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Engagewitheconomicdevelopmentstakeholders.Attractingnewbusinessestothe <br />EugeneAirportwillrequireworkingwithafullrangeofeconomicdevelopment <br />stakeholders.StakeholderscanassisttheAirportinformulatingastrategyfor <br />developingthesitesattheAirportbyattractingnewbusinessesandexecutingthat <br />strategy.Thefirststepineconomicdevelopmentisengagingwiththestakeholders, <br />including: <br />o Localeconomicdevelopmentprofessionals.ThisincludesstafffromtheCityof <br />CommunityDevelopmentDepartment,theLaneCountyEconomic <br />DevelopmentDepartment,GreaterEugeneInc.,theEugeneChamberof <br />Commerce,theSpringfieldChamberofCommerce,theTechnologyAssociation <br />ofOregon,andsimilarorganizations.Theseorganizationsplayimportantroles <br />ineconomicdevelopmentintheregion.TheycanprovidetheAirportwiththe <br />knowledgeandexperienceineconomicdevelopmentnecessarytodevelopa <br />strategyforincreasingdevelopmentattheAirport.Weinterviewed <br />representativesofmostoftheseorganizationsasresearchforthisanalysis.They <br />arewillingandeagertoworkwiththeAirport. <br />o BusinessOregon.OneofBusinessrolesissupportingeconomic <br />developmentinOregonthroughworkingwithbusinessesthatareconsidering <br />locatinginOregon(ortheNorthwest)andhelpingthebusinessidentifysites <br />withinthestatethatmeettheneeds.BusinessOregonstaffsuchas <br />ColinSearsandJillMilesworkwithnumerousbusinesseseachyeartoattract <br />themtositesinOregon.BusinessOregonstafffrequentlycoordinatewith <br />stakeholderssuchascityandcountyeconomicdevelopmentdepartmentsor <br />organizationslikeGreaterEugeneInc.EngagingwithBusinessOregonstaffwill <br />providethem <br />withinformationaboutthesitesattheAirport,aspartofaplanto <br />marketthesitestopotentialbusinesses.BusinessOregonstaffcanalsoprovide <br />inputonthestrategyfordevelopmentattheAirport. <br />Seekinputofotherknowledgeablestakeholders.WerecommendthattheAirportseek <br />assistanceandinputfromotherstakeholders.Forexample,staffatthePortofPortland <br />haveextensiveexperiencewitheconomicdevelopmentatairports.StaffwiththePort <br />canprovideexamplesofdevelopmentstrategiesforHillsboroAirportandtheTroutdale <br />Airport,includingthelessonslearnedfromdevelopmenteffortsateachofthe <br />airports. <br />TheEugeneAirportmayhavethemosttolearnfromtheHillsboroAirport,whichhas <br />significantgeneralaviationuses(ifnocommercialaviationuses).TheHillsboroAirport <br />ishometomorethan25businesses,including:localcorporateflightdepartments, <br />aircraftcharterservicesforbusinesstravel,airambulanceservices,TVnewshelicopters, <br />flightschools,aircraftmaintenanceandrepairoperations,andacorporateairshuttle <br />service. <br />WhentheEugeneAirporthascompleteddevelopmentofastrategyfordevelopment, <br />ECONorthwest 14 <br /> <br />