstate

• To centralize the career discovery process to consistently facilitate a quality career exploration experience

• To provide a showcase for companies, education, training, jobs, and facilities

What HappensThere?

• Company Showcases

• Career Showcases

• College Showcases• Job Recruitment/College Recruitment• Speakers• Seminars• Product Demonstrations• Pathway Analysis

Where?

• A new facility at GSP Airport

Who Populates The Discovery Center?

• Companies

• Schools/Colleges

• Workforce Development Offices• Training Entities• Exhibits• Classrooms

Who Goes There?

• Students• Economic Development Prospects• Classes of Students• People Seeking Career Guidance• Companies Seeking to Recruit• Companies for demonstrations• People Seeking Jobs• Parents• Visiting Delegations

What Does It Look Like?

TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION IN OUR

SCHOOLS

Jim Reynolds – CEO – Total Comfort Solutions

Dr. Darryl Owings – Spartanburg School District 6

Dr. Russell Booker – Spartanburg School District 7

What is TransformSC?

We are a business-led coalition of educators, parents, students and

community leaders actively engaged in transforming public

education.

Good News and Bad News

The Good News

• South Carolina’s graduation rates have risen from 60% to 77.5%

The Bad News

• 1 in 4 South Carolina Students fail to graduate.• 41% of graduates entering technical colleges

require remediation.

Transform Our K-12 Model

The current K-12 model is badly outdated and cannot produce the learning required of our students in

the 21st century.

TransformSC

PARENTS:

74% Like their school, but believe we need to re-think how public education works to improve it.

78% Believe teachers are pressured to “teach to the test.”

TransformSC Provides…

A Framework• Profile of the Graduate • System of Learning Characteristics

A Network• TransformED Platform and connections to experts

virtually and in person • Statewide and regional transformation meetings

Advocacy• Support TransformSC schools with policy makers

and state leaders

Profile of the South Carolina Graduate

World Class Knowledge• Rigorous standards in language arts and math

for career and college readiness• Multiple languages, science, technology,

engineering, mathematics (STEM), arts and social sciences

Life and Career Characteristics

• Integrity• Self-direction• Global perspective• Perseverance• Work ethic• Interpersonal skills

Approved by SCASA Superintendent’s Roundtableand SC Chamber of Commerce

World Class Skills • Creativity and innovation• Critical thinking and problem

solving• Collaboration and teamwork• Communication, information,

media and technology• Knowing how to learn

• Personalized – match to the student, not one size fits all.

• Teacher as facilitator, not lecturer - Students are held accountable for their own learning.

• Pace to the Individual Student – Students progress after mastering concepts.

• Technology enabled – Anytime, anywhere learning with technology integrated into the curriculum.

• Evidence based – new testing system that provides real-time, useful information to aid learning.

• Effective partnerships with parents, families and communities.

New Learning Models

Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce 2013 Chamber ADVANCE

Learning System

1 Readiness Indicators

2 Culture for Change

3 Project-based

Learning4 Blended Learning

5 Evidence of Learning

Top Identified Priorities

Learning System

1 Readiness Indicators

2 Culture for Change

3 Project-based

Learning4 Blended Learning

5 Evidence of Learning

Top Identified Priorities

Cradle College

Culture for Change

How can we create and sustain support for the changes we believe must be made in order to

create systems of learning that result in dramatically greater numbers of students who

are ready for success at the next level, PK-Career?

A Full Service Community School

Extended Learning

Viking Early College

Creating a new system of teaching and learning

Thank You

Spartanburg County School District 6, where all students graduate college, career and citizenship ready with a planned path to achieve it

TransformSC

Work with business and industry to transform education South Carolina

Networking Opportunities with other Innovators – Professional Development

Access to world class consultants to create individualized learning models

Relief from Regulations

Dorman College and Career Focus

School of Law and Public ServiceSchool of Business, Management

and Information Systems

Spartanburg School District Six

School of Arts, Humanities and Communication

School of Engineering and Industrial Technology

School of Medicine

A SCHOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS

Magnet schools within a school

Diploma

Diploma + 1

Associates degree / dual credit

Arena courses

Advanced placement

RD Anderson partnership / completers

Life skills diploma

COLLEGE AND CAREER CULTURE

Dorman Graduates

42.4% enter a 4 year university or college

38.4% enter a 2 year college

3.2% enter the military

8.4% enter the workforce

7.6% enter a certificate program

Measures of Success

English Reading Mathematics Science All Four0

% of ACT-Tested Students Ready for College-Level Coursework

National

District

Measures of Success

English Reading Mathematics Science0

22 2223

2020.6 20.8 20.6

19.720.8 20.3 20.3

College Readiness Benchmark

BenchmarkDistrictState

Measures of Success

Our Assessment Plan 3rd – 8th Grades ACT Aspire 8th Grade Explore 9th Grade Asset

Compass 10th Grade Asset

Compass/Plan Soft Skills Assessments Quality Core

11th Grade ACT (All Students) Workkeys PSAT

12th Grade ACT Workkeys

Measures of Success

How many students are eligible to take college courses without remediation?

How many students are career ready according to business and advisory boards? Student Workkey scores

Innovations Already In Place

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-20130

9th grade Repeater Data#

Current Innovations

• CAVS class (tutoring, mentoring, making up test/quizzes, bully/career training)

• School goals set every year in areas of failures, attendance, discipline, observations, end of course exams, and staff development

• Teacher Academic Focus meetings (Student/teacher data discussed and compared to other teachers)

• One on One Administrator conferences with failing/struggling students and phone call home

• STEM cohort• PLTW classes• Year long math/English with struggling learners• Co-teach model for struggling learners• Writing Workshop

COLLEGE AND CAREER CULTURE

• Dual Credit Scholarship Program• Current AP/Dual Credits Earned

358 students earned 642 AP college credits

177 students earned 344 dual credits

Totals:

358+177 = 535 students

642+344 = 986 college credits last year

Next Steps

• Waivers…. Purpose and Process• “Soft Skills” Course Development• Blended Learning (Anytime/Anywhere)• Personalized Learning• Project Based Learning Opportunities• Mastery/ Proficiency Measures• Pass/Fail Career Experience Credit• Learning Platform

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