Business & Economic Development Goals

Goal 1

Strategies:

Assist existing businesses in attaining their growth potential.
Attract higher-wage industries, including technology-led business development.
Attract increased investment to Wayne County in order to retain and generate jobs.
Collaborate with the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance (WPWA) to ensure the availability of a skilled workforce to strengthen our existing businesses and attract new investment.
Develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem that provides a structure for business development that is adaptive, integrated, and forward-thinking.
Encourage and support an entrepreneurial culture within the County.
Ensure that enabling infrastructure is developed to meet business opportunities, including ready-to-go sites, telecommunication networks, utilities and transportation resources.

Strategies:

Broadband technology is integrated with and supportive of Wayne Tomorrow’s vision for digital and sustainable communities.
Determine educational needs for adequate technical support of systems / solutions.
Develop a technology platform that includes forward-thinking, wireless service and fiber backhaul.
Garner funding for broadband infrastructure, management, and maintenance of publicly-owned portion of network.

Strategies:

Build on Energy opportunities, including natural gas, renewable and alternative energy.
Continue to develop pad ready industrial sites.
Develop broadband technology platform that is affordable, sustainable, scalable, and sufficient to attract targeted, transformative industries. (See Goal 2)
Re-establish railroad for tourism and industry.
Support improvement of aging bridge, roads, and water and sewer systems.

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