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In 2021, Blue Ridge Community College and the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development gathered approximately 60 advanced manufacturing companies along with partners in childcare, workforce development, and regional planning to crowd source solutions to the labor shortage. The group brainstormed ideas in childcare, veteran employment, former offender employment, diverse workforce, college-friendly policies, housing, and …
Rolesville, NC will be an attractive location to companies seeking skilled, educated, and talented people. Talent is driving business location decisions and talent is Rolesville number one asset. The town engaged O’Brien Atkins to complete a small area plan that includes land that would be ideal for business development. Creative EDC supported the project with …
Creative EDC and strategic partner Economic Leadership updated the Fayetteville Cumberland County EDC action plan. The EDC will focus on diversifying the economy, developing product, enhancing education and training programs, leadership development, and strengthening organizational capacity. Cumberland County, population 330,000, is home to Ft. Bragg, the largest U.S. Army Base, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville Tech …
In 2019, Creative EDC and strategic partner Applied Marketing completed a Target Industry Validation and Action Plan to enhance the City of Williamsburg’s value proposition. Williamsburg’s economy is centered around tourism, primarily Colonial Williamsburg, and the College of William & Mary. The target sectors of tourism and hospitality, professional and technical services, and business support …
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Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership (CCEDP) is well-known for its genius talent-recruitment campaign Charlotte’s Backyard. The award-winning marketing campaign put Cleveland County on the map –for people and business. CCEPD engaged Creative EDC to update their strategic plan, building upon their success. The process included a SWOT Analysis, benchmarking, economic trends research, stakeholder engagement, best …
Greer has many assets to leverage for economic development. With guidance from Creative Economic Development Consulting, the Greer Development Corporation undertook a strategic planning process to take a fresh look at economic development strategies to best achieve its mission. The strategic plan defined GDC’s role in the region as increasing opportunities for existing business growth, …
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Chester County used to be like most rural counties –declining population, few job opportunities, lacking business opportunities – but not anymore. Chester County is transforming into a suburban community of the greater Charlotte and Columbia regions. This transformational time made it ideal to update the Chester County Economic Development Strategic Plan. The strategic plan expanded …
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The Blacksburg Partnership vision is to be the catalyst making Blacksburg a vibrant place to live, work, learn, and play by convening businesses, Virginia Tech, and the Town of Blacksburg. The organization engaged Creative Economic Development Consulting to head their strategic planning process to ensure that the Partnership remains laser-focused on core mission – advocacy, …
Hugh Chatham is a leading rural hospital and healthcare system in North Carolina. Creative EDC facilitated a strategic plan that reinforced the organization’s vision, mission, values, and pillars. On that foundation, the planning process identified six strategic priorities: talent, reliability, technology, sustainability, brand, and expanding market share. Nationally, healthcare is facing many challenges. The pandemic put an enormous …
Creative EDC officially certified Holy Springs, NC and Amherst County, VA as entrepreneur-ready in 2017. In the CEC® program, communities identify two entrepreneurship initiatives that will engage and support entrepreneurs. In order to be certified, the community must accomplish tasks outlined on a Score Card for each initiative. Both communities have a vision to create …
The Floyd County EDA engaged Creative Economic Development Consulting to develop strategies to reverse perceived economic barriers and turn them into positives. The result is an action plan that takes those positives and uses them to enhance the EDA’s program of work and to build a marketing strategy. The project was divided into two phases. …
Lancaster County Department of Economic Development (LCDED) enhances the quality of life in Lancaster County by recruiting and retaining quality employers. The three-year strategic plan outlines goals that support that vision, aligning business and talent recruitment, retention, and development with the target clusters. The strategic planning process included a SWOT Analysis, economic and demographic data, …
Since completion of the strategic plan in 2014, Creative EDC has facilitated annual retreats to update strategies and make course corrections. The Alliance has focused on product development, completing a new spec building in 2018. In 2014, Creative EDC was engaged to provide organizational development services to the re-structured Transylvania Partnership. Over the next six …
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Are you ALL IN FOR ELKIN? This was asked of hundreds of people at a kick-off event to launch a new revitalization effort in early 2017. Our answer was a loud “yes.” We are ALL IN for our hometown. Creative EDC donated half the cost of the strategic plan, facilitation of community focus groups, and …
Creative EDC facilitated a strategic plan and organizational structure for a new regional alliance in South Carolina. Chester, Fairfield, Richland and York Counties formed South Carolina I-77 Alliance to leverage the major transportation corridor that links their communities to the East Coast. The Alliance focused on marketing the region to target industry clusters shared by …