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The
Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development
was awarded a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to
develop innovative economic development strategies for three northern
Michigan regions, NEMCOG, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments and
Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission. The goal is to create strategies that enable each
region to compete successfully in the global knowledge economy.
Additional match funds from several MSU units will bring the total
project investment to approximately $525,000.
“Our job is to identify and provide access to the right
combination of university and other resources for our regional
partners, without imposing any big new costs on them or us,”
said Rex LaMore, director of the MSU Center for Community and
Economic Development (CCED).
“We are enthusiastic about this opportunity to work with MSU on
this innovative and needed approach to economic development in
the NEMCOG region,” said Diane Rekowski, Executive Director
of the Northeast Michigan Council of Governments.
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Orientation Meeting
Growing the Knowledge Economy in Northeast
Michigan
January 30, 2009
Brush Creek Mill in the Village of
Hillman
Agenda
List of Participants
Presentations:
Growing the Knowledge Economy in NE Michigan
Understanding and Planning the Knowledge Economy
Development of Regional Knowledge Economy Indexes
The New Economy in Northeast Michigan
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SCOPE OF WORK
1. Plan
and conduct a Knowledge Economy Orientation session with each
targeted Economic Development District (EDD);
2. Conduct
a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
self-assessment with each EDD to identify current, strengths,
weaknesses and opportunities within their CEDS and in relation
to the concepts and practices discussed in the Knowledge Economy
Orientation session.
3. Develop
at least three co-learning plans of action identifying no less
than three specific training and three technical assistance
opportunities and capacity building strategies to facilitate the
development of a Comprehensive Intelligent Development Strategy
(CIDS) in each EDD;
4. Each
targeted EDD will implement a co-learning plan of action with
the support of MSU
5. Revise
the targeted EDDs CEDS to reflect an improved understanding of a
comprehensive intelligent development strategy that identifies
strategic investment opportunities in the regions that can
create high paid, high growth jobs.
6. Conduct
project assessments to determine project impacts.
7. Submit a final written report to the Economic Development
Administration including an evaluation and recommendations for
improved implementation.
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