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Case Examples in Smaller Communities
Telling the story with metrics
A look at Kentucky
• Hands on, purpose-driven leadership
• Science & tech “triple helix” working– University, Industry, government– Specialized research, training, facilities
• Human capital (Brain Belt) – Quality people– Education is highly valued– Higher ed, k-12 engaged
• Dynamic regional business sector– Outward oriented and globally savvy– Demonstration effect of Great Plains ->
Microsoft
Red River Valley: North Dakota and Minnesota
Red River Valley Research CorridorCoordinating Center
• Brand Building – internally and externally
• Can function outside of common organizational constraints
• Network Building
Accelerate your development strategy by showcasing your best technology-based capabilities
Engage regional universities and colleges
Build connections with outside collaborators, funders and investors in business and government
Engage key players in defining a strategy and action plan for building promising trade and technology opportunities
High Performance Action Summits SM
“Temporary economic agglomerations”
Powering Up Networks in Your Region
Energy & Environmental Research Center Built on Partnerships
Active Contracts: • Total value of EERC contract portfolio in FY08
was over $227 million• Approximately one funding proposal sent out
a day• 434 in FY08 – not grants• 94% nonfederal partners
Clients: Since 1987, over 1000 clients in 51 countries and all 50 states
Client Specs: • Governmental clients: 89• Academia: 51• International market: 137• Private corporations: 760
Employee Specs:• 55% from North Dakota• 21% from Minnesota• 53% of degreed
employees are graduates of UND
• 63% degreed employees are graduates of the North Dakota University System
Public Service Interoperability Transactional Innovation
Water
Waste treatment
Roads
Open space
Connectivity -> telecom
Mobility -> transit, transport, shipping
Distribution -> water and energy
Export processing zones
Logistics centers
Multi-modal shipping
Specialized facilities -> R&D labs, tech parks, skills training centers
Advanced services for connectivity, energy, environmental
Infrastructure is a Driver of Economic Progress
Facilities ………………………………………. Infrasystems
Research Enterprise and Commercialization Center
• $14 million, 50,00 Sq Ft• University Co-Location for
private partners• Shared Level 3 Lab Space
Funding • State Centers of Excellence : $3.5 million• ND Development fund : $750K• U.S. EDA : $1.5 million loans• City Economic Development Fund : $500K• Knight Foundation : $500K
Rural Tech Centers
• Community Access• Teleconferencing• Training Centers• Low Cost office Space• Student Engagment
USDA Rural DevelopmentLocal MatchesElbow Grease
• Waterfront development results in $400 million investment in residential, commercial
• Economic growth in technology, higher-value industries, including fruits and viticulture
• Advanced Vehicle Innovations Consortium• testing and demonstrating Plug-in Hybrid Electric
Vehicles (PHEV's); • nurturing business focusing on PHEV's, biofuels, and
solar energy; and • educating the public about these new exciting
technologies.
Wenatchee, WAWenatchee, WALeveraging InfrastructureLeveraging Infrastructure
Financial InfrastructureRAIN Source® helps bring
together like-minded angel investors to form individual RAIN funds ~ and then provides these funds with a process for
• due diligence, • legal templates, • management support, • access to deal flow and • other resources.
23 Funds• Minnesota• Iowa• North Dakota• South Dakota• Idaho• Montana
RAIN funds range in size from seven to 61 members, who have pooled anywhere from $500,000 to $2 million.
RAINSourcecapital.com
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
1. Create a business friendly environment and empower entrepreneurs
2. Shape a shared vision for people throughout the region
3. Stimulate new enterprises, resulting in additional job opportunities
4. Build the area’s endowed charitable assets to support sustainable community development
5. Motivate emerging young leaders to drive positive change
6. Inspire community spirit & pride
As a member of this community, I can “Make It Happen.”
• Create My Future• Support Local Business • Encourage Entrepreneurship • Give to My Community • Provide Leadership• Drive Change • Inspire Others
• Be Positive
High Performance Community High Performance Community Operating PrinciplesOperating PrinciplesA community like an individual has a work
to do.Communities don’t act, the parts do.Success comes from seizing momentum
and aligning actions with trends that work in your favor
Prosperity is increasingly determined by the power of connections elsewhere
A compelling story commits people to the possibilities
If the numbers aren’t interesting,then you have the wrong numbers.
- Edward Tufte
KentuckyDemographics and Economy
“If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas.”
Linus PaulingQuantum chemist & biochemistNobel Prize Winner (2 times)
Become a Become a possibility factory!possibility factory!High Throughput – CombinatorialHigh Throughput – Combinatorial
I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ll see it when I believe it.”
Tell a compelling story that commits people to the possibilities
People must first share a story which they are all a part and relate their course of action to that story. Howard Gardner
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