Capital Crossroads Presentation

7/29/2019 Capital Crossroads Presentation

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Recent RankingsREGIONAL STRENGTH

Des Moines ranksas the #1

richest metro ,with the highest median income

relative tocost of living.

U.S. News & World Report, June 2011

Des Moines is the # 1

Best City

for Young Professionals

Forbes, July 2011

Des Moines

ranks as a top

cool city in

America.

Mens Journal, March 2011

Des Moines living costs are 10%below the national average.

The Council for Community and Economic Research, 2011

Des Moines

ranks #2

for Business

and Careers.Forbes, 2011


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Regional CommunityPARTNERS
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Strategy will focus

on Greater Des

Moines but

acknowledge key

competitive issues

and opportunities

impacted by the

Central Iowa

geography

Capital CrossroadsREGION


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Angela Connolly, Polk County

Board of Supervisors

J. Barry Griswell, Community Foundation

of Greater Des Moines

Cara Heiden, Greater Des Moines Partnership

Wells Fargo (retired)

Capital CrossroadsTRI-CHAIRS


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Nearly 5,000 people - Double the typical response!

50 one-on-one interviews

30 focus groups (ISU moderated half)

2 online surveys (one specific to YPs)

2 public meetings (January and April)

Capital CrossroadsPUBLIC INPUT


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Compares us to: Omaha, NEMadison, WI

Denver, CO

IDs sectors with greatest potential:Finance and Insurance

Information Solutions

Health and Wellness

Agribusiness

Advanced ManufacturingLogistics

Capital CrossroadsCOMPETITIVE ANALYSIS


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Regional ChallengesRESEARCH FINDINGS

External perception of Greater Des Moines and Central Iowa

Divergent economic/demographic/education trends in City of DSM vs. Region

Potential over-concentration of finance and insurance employment

Risk-averse attitudes, no go-to small-business support entity, and lack of formal

networking capacity limiting entrepreneurial/start-up development

Evolving but still restrictive tech transfer and commercialization at ISU

Perceived tax inequities

Above average airfares and a lack of direct flights at DSM

Lack ofcritical mass of entertainment amenities and districts

Widening

philanthropic gap

as current leaders step aside

Persistent parochialism that hamstrings regional efforts


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CAPITAL CORE

Neighborhood

ImprovementDowntown

Regional

Context

Leverage key assets as

catalysts

for neighborhood development andrevitalization

Explore the creation of a Des Moines Land Bank Authority to buy and hold

land for future development

Enhance the capacity and promotion of tools enabling property-owners toupgrade their homes

Rick ClarkMary OKeefe


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URBAN CORE

Nine

NeighborhoodsCommonwealth Urban Core

Resource and develop an Urban Core Initiative modeled on the

Harlem Childrens Zone program

Implement the Pathways Case Management System in Central Iowa

Increase awareness and usage of United Ways existing support,measurement and coordination tools

Elisabeth BuckTeree Caldwell-Johnson

Tom Urban


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BUSINESS CAPITAL

Grow

Whats Here

Start-Up

and SustainMarket

and Attract

Improve Central Iowas business climate

Empower, enhance and support an entrepreneurial network

Create a more visible and higher-capacity conveyor-belt to support technologystartups and expansion

Explore the expansion of international marketing efforts

Optimize existing business retention and expansion programs

Kathryn KunertMark Miller

Sharon Quisenberry


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CAPITAL CORRIDOR

CoordinateBrand

and Market Plan

Optimize the Ames-Des Moines Corridor Marketing Group to coordinateCapital Corridor planning and development

Efforts Confirm a property inventory and list of current

and planned developments

Fostervirtual connections across the Capital Corridor

Greg GeoffroySteve Zumbach


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HUMAN CAPITAL

Cradle to

CareerTalent Magnet

Social

Well-Being

Formalize education and career-training pipelines for Central Iowas

target business sectors

Ensure that universal pre-kindergarten programming is provided for all

Central Iowa children in the short- and long-term future

Develop a collaborative tutor-recruitment effort for Greater Des Moines schools

Ensure Central Iowa colleges, universities, and workforce entities havethe capacity necessary to train all eligible students

Develop a comprehensive and coordinated graduate retention strategy

Scott JohnsonDavid Wilkerson


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WELLNESS CAPITAL

Catalogue

and Advocate

Define

and DesignMarket

and Measure

Research and catalogue existing wellness-related efforts and entities

Assess potential buy-in for development of a comprehensive, coordinatedand measureable wellness Initiative

Form a Program-Design Committee to create the specifications of the wellnessinitiative

Develop performance measurements and outcome metrics to assessthe efficacy of the wellness initiative

Market Central Iowas wellness initiative to the nation and world

Laura JacksonSheila Laing


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SOCIAL CAPITAL

Leadership Diversity Community

and Civility

Develop a program to offer a credential to confirm potential leaders

acquisition of key knowledge and skills

Optimize young professional networking and programming

Develop and staff a Central Iowa Multi-Cultural Center

Continue efforts to foster dialogue on civility and its role

in community-building

Kristi KnousPhil Hodgin


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CULTURAL

Capacity and

Coordination

Infrastructure

and EventsCommunity-

Building

Connect regional communities and visitors with arts, cultural, heritage,

architecture, and public art assets

Advance the vision and mindset of the arts as a critical component

of the communitys fabric

Enhance efforts to develop a regional music economy

Leverage the arts to bring different constituencies together

Mary CownieBrian Laurenzo


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PHYSICAL CAPITAL

Plan for

One Region

Shore Up

SystemsMajor

Projects

Continue with efforts to fund, construct and/or re-designate

priority transportation projects Commission a Logistics Development Plan for Central Iowa

Support the continued study and potential funding of high-speed railthrough Greater Des Moines

Initiate a comprehensive study on the dynamics of regional air service and its

potential for competitive enhancement

Study the development of fixed-rail or bus-rapid-transit connectivitybetween Ames and Des Moines

Dave CarisAngela Connolly


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GOVERNANCE

Communicate

and

Coordinate

Maximize

ResourcesAdvocate

Expand the Metro Advisory Council to additional Capital Crossroads counties

Optimize local zoning and development ordinances to ensure regulatory

integration and coordination across Greater Des Moines

Assess the benefits of creating a metro water authority in Greater Des

Moines

Bob AndewegGretchen Tegeler


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ENVIRONMENTAL

Develop and

Enhance

Sustain

for GainManage

Continue the enhancement of Greater Des Moines supply of environmental

and recreational infrastructure

Leverage and promote existing and emerging tools to advance

sustainability practices

Advance efforts to make Central Iowa the

trails capital

of the world

Proceed with efforts to have Greater Des Moines participate in

the Climate Prosperity Project

Fred HubbellBob Riley


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CAPITAL CORRIDOR GOVERNANCE

CAPITAL CORE

HUMAN CAPITAL

URBAN CORE INITIATIVE

BUSINESS CAPITAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

CULTURAL

SOCIAL CAPITAL

WELLNESS CAPITAL

PHYSICAL CAPITAL

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