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Greene County Business Connections 2010

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A total of 23 visits were completed as part of a joint "Business Connections" effort to engage leading employers in Green County in 2010.

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Greene County E-Synchronist 2010 Leading Employer Report Business Connections September 2010 For Greene County Development Corporation
What is Business Connections A Business Contact Program Explained Through Four (Es) E ngaging build relationships face-to-face E ducational community leadership informed E ffective get beyond surface issues E lectronic - analyze and measure
Why Do We Do This? Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) SAVING jobs helps CREATE jobs Business Recruitment Complementary Industries Testimonials emphasize our strengths Positioning overcome our shortcomings
Who is Involved? Staff Ken Paxton, GCDC Exec. Director Jason White, Midwest Partnership Exec. Dir. Michael Cooley, Midwest Partnership Econ. Development Coordinator Jessica Trecker and Sarah Gomez coordinated on arranging schedules and setting meetings GCDC & Midwest Partnership Board 13 individuals attended visits, took notes, asked follow-up questions
Timeline July Letters Sent to Employers Explaining Process Story of Project Reported by Local Media to Inform Public August-September Employer Visits Data Entry September (and beyond) Present Findings Perform Follow-up and Set Action Steps
Makeup of Employers 23 Employers, Mostly Primary Sector, Determined to Provide a Significant Economic Impact to Area Total employees: Approx. 1,277 FTE equiv. Company with fewest employees: 1 (3 in 2010) Company with most employees: 216 (220 in 2007) 8 employers visited who were not visited in 2007
Makeup of Employers (cont.) Jefferson companies = 15 Non-Jefferson based companies = 8 Business Sector Mix Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture/Forestry/Minerals Building & Construction Consumer Goods Producer Energy & Energy Utilities Durable Goods Producer Government Health Care Industrial Goods Retail Related Operation Technology/Information Telecommunications
Expansion Plans (next 3 years) 2004 63% of CEO/Mgrs interviewed indicated expansion plans 2007 62% of CEO/Mgrs interviewed indicated expansion plans 2010 69.5% of CEO/Mgrs interviewed indicated expansion plans
Planned Expansions 2007 Est. dollar investment: $15.9 million Est. new jobs: 182 (14% increase) Est. new square footage: 83,750 2010 Est. dollar investment: $24.6 million Est. new jobs: 204 (16% increase) Est. new square footage: 85,000
Status of Key Product/Service (18 answers) Where is the companys primary product/service in its life cycle? Declining = 0% Maturing = 39% Growing = 56% Emerging = 5%
Greatest Achievement (examples) Remained profitable in a down economy Increased technology Large overseas customer order of product International accreditation Changed focus to meet the changing market demand of current economic times Completed multi-million dollar expansion Employment growth Diversified into other products by acquiring another company
Workforce Challenges 2004 Recruiting: 81% of companies reported having recruiting problems Responsibility: 31% say it is a community problem, 37% industry issue, and 32% DNA or said both 2007 66% of companies reported having recruiting problems 33% say it is a community problem, 43% say industry, 19% both, 1 DNA
Workforce Challenges (cont.) 2010 Recruiting: 52% of companies reported having recruiting problems (-14% from 07, -29% from 04) Responsibility: 39% say it is a community problem, 39% industry issue, and 22% DNA or said both (consistent with past)
Workforce Evaluation 2007 Productivity (5.58) Stability (4.7) Quality (3.86) Availability (3.6) 2010 Productivity (5.56) Stability (5.5) Quality (4.9) Availability (4.76)
Assistance Follow-Ups: Have already identified 67 follow-up issues Specific issues Need a building for expansion Need training assistance Need to find workers General issues Four-Lane Highway 30 Create more child care options Need to categorize, prioritize, and assign
Future Information (examples) Legislation Community strengths, weaknesses, and barriers Exporting Research & Development Follow-up
Thank You! 2010 Leading Employer Report Business Connections September 2010 For Greene County Development Corporation

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Greene County Business Connections 2010

