presentation to christian county commission

7/25/2019 Presentation to Christian County Commission

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CHRISTIAN COUNTY WILL BECOME A DESTINFOR HIGH QUALITY TALENT AND INNOVA

EMPLOYERSIN THE SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL MARKET P


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CHRISTIAN COUNTY

Christian County has been one of the most rapidly growing

ounties in !issouri for o"er three #$% deades&

'''( inrease between )*+* and ,-)' from )./-0) to 0,/)-)1

There are now ++/2'' new residents3

4uring the same period Ni5a6s population inreased by an

astounding )/).2( from )/+$. in )*2- to ,-/.2- in ,-)'3

4uring the same time period O7ar86s population inreased

+*,( from ,/$0' in )*2- to )0/02) in ,-)' #)+/'02 new

residents%1

The ontinuous and persistent growth o"er this period ran8s

O7ar8 9 Ni5a as two of the fastest growing ities in the State3


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Christian County was one of the most resilient eonomies in the

:reat Reession.

The total number of jobs dipped slightly from a prerecession peak of 3

2,!39 "#5$% in 20&0, but it reco'ered to 3&,50 by 20&!

The current unemployment rate of !.2$ is a full percentage point belofourth lo(est in *issouri

+ominant employment sectors reect -bedroom community characte

retail "&3$%, go'ernment/schools "&0$%, construction "9$%, ser'ices "

"$%, (hich comprises 50$ of all jobs.


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;retty Impressi"eNumbers&

Income: Christian Spring


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1hristian 1ountys gro(th (as initially fueled by a persistent stream of m

neighboring counties dominated by reene "!5$% of all migration, but the 1o

relati'ely high birth rate "&5th% in the state and a lo( death rate of &04 thin the s

contributed to a high rate of natural increase 9,940 since &990.

'er 50$ of these migrants are young, educated and employed and th

psychographic prole termed rban 1li7 1limbers8-residents that represent-(orking class, and are young and in pursuit of their indi'idual dreams.


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>hile all of this impressi"e, 1hristian 1ountys employees are highly

on commuting to (ork in reene 1ounty !!$ of all personal income and

jobs.(University of MO Extension: Sharon Gulick)

:n 20&3, T:; )trategies estimated that 0$ of 1hristian 1ountys (orkfo

commutes outside of the county each day. This commuting pattern not o

challenges for the areas transportation net(orks, it also poses challenge

commerce that depend on the areas day#time population. Tip Strategies


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NEWonomi4e"elopmentSuccessful places to#ay.


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onomi de"elopment today& focuses much more on creati'ity, entrepreneurial s

range of (orker talent.


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1hristian 1ounty needs to stop the leakage of jobs and retai

opportunities and de'elop a blueprint for a more balanced g

increase 1hristian 1ountys self#su=ciency (ithin the region

ur objecti'e is to formulate an on#going, collaborati'e e7or

create more employment opportunities for our residents by

eAisting employers and attracting ne( employers to the reg

intent of such an e7ort to deliberately shape the countys ec

future in each of our cities and region.

This balanced approach to gro(th is necessary to secure a p

outlook for 1hristian 1ounty.


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Reommendation&FORMATION OF A CHRISTIAN COUNTY BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/or%e# in accor#ance ,ith the 0!(c)(") 1nternal evenue


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o*$n!0$#!on$) mo.e)"

12Go/enmen# A*enc& Mo.e)

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*o/enmen# ,o)!c& m$5e"

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S%+6ec# #o #he S%n"h!ne L$3" o' M!""o


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,1;ri"ate Setor !odel

Bunded with pri"ate money

Not restrited by politial boundaries

Allows for greater le"el of on


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There are currently three "3% Business +e

1orporations in our immediate area, and a fourth B

in in the south(est corner of the state. @ach is

;ublic/;ri'ate sector model.

The"e co,o$#!on" $e o*$n!0e. e7c)%"

ch$!#$+)e ,%,o"e" $" .e"c!+e. !n Sec#!on 89

#he In#en$) Re/en%e Co.e:

S,!n*=e). B%"!ne"" De/e)o,men# Co,o$#!o

T$ne& Co%n#& P$#ne"h!,

Re,%+)!c In.%"#!$) B%"!ne"" De/e)o,men# Co

>o,)!n B%"!ne"" De/e)o,men# Co,o$#!on


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Ce are here to recommend creating a ;ri"ate;u

model for 1hristian 1ounty (ith the sole purpose o

1hristian 1ountys @conomic +e'elopment.

