UPCDC RESTRUCTURING

Monday, June 17, 2013

Landmark Inn, 12 p.m.

CURRENT STRUCTURE

UPCDC Tier 1 UPCDC Tier 2 UPCDC Tier 3

UPCDC TIER 1

Local Partners in Economic Development as originally provided by the MEDC

Meets monthly

UPCDC TIER 2

Tier 1 + State Department officials (MDOT, MDARD, MDNR, Governor’s Office, etc)

Meets on a bimonthly basis

UPCDC TIER 3 Tier 1 + Tier 2 + any other Region 1

stakeholders in economic development Tier 3 is open to any economic development

stakeholder, we rely on Tier 1 to give us names of individuals they believe should be included in those emails and quarterly meetings.

Meets on a quarterly basis

SALESFORCE

Statewide data sharing network implemented to support collaboration between local and regional economic development agencies.

Allows valuable information on local businesses to be stored in an organized central location

In “the cloud”; can be accessed from anywhere User-friendly

LOCATION ONE (LOIS)

Real-time, on-line economic development site selection database

Allows local Economic Developers and real estate companies to work together

Provides one place for businesses to look for new property to expand

ECONOMIC GARDENING State program that helps support local small

business. Research team identifies specific growth

issues and then devotes 36 hours to each company to provide action oriented information.

PROJECT SUPPORT

Letter of support for multiple projects: Next Michigan Development District Governor’s Cup Nominations Michigan Manufacturer of the Year

PROGRAM TRAINING/PRESENTATIONS Pure Michigan Talent Connect Salesforce Placemaking MEDC – Regional Attraction MEDC – Community Development Brownfield Redevelopment

PROGRAM TRAINING/PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED

MEDC - Economic Gardening MEDC – STEP Site Selection Training w/ Southwest

Michigan FIRST Microenterprise Network and CEDAM w/

Northern Initiatives Global Michigan Initiative

CONCERNS

Tier Structure Engagement Travel/Meeting time

RECOMMENDATIONS

Remove tiered system, everyone who is involved in Economic Development is called the UPCDC

Local partners (former Tier 1) to meet prior to UPCDC first month of quarter

No meeting second month

UPCDC (former 1,2 and 3 tiers) meet following the UPEDA meeting in the third month of the quarter

Regional team players would be asked to attend first meeting of the month

COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS