Jobs & The Economy

8/11/2019 Jobs & The Economy

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Barbara Lang FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO,

D.C. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WARD 3David appreciates that we need to diversify ourlocal economy. His vision over a decade ago laid

the groundwork for our growing technology sector.


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CATANIA ON JOBS & THE ECONOMYReal People. Real Challenges. Real Solutions.

DAVIDS RECORD Authored NET 2000 which incentivized the growth of tech companies in the District

Created on one of the most comprehensive publicly-funded college tuition assistance programs

in the nation

Established the WMATA Elevator and Escalator Apprenticeship Program and the Electro-Mechanical Technology Training Program at Cardozo High School

Authored and secured passage of key legislation that fostered meaningful career opportunitiesfor District residents

Built numerous job training, workforce development, and tuition reimbursement programs

DAVIDS VISION FOR D.C. Diversify the Districts economy beyond government and legal services

Increase apprenticeship and workforce development opportunities

Create a more competitive business climate

Provide real access to college and career training Build an applied sciences infrastructure and strengthen UDC

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According to the Districts Chief Financial Ofcer, theDistrict is now home to 750,500 jobs. Thats about 100,000more jobs than the total population of the District. Yetdespite these opportunities, nearly 28,000 working-ageresidents remain unemployed and some communities haveunemployment ratesof nearly 18%.

From expanding career and technical education in highdemand elds to originating groundbreaking job-creationincentives for the new economy, David has a proven trackrecord of empowering District residents of all ages with theskills and resources to build long-term nancial security and

ensuring that all residents have an opportunity to benetfrom the Districts economic prosperity. David also authoredand funded the Districts rst living wage for governmentand contracted employees of home health care agencies andMedicaid funded residential facilities.

As Mayor, David will double down on investments for

college access and career training, partner with the privatesector to create new job opportunities, and work to addressthe Districts unacceptable income disparities. He will workto expand and diversify the Districts economy to make itless dependent on government and legal services and buildan applied sciences infrastructure to position the District as aleader in developing the economy and jobs of tomorrow.

Unemployment Rate byWard June 2014

Ward 32.8%

Ward 48.3%

Ward 15.2%

Ward 511.9%

Ward 22.6%

Ward 65.7%

Ward 715.1%

Ward 8

17.8%


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Attract, Develop, and Retain Business Diversity

The federal government has been the bedrock of theDistricts economy for generations. While this fact helpeddampen the shock of the Great Recession, we are now feelingthe effects of this double-edged sword. Between May 2011and May 2014, the District lost nearly 14,000 federal jobs

due to the Sequester. Continued reliance on the federalgovernment as an economic driver will hurt the Districtseconomy long term.

As Mayor, David will draw on his record of success inattracting new businesses and jobs to broaden the Districtseconomic base and create new opportunities for Districtresidents.

David was the rst District leader to prioritize the creationof incentives for technology-based industries to locate andstay in the District of Columbia. HisNew E-ConomyTransformation Act (NET 2000) provided targetedincentives for high technology companies in three areas: workforce development; affordable facilities; and nancialincentives. Key components included relocation cost credits,

employee wage credits, and various tax incentives. Becauseof NET 2000 and its targeted and relevant incentives, theDistrict is now home to nearly 200 qualied high techcompanies, according to the most recent tax data.

David will apply the lessons learned through these incrediblysuccessful programs to other areas of the economy in order toensure that more District residents benet from the rising economic tide. Further, David will seek out opportunitiesto grow the Districts economic base in areas of existingstrength such as health care, hospitality, and education. Byintelligently targeting specic business sectors, this work willbroaden the Districts economic base and decrease its federaleconomic dependence.


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Diversify the Districts Economy Beyond Government and Legal Services

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Number of Federal Jobs in D.C.

Source: DC Economic and Revenue Trends: June 2014. DC OCFO

213,258

May 2011 May 2012 May 2013 May 2014

208,575206,040

199,400


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Karl KennedySMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WARD 4

Being a small business owner is challenging,

but David understands that small businessesdrive our local economy.


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Ensuring the District can compete in todays global economyrequires an understanding of the changing economiclandscape in the District and beyond. David has a recordof effectively leveraging partnerships with both governmentand private sector partners to build high quality, relevant job training and professional development programs. Theseprograms have equipped District residents with the skills

required to secure long-term, gainful employment in highgrowth industries.

During his time as Chairman of the Committee on Health,he created a number of successful workforce developmentinitiatives. In the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, he createda partnership between St. Elizabeths Hospital and the

University of the District of Columbias nursing programto help nurses gain more advanced academic degrees. Theinitiative offers tuition reimbursement for St. ElizabethsLicensed Practical Nurses to become Registered Nurses andfor Registered Nurses employed by St. Elizabeths to earn aBachelors of Science in Nursing degree at UDC.

David also initiated and funded a $3 million AlliedHealth Training Program in partnership with SEIU 1199,Greater Southeast Community Hospital, and SoutheasternUniversity to train individuals for promising careers in healthcare. In addition, he secured enactment and fully funded theSteve Sellows ICF-MR Quality Improvement Act whichsupports education and training opportunities for District workers serving people with intellectual disabilities.

