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April 2013

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UP FRONT Regional Roundup �� 11 n Face Time �� 15 n Connections �� 18 ���The final goal is to bring forward new business opportunities that retain wealth and create new jobs in the region.��� ��� Connie Loden, Economic Development Corporation of Manitowoc County By Mar y B eth Mat zek A rising tide Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative readies action plans to uplift all The L akeshore Industry Cluster Initiative is still in its infant stage, but it���s already taking some tentative steps at drawing attention around the region. Last August, the Economic Development Corporation of Manitowoc County led the launch of the initiative, bringing together Calumet County, the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation, the Door County Economic Development Corporation, the Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation, Lakeshore Technical College, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and New North, Inc. The initiative���s goal is to strengthen the region���s economy by building on local strengths while looking for growth opportunities. The initiative held value-chain A closer look The Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative, led by the Manitowoc County Economic Development Corporation, is a partnership with the following organizations: �� New North, Inc. �� Calumet County �� Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation �� Lakeshore Technical College �� Northeast Wisconsin Technical College �� Door County Economic Development Corporation mapping sessions in January for four key industries: tourism, manufacturing, energy and agriculturefood production. The next step is to put together action plans, which will be released later this month, says Connie Loden, executive director of the Economic Development Corporation of Manitowoc County. ���Once the action plans are in place, we will begin implementing them and ���The final goal is to bring forward new business opportunities that retain wealth and create new jobs in the region. We hope by identifying new business-to-business connections, it will increase competitiveness for our businesses and build a stronger community.��� ��� Connie Loden, executive direc tor of the Economic D evelopment Corporation of Manitowoc Count y 10 | Insight ��� A p r i l 2 013 �� Kewaunee County Economic Development Corporation Additional fund contributors are Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, NextEra Energy Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Alliant Energy, Keller Inc., Two Rivers Water and Light, Sturgeon Bay Utilities, Dominion Kewaunee Nuclear Plant and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. For more information, visit lakeshoreinitiative.webs.com. then come back together in six to nine months to measure what we���ve done and see what has worked,��� she says. The initiative is attracting attention from outside the region, including organizations in the Fox Cities and Oshkosh looking to grow their economies. ���People are really interested in what we���re doing and how we���re moving forward,��� says Loden, who shared the initiative���s story at the InDevelopment Conference in mid-February. ���The final goal is to bring forward new business opportunities that retain wealth and create new jobs in the region. We hope by identifying new business-tobusiness connections, it will increase competitiveness for our businesses and build a stronger community.��� The value mapping sessions were eye-opening, with businesses getting together to talk about their needs, how those needs are now being met and any gaps in the supply chain, says w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m

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