Economic & Workforce Development

The Economic & Workforce Task Force is focusing on how to combine the region’s natural assets, talent base, and economic opportunities to encourage a long-term, sustainable job market that supports the quality of life for the region.

A structure this task force is following includes:

  • Establish a regional vision for E/WD
  • Identify and prioritize issues and concerns affecting regional E/WD
  • Identify and prioritize short- and long-term goals of regional E/WD
  • Recommend the Task Force’s proposed vision and actions to the ORT Advisory Board for inclusion in an ORT Vision and Action Plan.

Key issues and findings include the following:

  • Watershed issues
  • Key features and assets
  • Quality of life
  • Global context
  • World class talent
  • Brand awareness
  • Brain drain
  • Infrastructure capacity
  • Development/growth patterns
  • Critical issues
  • Unique opportunities

Previous meetings:

  • May 1, 2009
  • September 22, 2009

Next meeting:

  • TBA