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values of the region. Resource challenge, science and knowledge based, <br />globally interdependent, innovation driven. <br />“Members of our <br />The JEO formed a technical advisory group (TAG) composed of key business <br />communities are in <br />leaders and critical area partners who had a passion for our regional <br />need. Housing <br />community, and was requested to develop recommendations on how to move <br />prices have fallen <br />our economy forward. This group crafted a set of strategies that the region <br />and we've seen <br />should focus on to influence the economic development of the region. The <br />strategies were then tested and discussed at a Regional Economic Summit <br />unprecedented <br />held in November 2009. With over 300 participants, the Summit provided a <br />levels of <br />broad community response to where our region needs to go and offered <br />unemployment. <br />insights into the initiatives that government leaders need to embark on. <br />Those with jobs are <br />not seeing the <br />PRINCIPLES <br />growth <br />The elected officials from our region set a goal for the region to work towards, <br />opportunities once <br />as well as a few guiding principles that were used to help focus the strategies <br />available through <br />towards those that would be compatible with the assets and values our region <br />their employers. <br />boasts. <br />We need economic <br />Healthy Living <br /> – Championing businesses and entrepreneurs that promote a <br />development <br />healthy, safe, and clean community while enhancing, protecting, and making <br />policies that <br />wise use of our natural resources. <br />address these <br />concerns and we <br />Smart Growth – <br />Encourage a culture of entrepreneurship and re-investment <br />into our local community. <br />need to work <br />together to create <br />Be Prepared – <br />Develop the region’s physical, social, educational, and <br />an economy that <br />workforce infrastructure to meet the needs of tomorrow. <br />provides those <br />Local Independence – <br /> Promote local businesses and entrepreneurs that lead <br />good jobs now." <br />our area to a higher level of economic independence and resilience. <br />Lane County <br />Regional Identity – <br />Create a stronger economic personality that celebrates our <br />Commissioner Pete <br />region’s attributes and values. <br />Sorenson <br />“There are some that will say the goals are too big. That we <br />won’t be able to both decrease unemployment and increase <br />median income… There are some that will continue to say we <br />won’t be able to work together as jurisdictions. I think that what <br />we have today and as we move forward, is proving that that <br />isn’t the case. That there is a commitment to doing all of those <br />kinds of things.” <br />- Jon Ruiz, City Manager, Eugene <br />3 <br />