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BASIC NEEDS OF BUSINESS <br />In order to meet the very basic needs of any business, we need to prepare the <br />infrastructure, land, and workspace to provide for future growth. Initiatives should <br />strengthen the coordination between infrastructure, planning and investments, <br />land use, and economic development goals to create attractive and modern <br />business locations. <br />LIVE THE GOOD LIFE <br />Our area boasts the physical beauty, and natural and recreational amenities that <br />create a lifestyle that few would contest. We need to promote the region’s quality <br />of life that attracts people to the area and builds on our dynamic community. Our <br />region’s economic quality of life benefits from the staying power businesses have <br />because their employees choose to live and grow in our community. <br />KEY INDUSTRIES <br />We can continue to support the development of sectors that have built a strong <br />economic foundation for our community and have complemented our region’s <br />quality of life, such as: <br /> Transportation/Manufacturing <br /> Wood Manufacturing <br /> Health Care <br /> Construction <br />The region should also focus on developing our innovative culture to support the <br />emerging opportunities within our local economy, such as: <br /> Health/Wellness <br /> Advanced Manufacturing (technologically rich, innovative manufacturing) <br /> Software <br /> Clean Tech / Renewable Energy <br /> Biomedical <br />LAUNCHING US INTO THE NEXT ECONOMY <br />TheRegional Prosperity Summit gathered leaders from business, government <br />and the community and honed in on the critical initiatives that will launch our <br />region into the next economy. <br />5 <br />