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expansion and growth. <br />CREATIVE ECONOMY <br />The Eugene-Springfield metro area needs to work towards providing easier and <br />faster access to resources for start-ups and new ventures. We need to enhance <br />and connect facilities, networks, and services within our region to encourage the <br />creation of new ventures, and the growth and development of small- and <br />medium-sized enterprises. <br />TALENT FOR TOMORROW <br />We need to appeal to the next generation of “knowledge workers.” We need to <br />look for initiatives that will help us train, attract, and maintain a competitive <br />workforce that meets emergency industry needs, stimulates business <br />development, and highlights the vitality and appeal of our region. Fostering a <br />dynamic partnership between education, industry, and workforce development to <br />forecast and meet the training needs of area businesses is crucial for our <br />region’s citizens and businesses. <br />We recognize the importance of a skilled workforce for the prosperity of the <br />region. By expanding access to academic and occupation training for all Lane <br />County residents, with special focus given to lower-skilled and lower-wage <br />workers, we can expand the ready workforce in Lane County. <br />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 />? <br /> Transportation/Manufacturing <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />