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Eastern Shore of Virginia Stronger Economies Together

Public Workshop

An Introduction to the New SET Regional Plan

May 2, 2016

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Agenda 6:30 p.m. Welcome, Introductions & Planning Process Overview Curtis Smith, Director of Planning, Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission

6:40 p.m. Focus Area Goal Action Plan Presentations • Aerospace & Defense Caroline Massey, Assistant Director of Management Operations, NASA • Agribusiness & Food Processing H.L. Kellam, County Executive Director, USDA Accomack County Farm Service Agency • Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Visitor Industries Kerry Allison, Executive Director, Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission • Foundational & Entrepreneurship Development: Pat Coady, Northampton County Resident and Member Northampton County Joint Industrial

Development Authority

7:20 p.m. SET Plan Adoption and Implementation Overview Curtis Smith, Director of Planning, Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission

7:30 p.m. Public Open House Session Participants will be directed to visit stations around the room to discuss the plan and submit written comments.

8:00 p.m. Conclusion

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What is SET? • National Regional Economic Development

Initiative – Now 70 regions in 31 states – USDA Rural Development – Purdue Center for Regional Development – Land-grant university partners

• Aims to strategically build on the current and/or emerging economic advantages for the region

• SET-Virginia: ESVA selected as one of 3 regions in

2016

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Why SET for the ESVA?

• To complement & strengthen existing regional plans through an evidence-based, innovative approach – Comprehensive Economic

Development Strategy

• Focuses on enhancing and leveraging existing assets and industries

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Virginia Tourism Steve Gaylean , Sandra Tanner

Randy Rose, Staci Martin

Virginia Economic Development Partnership Liz Povar

Virginia Cooperative Extension – Virginia Tech Dr. Ed Jones, Dr. Jim Pease, Dr. Mike Lambur, &

Dr. Martha Walker

Virginia Tech Office of Economic Development Scott Tate

The SET Partners

USDA Rural Development Dr. Basil Gooden, Janice Stroud-Bickes,

Craig Barbrow, David Foster, Dr. Kasey Martin, Anne Herring

Office of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade Mary Rae Carter

Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development

Doug Jackson & Michelle Jones

Virginia Rural Center Christy Morton

Eastern Shore State Resource Team

National Team

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Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission

NASA Wallops Flight Facility

Northampton County

Perdue

Town of Chincoteague

Virginia Cooperative Extension

The SET Partners

Accomack County

Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission

Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce

Eastern Shore Community College

Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Regional Steering Committee

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The SET Regional Plan • Culmination of six

public work sessions

– October 2015 to May 2016

– Nearly 200 participants totaling over 800 hours of work

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The SET Regional Plan – Work Session Recap

Civic Forum (October 27, 2015)

–Regional strengths, challenges, opportunities, and resources were identified.

–Education, infrastructure, and business development/support were selected as top priority opportunities.

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The SET Regional Plan – Work Session Recap Session I: Exploration of Regional Data (December 15, 2015) The group selected five industry clusters that were considered for inclusion in the final regional SET plan: • Business & Financial Services • Information Technology • Defense & Security • Agribusiness & Food

Processing • Tourism

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The SET Regional Plan – Work Session Recap Session II: Evidence-Based Planning (January 12, 2016) •Each cluster group gave presented a case justifying why their respective

cluster should be included in the final regional SET plan •All participants voted on recommendations from each cluster group. •Three cluster groups were selected for inclusion in the plan:

–Aerospace & Defense –Agribusiness & Food Processing –Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Visitor Industries – Fourth “Support Group” or “Think Tank”

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The SET Regional Plan – Work Session Recap

•Session III: Connecting Capitals (February 16, 2016)

–Fourth group: Foundational & Entrepreneurship Development Formalized

–Four groups worked to draft Action Plans which built off of previous information

•Sessions IV and V: Finalizing the Plan (March 15 and April 12, 2016)

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The SET Regional Plan – Action Plan Snapshots AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Goal 1: Grow Wallops

Complex

Goal 2: Increase

Unmanned Systems

(UMS) Operations

Goal 3: Increase Coastal

Research

AGRIBUSINESS & FOOD PROCESSING

Goal 1: Develop

a Value-Added

Fresh Food

Marketing

Cooperative

Goal 2: Develop

a Wholesale

Production

Facility

Goal 3: Develop

a Pine Sawmill

Goal 4:

Agribusiness

& Food

Processing

Workforce

Development

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION, & VISITOR INDUSTRIES ACTION PLAN SNAPSHOT

Goal 1: Develop the

Region as a well-

managed Tourism

Destination

Goal 2: Create

Hospitality

Ambassadorship,

Mentorship, &

Internship Programs

Goal 3: Enhance Local

Government Support

for Tourism

FOUNDATIONAL & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Goal 1: Build an

Entrepreneurship

Culture

Goal 2: Increase

Funding Access

for Local Small

Business Efforts

Goal 3: Increase

Market & Value-

add

Opportunities

Goal 4: Develop

Infrastructure to

Facilitate Local

Businesses

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The SET Regional Plan – Action Plan Snapshots

AGRIBUSINESS & FOOD PROCESSING ACTION PLAN SNAPSHOT

Goal 1: Develop a

Value-Added Fresh

Food Marketing

Cooperative

Goal 2: Develop a

Wholesale Production

Facility

Goal 3: Develop a Pine

Sawmill

Goal 4:

Agribusiness &

Food Processing

Workforce

Development

Objective A: Assess

Regional Production

Capacity with a Small

Farmer Focus

Objective A: Assess

Regional Production

Capacity with a Larger

Farmer Focus

Objective A: Complete

Economic Impact

Educational Campaign

from Timber

Manufacturing

Objective A:

Establish

Agricultural

Education &

Training Programs

Objective B: Assess the

Potential for Specific

Farm & Farmer’s

Markets

Objective B: Assess

Market Potential for

Local Producers

Objective B: Obtain

Funding for Forest

Inventory & Pine

Sawmill Marketing Plan

Objective B:

Prepare Labor

Force for Nursery,

Vegetable,

Aquaculture, &

Grain Crops

Objective C: Evaluate &

Enhance Existing

Agribusiness

Infrastructure

Objective C:Research

Priority Crop Production

Objective C: Develop

Forest Inventory & Pine

Sawmill Marketing Plan

Objective D: Research

& Promote Production

Opportunities

Objective D: Assess &

Address Agribusiness

Infrastructure Needs

Objective D: Attract

Forestry Sector

Operations

Objective E: Encourage

Participation in a Buy

Fresh, Buy Local

Chapter

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• ESVA Economic Development Committee

– CEDS and SET merged

– SET Focus Groups as sub-committees

– New ESVA Economic Development Newsletter and revamped website

SET Plan Implementation