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DED UPDATE SCEDD WORKSHOP 2014
AURORA
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Agrex Announcement, Laurel Cardinal Farms Expansion, S. Sioux City
Brian Gaskill Housing Coordinator
DED STAFFING UPDATES Administration Dacia Kruse, Interim Director of DED
Lara Huskey, Deputy Director Allison Hatch, Intern NE & HR Coordinator Rose Baker, Office Assistant (temp)
Community & Rural Development Steve Charleston, CRD Director VACANT, Community Development Coordinator (Kevin Anderson’s position) Jenny Bindrum, Community Development Consultant
Research Vani Kotcherlakota – Research Supervisor
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DED STAFFING UPDATES (CONTINUED)
Business Development Eric Zeece, Business Recruitment Manager Kris Benson, Business Recruitment Consultant Kate Ellingson, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations Kelly Gewecke, West Central/Southwest BD Field Staff Marta Sonia Londono Mejia, Statewide Latino Business Consultant Cobus Block, International Business Consultant Kent Campbell, International Business Consultant Ben Kuspa, Business Innovation Consultant (formerly in Research)
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DED TOP TEN PRIORITIES 2014 1. Job Training
2. Nebraska Advantage
3. Population Attraction/Retention/ Expansion
4. Site Development
5. Coordination of Community Assistance
6. Innovation/Financing Initiatives
7. Housing
8. Nebraska Competitiveness Report (Update to Battelle Study)
9. DED’s Virtual Presence: Website & Social Media
10. DED’s Physical Space
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LEGISLATION • Reauthorization of:
• Angel Investment Tax Credit (AITC) – LB1067
• Business Innovation Act (BIA) – LB1114
• CRD Name Change to “Housing & Community
Development Division”
• Job Training-Legislation-appropriation-revenue –
LB906
LEGISLATION • Venture Fund-Interim Study – LB1114 - INC
• Funding for Development Districts
• Nebraska Advantage Changes – LB1067
• Site & Building Fund-Revenue Stream Change
LEGISLATION – ENTERPRISE ZONES • DED Lead – Walker Zulkoski (Within BD Division)
• Currently working on program guidelines
• Allows for five zones in NE
– Distressed areas in need of housing and development
– Maximum one in metropolitan class (Omaha) and one in primary class
(Lincoln)
• Projects in designated zones receive priority for funding: Affordable
Housing Trust Fund, Job Training, Site & Building, and Business Innovation Act
• Process:
– Draft Rules and Regulations (July 2014), Comment Period, Application
Period (late 2014)
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Sheryl Hiatt, Field Service Manager
Marta Sonia Londono Mejia, Latino Business Development Consultant
• Bridge communication between NDED and Latino business community
• Looking for companies poised for growth – 2nd stage
• Find companies conducting Research & Development
• Focus on primary and targeted industries
• Communicate NDED programs to the public
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Joe Chapuran and International Team – trips to Japan and China • Japan
• Work on transition plan with Koji (in Japan Office) • Presentations with value added ag and advanced fuels companies • Continue to work on supply chain opportunities for Nebraska companies
• China • Introduce Cobus to Shanghai office • Visit Shaanxi Province (sister province) strengthen and formalize relationship
• Business relationships between Nebraska and Shaanxi • Train Cobus to conduct business presentations in new cities
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Kate Ellingson, Marketing and Communications Manager • Complete communications audit for NDED
• Review of programs and current marketing and public relations materials • Assess targeted audiences and desired responses
• Develop new Web Site • Develop plan for social media
• Tap in-house talent • Develop collateral materials
• Customize materials for programs and audiences (short run, very specific)
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
Eric Zeece, Business Recruitment • Enhanced focus on marketing spec sites
• Need to move properties • Site and Building Fund (continuation of funding source)
• Evaluation of industry trade shows and travel • Modify “Passport To Nebraska” event
• Look at entire season • Recruit executives/consultants with ties to BIG 10 • Customize visits throughout Nebraska Football season
DED DIVISION UPDATES: BUS. DEV. We are often times
reviewed and eliminated before we even know about a project… it’s important to keep your information in LOIS updated!
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• Provide NEworks hyperlink button to economic development and Chamber organizations
• NEworks is the state’s largest virtual labor exchange job board
• Enter as a guest/Register to apply
• Customizable to compliment your website
WHY? • NEworks is Nebraska’s largest and most utilized
statewide job board
• NEworks provides the most current, comprehensive listing of jobs in your local area
• Streamlines process for local job seeker
• Assists local employers looking for talent
• Workforce recruitment tool for your community
• Local job boards can be expensive and problematic to keep current
HOW? • For more information on how you can
participate in this initiative, contact
Retha Dunn with the Nebraska Department of
Labor at [email protected]
DED DIVISION UPDATES: CRD • Community and Civic Center Financing Fund (CCCFF)
– Planning and recreation projects submitted along with libraries
& civic/convention centers.
– Questions? Contact: Jenny Bindrum 402-471-8575
([email protected]) or Steve Charleston 402-471-
3757 ([email protected] )
– Planning process and development for State’s 5 year
Consolidated Plan underway for CDBG, HOME, & ESG
Programs.
• Funding for CDBG stable in Congress and HOME reductions, early
in the 2015 FY process.
• New CRD Director, Steve Charleston, long term staffer DED.
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DED DIVISION UPDATES: CRD • Housing-currently review Annual Cycle apps
–CDBG OOR Cycle
–Congressional District 2 Cycle
• CD-currently reviewing Phase II DTR apps &
water/wastewater apps, 2014 DTR & CR
Nebraska Competitiveness Report • Labor Availability Studies • Skills Gap Analysis • Targeted Industry Clusters updates • Venture Capital Study
DED Division Updates: Research
WRAP-UP Q & A Connect with DED Online: neded.org
Twitter.com/DevelopNebraska
Facebook.com/DevelopNebraska
YouTube.com/NebraskaDED
DED E-newsletter
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Contact Information
Brian Gaskill State of Nebraska
Dept. of Economic Development Community & Rural Development Division
(402) 471-2280 [email protected]