As Mayor, David will ensure that our education system and workforce investments empower District workers with theskills they need to not only compete, but to be the best-equipped workforce in the country. This will require an agileand forward-thinking strategy that looks beyond economicdevelopment as merely real estate deals, but instead focuseson making lasting investments in our people.

Davids work will focus on expanding job opportunities inexisting industries, identifying and nurturing burgeoningbusiness sectors, and equipping the Districts workforce withthe tools it needs to succeed in the new global economy.

Build on Success in Creating Apprenticeship

OpportunitiesDavid is singularly responsible for getting hundreds ofyoung people into long-term, good paying careers throughhis work to expand apprenticeship opportunities. Davidled the creation of the WMATA Elevator and Escalator Apprenticeship Program and the Electro-MechanicalTechnology Training Program at Cardozo High School.

Boasting a nearly 90% graduation rate, this program hasproduced nearly 100 graduates who are still employed by WMATA, with many in supervisory in positions. Prior toDavids work, Metro often resorted to recruiting qualiedelevator and escalator repair workers from outside of theUnited States. Now, the program graduates are building their

careers by helping improve the reliability of their hometownsMetro elevators and escalators.


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Increase Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Opportunities

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Prepare Residents for Careers in High Demand Fields


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His Apprenticeship Requirements Amendment Act hasresulted in thousands of apprenticeship hours for Districtresidents on dozens of District-nanced projects, fromschool and recreation center modernizations to large scaledevelopments. The law requires contractors on such projectsto demonstrate that District residents performed at least 35%of all apprenticeship hours on the project or face penalties.

Funds generated from these penalties are then invested inDistrict job readiness and vocational education programs.

This apprenticeship requirement has led to increaseddemand for District young people in work that can lead togood paying careers. Both the City Market at O Street andthe Marriott Marquis projects illustrate the real job-creating

impact of Davids work. Of the 321 apprentices working onthe City Market at O Street, District residents accounted for199 or 62%. Likewise during the Marriott Marquis Hotelconstruction, District residents accounted for 63% of thetotal hours worked by apprentices.

In combination with these successful apprenticeshipinitiatives, Davids51 Percent District Residents NewHires Act created career pathways for scores of Districtresidents. The51 Percent New Hires Act for the rst timecreated actual reporting requirements for District FirstSource agreements, required that 51% of new hires atcertain government-assisted projects be District residents,and imposed penalties on contractors who failed to comply.The result was a rapid increase in the number of jobopportunities at projects across the city.

As Mayor, David will seek out new partnerships and avenuesto enhance these ladders of opportunity. David will work toforge a partnership between the DC Apprenticeship Ofceand the Community College of the District of Columbiaso that apprentices can earn college credit for their workahighly successful model already in place at Prince GeorgesCounty Community College, NOVA, Montgomery College,

and around the country.

He will also expand the Step-Up apprenticeship initiativethat allows residents with basic skills deciencies to serveas Step-Up apprentices for up to 12 months on largeprojects that pay good wages. The participants have anopportunity to obtain their GED and improve reading

and math skills in that period and, if successful, transitionto regular apprenticeships with time credited toward theirapprenticeship term.

Performance-Based Workforce InvestmentsThe District has dozens of job training programs, butactual job placement remains too much of an afterthought. As Mayor, David will implement performance-based jobtraining and placement programs that reward organizationsfor placing more workers in actual jobs. Further, David willmake job training and readiness policy part of an integrated,agile, and responsive government-wide effort. David will work in coordination with the non-prot and privatesectors to empower residentsincluding difcult to employpopulations such as returning citizensgiving participantsthe opportunity to build their long-term nancial security.


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Recent Examples of the Impact of the Apprenticeship Requirements Amendment Act

Project Marriott Marquis Hotel Apprentices 313,335

Total Hours WorkedHours Worked by

DC Residents197,040

% of Total Workperformed

63%

Project Total Apprentices DC Apprentices % of TotalApprenticeshipsCity Market at O Street

Apprenticeships321 199 62%

Streamline Regulatory InfrastructureBuilding a competitive business climate that fostersinvestment and job growth requires more than pressconferences and ribbon cuttings. Businesses shouldbe afforded a fair, predictable, and efcient regulatoryenvironment that protects consumers, but does not stie

economic expansion.

As Mayor, David will make permitting and licensingprocesses less burdensome and faster so that companiesthat want to create jobs in the District can do so withoutunnecessary delays and complications. He will fund andbuild the D.C. Business Portal to centralize and simplifypermitting, licensure, and compliance for businesses.



Create a More Competitive Business Climate

In the 21st century economy, a college or technical post-secondary education is no longer a luxury. Researchdemonstrates that higher education grows lifetime earningsand dramatically increases low-income individuals prospectsfor moving into the middle class. Conversely, the lack of acollege or career-based education is a signicant barrier toparticipation in todays job market. In Ward 8, where only12% of the population has a bachelors degree or higher, theunemployment rate is approximately 18%the highest in theDistrict. However, in Ward 3, where over 83% of residentshave a bachelors degree or higher the unemployment rate is just 3%.