A" no#e.- #he"e +%"!ne"" .e/e)o,men# co,oo*$n!0e. e7c)%"!/e)& 'o ch$!#$+)e ,%

.e"c!+e. !n Sec#!on 891c;


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ARTIC@S OB

INCOR;ORATION&


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Spring


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Taney County ;artnership #Adopted ,-)$% Fision )tatement -the shared r

the economic de'elopment of Taney 1ounty is to be the center for di'ersied

and cooperati'e business support clusters in )outh(est *issouri. The Taney 1o

(ill lead initiati'es to create a proacti'e business climate in the 1ounty. Th

;artnerships e7orts for enhancing and le'eraging Taney 1ountys uniEue assets,

and resources for the success of business sector are apparent in unifying and ch

for planning, leadership and policy for economic de'elopment, infrastructure anbusiness attraction and retention, entrepreneurial de'elopment, and (orkforce

building collaborati'e initiati'es, the ;artnership (ill support community de'el

and tourism de'elopment (hile maintaining the area uniEue Euality of place bran


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Republi Eusiness and Industrial 4e"elopment Assoiation #Adopte

The Gepublic Business :ndustrial +e'elopment


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Goplin Eusiness and Industrial 4e"elopment Corporation #)-,)0.

This 1orporation is organi?ed eAclusi'ely for charitable purposes as descr50&"c%"3% of the :nternal Ge'enue 1ode &95!Dspecically to support and de'elopment of jobsDto enhance the economic (elfare of the inhabitantsgreater employment opportunitiesDthereby the standard of li'ing of the ireduce the burdens of the taApayers in pro'iding subsistence payments to

obtain gainful employmentDeAclusi'ely for assembling and disseminationprole, analysis of any community tension, discrimination, physical deterioeconomic e7ortsDto conduct studies and propose impro'ements (ith regutili?ation and e7ecti'eness of economic de'elopmentDencourage econoand industrial eApansionDencourage employment opportunities


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CHRISTIAN COUNTY

WILL BECOME A DESTINATI

FOR HIGH QUALITY TALENT AINNOVATIVE EMPLOYERS

IN THE SPRINGFIELD REGIO

MARKET PLACE


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The follo(ing characteristics can help 1hristian 1ounty

status of a -destination The 1hristian 1ounty

+e'elopment 1orporation (ould be charged (ith me

types of goals >iring of a professional economic de'elopment direc

;ro'ide 'aluable assistance to eAisting empl

prospects

>a'e (orld#class (orkforce resources, including t

Euality schools >a'e outstanding sho'el#ready sites

>a'e an appealing Euality of place for a good 'alue

>a'e a (elcoming business climate

>a'e for(ard looking ?oning and infrastructure p


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Ha"ing a formally funded eonomi de"e

sta dediated solely to the e

de"elopment of Christian County would

struture for the reali7ation of Christian eonomi de"elopment goals&

@nsure that 1hristian 1ounty communities

resources needed to support business e

formation and attraction ;ro'ide a regulatory en'ironment

infrastructure to support the creation of em

centers across the county

Build a strong sense of identity in 1hristian

:t t k b t 4 t t ;h + i


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:t takes about 4 years to a get a ;h.+. in efrom a leading school. But D you can captse'en years of schooling in one sentence

-:I T>@ T>@G J) @TT:K B@TT@G, TJ+ B@TT@G @T B@TT@G I@G J) @TT:K B@TT@GDG JG@TT:K CG)@. Tom ;eters


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-:f you (ant to keep get(hat your getting, keep

(hat youre doing.


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Those of us (ho ha'e put this to

for your consideration are of the

that (e -1hristian 1ounty cbetter...

Ce hope you agree.


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onomi 4e"elopment 4iretor #>age and Eene


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onomi 4e"elopment 4iretor #>age and Eene


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=ce 1t is propose# that either +hristian4 O>ark4 ?ixa or anoth#eci#e#4 neutral site provi#e oce space an# a#%inistrativethe E5 5irector

Supplies L500;ostage and Shipping L&,200Telephone L00 "1ell and N+%;rofessional 5penses

Business Getention L,000Business @ntrepreneurial L,000

Business *arketing P


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Total annual e5pense& =)')/0'+

;ublic )ector :n'estment1hristian 1ounty L25,0001ity of ?ark L25,000

1ity of KiAa L25,000Total =2./---

Gemaining amount L66,!6/pri'ate sector in'estment

QA(No# !nc)%.e. !n #he ,o,o"e. ="# &e$(" +%.*e# is a esti%ate# expen#iture for a professionally prepare# county,analysis an# $ran# creation' +urrently the 2!B $u#get has a ite% ear%arke# for %arketing' Su$tracting this a%ount fro% esti%ate#


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:n'estor"s% Ne'els

Negacy L25,000;innacle L20,000

1ornerstone L&5,000


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;lease Foin us as a partne

Christian County6s

eonomi de"elopment

future

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