  • 1. Greene County E-Synchronist 2010 Leading Employer Report Business Connections September 2010 For Greene County Development Corporation
  • 2. What is Business Connections A Business Contact Program Explained Through Four (Es) E ngaging build relationships face-to-face E ducational community leadership informed E ffective get beyond surface issues E lectronic - analyze and measure
  • 3. Why Do We Do This? Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) SAVING jobs helps CREATE jobs Business Recruitment Complementary Industries Testimonials emphasize our strengths Positioning overcome our shortcomings
  • 4. Who is Involved? Staff Ken Paxton, GCDC Exec. Director Jason White, Midwest Partnership Exec. Dir. Michael Cooley, Midwest Partnership Econ. Development Coordinator Jessica Trecker and Sarah Gomez coordinated on arranging schedules and setting meetings GCDC & Midwest Partnership Board 13 individuals attended visits, took notes, asked follow-up questions
  • 5. Timeline July Letters Sent to Employers Explaining Process Story of Project Reported by Local Media to Inform Public August-September Employer Visits Data Entry September (and beyond) Present Findings Perform Follow-up and Set Action Steps
  • 6. Makeup of Employers 23 Employers, Mostly Primary Sector, Determined to Provide a Significant Economic Impact to Area Total employees: Approx. 1,277 FTE equiv. Company with fewest employees: 1 (3 in 2010) Company with most employees: 216 (220 in 2007) 8 employers visited who were not visited in 2007
  • 7. Makeup of Employers (cont.) Jefferson companies = 15 Non-Jefferson based companies = 8 Business Sector Mix Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture/Forestry/Minerals Building & Construction Consumer Goods Producer Energy & Energy Utilities Durable Goods Producer Government Health Care Industrial Goods Retail Related Operation Technology/Information Telecommunications
  • 8. Expansion Plans (next 3 years) 2004 63% of CEO/Mgrs interviewed indicated expansion plans 2007 62% of CEO/Mgrs interviewed indicated expansion plans 2010 69.5% of CEO/Mgrs interviewed indicated expansion plans
  • 9. Planned Expansions 2007 Est. dollar investment: $15.9 million Est. new jobs: 182 (14% increase) Est. new square footage: 83,750 2010 Est. dollar investment: $24.6 million Est. new jobs: 204 (16% increase) Est. new square footage: 85,000
  • 10. Status of Key Product/Service (18 answers) Where is the companys primary product/service in its life cycle? Declining = 0% Maturing = 39% Growing = 56% Emerging = 5%
  • 11. Greatest Achievement (examples) Remained profitable in a down economy Increased technology Large overseas customer order of product International accreditation Changed focus to meet the changing market demand of current economic times Completed multi-million dollar expansion Employment growth Diversified into other products by acquiring another company
  • 12. Workforce Challenges 2004 Recruiting: 81% of companies reported having recruiting problems Responsibility: 31% say it is a community problem, 37% industry issue, and 32% DNA or said both 2007 66% of companies reported having recruiting problems 33% say it is a community problem, 43% say industry, 19% both, 1 DNA
  • 13. Workforce Challenges (cont.) 2010 Recruiting: 52% of companies reported having recruiting problems (-14% from 07, -29% from 04) Responsibility: 39% say it is a community problem, 39% industry issue, and 22% DNA or said both (consistent with past)
  • 14. Workforce Evaluation 2007 Productivity (5.58) Stability (4.7) Quality (3.86) Availability (3.6) 2010 Productivity (5.56) Stability (5.5) Quality (4.9) Availability (4.76)
  • 15. Assistance Follow-Ups: Have already identified 67 follow-up issues Specific issues Need a building for expansion Need training assistance Need to find workers General issues Four-Lane Highway 30 Create more child care options Need to categorize, prioritize, and assign
  • 16. Future Information (examples) Legislation Community strengths, weaknesses, and barriers Exporting Research & Development Follow-up
  • 17. Thank You! 2010 Leading Employer Report Business Connections September 2010 For Greene County Development Corporation