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The Myth of RegionalismJon Roberts, Principal at TIP StrategiesNORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Annual Conference, August 17, 2012
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what is regionalism?
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FLICKR & TWITTER ACTIVITY
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STATE MAP
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COUNTY MAP
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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POPULATION DENSITY (2010 CENSUS)
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16 REGIONAL COUNCILS
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NCDOT: METRO & RURAL PLANNING ORGS
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BRANCH
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RIVER BASINS
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SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
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COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW NETWORK
REGIONS
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WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
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ABC DISTRICTS
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NC HOUSE DISTRICTS (2011)
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NC SENATE DISTRICTS (2011)
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS (2011)
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state context
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TOTAL UNEMPLOYED (NC)
439thousand
unemployed
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THE JOBS CYCLE
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EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR (NC)Since 1990, total manufacturing
employment has fallen by 390 thousand
health services and professional & business services are major employment drivers
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INDUSTRY SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT (NC)
Manufacturing dropped from
26% to 11% of all jobs in 20 years.
This chart provides greater context for employment changes by comparing
the share of all jobs in North Carolina
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY COUNTY
June 2006 June 2009
June 2012
Unemployment rates remain elevated across most of the state with only
slight improvement around Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham.
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METRO EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
Only Charlotte and Raleigh are showing clear signs of
recovery.
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EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ELSEWHERE
More rural areas were hit by the recession even harder.
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POPULATION PROJECTION, 2010-2020
Source: North Carolina State Data Center
Growth is expected to be concentrated around
Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, and the southeastern coast.
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NC LABOR MARKET WILL TIGHTEN
Growth is expected to be concentrated around
Charlotte, Raleigh, Ashville, and the southeastern coast.
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Are there good examples of where regional collaboration - especially for
economic development - has succeeded?
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Where is regionalism most relevant?
What are the pitfalls associated with regionalism, and how can they be
avoided?
What strategies are effective in helping a region reach economic
development goals?
How do larger trends influence local planning?
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CASES FOR A REGIONAL APPROACH
1. University collaboration
2. Transportation & infrastructure
projects
3. Healthcare and medical services
4. Marketing/target industry
recruitment
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Racine County, WI
• Committed to a vision of the Chicago-Milwaukee Corridor
• Economic inter-connectedness.
• Starting work on version 6.O of the plan.
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Tupelo, MS
• Since 1950, the community development foundation has invested in 10-year strategic plans.
• Known for the “Tupelo Miracle”
• Embracing sustainability
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Round Rock, TX
Committed to higher education and medical as a focal point for future economic development.
Created an economic engine of their own.
Not content to be a suburb of Austin.
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discussion
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