But recognizing the importance of college and being able toafford it are two different things. Whats more, the cost ofattending college is skyrocketing. Between 1982 and 2012,the average cost of college grew nine times faster than theaverage household income. David has heard from parents whocould not afford a college education for their children. Somestudents are unable to attend the school best suited for theirneeds, making them less likely to graduate. Still others arefaced with crippling student loan debt upon graduation.

Provide Real Access to College & Career TrainingMake College and Career Training More Affordable


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Kent GilmoreOWNER, HOWARD DELICATESSEN, WARD 1

Weve been serving the Georgia Avenue community for 20 years. David believes in a fair, predictable,

and efcient business environment for businessowners like me.


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To help eliminate nancial barriers to higher education,David created one of the most comprehensive publiclyfunded college tuition assistance programs in the nation. TheD.C. Promise Act , which David authored and guided topassage in early 2014, will provide nancial assistance upto $7,500 per year to District high school graduates to

attend the college or career training program of their choice.

Designed to supplement and not supplant the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant (D.C. TAG), D.C. Promise funds canbe used for costs not covered by D.C. TAG (i.e. room andboard, books, lab expenses and other fees). And while D.C.TAG can be used at only certain participating colleges and

universities, D.C. Promise funds can be used at all accreditedinstitutions of higher learning including the University ofthe District of Columbia, as well as accredited career andtechnical training programs.

As Mayor, David will fully fund this critical program so thatevery District student in every neighborhood can pursue

higher education and be ready for the 21st century economy.David believes that now more than ever it is essential that weinvest in the futures of our students and our city. Funding

the D.C. Promise is a down payment on a better tomorrowfor our children and our city.

Fund the Career and Technical Education

Grant Program As part of Davids historicFair Funding and Student-Based Budgeting Act, which invested $80 million in publicschools for students at risk of academic failure, a District- wide Career Technical Education (CTE) grant program wasauthorized. This new fund is designed to permit high schoolsaround the District to create the innovative and engagingCTE programming that both captures the attention ofstudents and keep them on track to complete high school

an area of substantial need considering the Districts on-timegraduation rate now stands at 63%.

As Mayor, David will implement this critical grant programto provide school leaders with additional resources to scaleup existing programs and create new opportunities for careertraining in District schools. These more robust and advanced

CTE programs will give graduates the tools they need tosucceed in todays economy.

Lifetime Earnings Potential by Educational Attainment

Source: DC Economic and Revenue Trends: June 2014. DC OCFO

9th to 12th Grade High SchoolGraduate

Some College Associates Degree Bachelors Degree

$1,099,000$1,371,000

$1,632,000$1,813,000

$2,422,000




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From information assurance and technical engineeringto biosciences and mobile technologies, the growthopportunities in the high tech economy of tomorrow

will require a workforce with specialized skills, advancededucation, and the ability to innovate. Today, the Districtlacks a robust applied sciences post-secondary infrastructure.Cities across the globe are positioning themselves to becomethe applied sciences hubs of the future.

Last year, in recognition of the central role the applied

sciences will play in its future economic competitiveness,New York City selected a partnership between CornellUniversity and Technion-Israel Institute of Technologyto build a $2.2 billion applied sciences and engineeringcampus on Roosevelt Island. The New York City EconomicDevelopment Corporation projects that the RooseveltIsland campus will nearly double the number of full-timeengineering students enrolled in masters and PhD programsin the city.

David believes the District must similarly position itself tobe at the center of this new wave of growth in the appliedsciences. Doing so will permit the District to build the

workforce that will drive future economic diversication andexpansion. The benets of creating a supply of engineers for jobs in the high tech industry are clear. A 2012 study by theBay Area Council Economic Institute found that high-tech jobs have a large ripple effect on the economy. The study found that each high-tech job creates an additional 4.3 local jobs in other elds including hospitality, law, retail, and

medicine. To put this in perspective, each manufacturingsector job only creates 1.4 additional local jobs.

As Mayor, David will seek to leverage efforts alreadyunderway at planned developments at Walter Reed and theSt. Elizabeths east campus to develop an applied sciencesinfrastructure that can compete on a global scale. He willpartner with local universities, government agencies, andthe private sector to strengthen this critically importanteconomic sector in the District.

Build an Applied Sciences InfrastructureHarness the Job-Creating Power of the Science and Technology Industries


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Strengthen the University of the District of ColumbiaState universities play a key role in building the needed workforce to compete both nationally and internationally. To securethe Districts future, UDC must grow to ll the evolving needs of the Districts workforce. As Mayor, David will work with theuniversitys leadership to make the investments required to build programs that address the challenges facing urban areas andprepare graduates for employment in the new global economy.



Number of Additional Jobs Created:One High-Tech Job vs. One Manufacturing Job

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Calculations by Bay Area Council Economic Institute

High-Tech Manufacturing

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