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<br /> <br /> <br />“ <br />A talented <br />workforce is <br /> <br />the key to our <br /> <br />region’s <br /> <br />economic <br />success. <br /> <br />Building <br /> <br />programs, <br /> <br />partnerships <br />and a regional <br />OUR NEXT ECONOMY <br />culture that <br /> <br />values learning <br />and <br />STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT ECONOMY <br />entrepreneurial <br />spirit and <br />The TAG recommended a set of high-priority strategies for the region. These <br />strategies create the vision for how governments, businesses, and community <br />creativity will <br />members can work together to help the Eugene-Springfield metro area achieve <br />help us grow, <br />economic sustainability. This set of strategies were tested at the Regional <br />and attract <br />Economic Summit and proved to successful in establish a framework for <br />decision-making for community partners within Eugene, Springfield, and Lane <br />innovative <br />County. <br />talent to our <br />region.” <br />GROWING LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES <br /> <br />Our region should take initiatives that support the growth and development of <br /> <br />local businesses that generate quality jobs. We recognize the crucial role <br />Richard <br />existing area businesses play in sustaining the health of the local economy and <br />in creating job opportunities. Efforts should be directed at supporting the <br />Lariviere, <br />oper <br />University of <br />ating <br />need <br />Oregon <br />s of <br />President, from <br />local <br />“There are some that will say the goals are too big. That we <br />busi <br />his keynote <br />ness won’t be able to both decrease unemployment and increase <br />address at the <br />es <br />median income… There are some that will continue to say we <br />as <br />won’t be able to work together as jurisdictions. I think that what <br />Regional <br />well <br />we have today and as we move forward, is proving that that <br />Prosperity <br />as <br />isn’t the case. That there is a commitment to doing all of those <br />meet <br />Summit. <br />kinds of things.” <br />ing <br />their <br />- Jon Ruiz, City Manager, Eugene <br /> <br />need <br />s for <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />