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Official Informal Briefing Minutes
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 10:30 AM Present: Charlotte J. Nash, Jace Brooks, Lynette Howard, Tommy Hunter, John Heard
1. Board of Commissioners Partnership Gwinnett Update
Nick Masino, Gwinnett Chamber's Senior Vice President of Economic Development & Partnership Gwinnett, and staff provided an overview of the Partnership Gwinnett 3.0 Update, and other Partnership Gwinnett initiatives. No Official Action Taken.
Q1 Implementation Meeting January Q1 Imle22, 2016
Presentation prepared for
GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
March 1, 2016
Agenda
• Introductions • PG 3.0 Update • Projects/Announcements • Entrepreneurship/Small Business • Education/Talent • Redevelopment
Organizational Chart
Partnership Gwinnett 3.0 Update
3.0 Activity To Date • Focus Groups • One-on-One Interviews • Online Community Survey: 2,549 respondents • 3.0 Kickoff Meeting January 13 • Community Assessment Meeting February 23
Partnership Gwinnett 3.0 Update
Process Oversight and Input Oversight and Guidance
Phase 2: Community Assessment
Strategic Planning
Phase 3: Economic Development Strategy and
Implementation Plan
Strategic Research
Steering Committee
Elected Officials/Public Funding Entity (PFE)
PG & Chamber Staff
Phase 1: Leadership and Community Input
Focus Groups and Interviews
mySidewalk
Online Survey
Partnership Gwinnett 3.0 Update
Upcoming PG 3.0 Steering Committee Meetings Strategic Planning Session March 22 Draft Strategy May 10 Implementation Considerations June 14 Public Meeting August 4
Target Industries
Information Technology Solutions
Health & Life Sciences
Advanced Manufacturing
Professional & Corporate Services
Supply Chain Management
2015 Snapshot • 70+ Existing Industry Visits Conducted in 2015 • 2,136 Direct Jobs • 1,339 Indirect Jobs • $206,669,172 Capital Investment • 2 New employees on the Project Team • 2 Successful Asia Trade Missions • 27 Successful events with approximately
1,500 participants
Projects/Announcements
Projects/Announcements
KRAIBURG TPE
Conway
LifeArt Cabinetry
Validation & Engineering Group
Comcast
Madison Electric Products
Eagle Rock Studios
SELF Electronics USA
Dalton Carpet One
Tech-Long
Linhai Powersports
Ningbo Huige
DuraMax
GEIGER Automotive
Aluvision
Kaiser Permanente
YSS
Murrelektronik
Veristor
Level 3
Go Goal Cabinets
Suniva
Projects/Announcements
2016 Outlook • 100+ Existing Industry Visits • 2,000 Direct Jobs • 2,016 Indirect Jobs • $200 Million Capital Investment • 1 new employee on the
Project Team (IT Solutions/ Healthcare Science)
• 2 Trade Missions (Asia and Europe)
920 New Jobs
$58.4M Capital Investment
2016 YTD
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Resource Guide • 6000+ distributed
to date • 3rd edition printed
in October • New sections
include: • Navigation tool • Market research • Minority • Women • Veterans • Non-profits
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
The Amazing Entrepreneur Business Plan Contest • Businesses 3 years old or new ideas • Prizes include both in-kind
resources and cash • Contestant Reception added
in 2015 with Live “Most Likely to Succeed Vote” from audience
• $50,000+ cash and prizes awarded • 100+ contestants • Multiple media placements • Customer connections • Year 6 planning under way
opens April 1
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Angel Investing in 2015 • 30 pre-screening meetings conducted • 28 companies have presented • 10 presenters based in Gwinnett • 7 companies received funding from County investors • “Speed-dating” joint event with 22TechPark in
December 2015 • 16 companies • 75+ attendees • Six meetings set for 2016
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Building Networks
Entrepreneurship Council
Entrepreneurs
SCORE
Nonprofits Chamber of Commerce
GA Dept. of Econ. Dev.
CIDs County & Cities
SBDC
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
What’s next for 2016? • Refine the Amazing Entrepreneur contest • Leverage the Entrepreneurship Council • Support growth of the Gwinnett Angels chapter • Support incubation • Work with Market Street to refine the plan
for PG 3.0
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
What’s next for 2016? • Refine the Amazing Entrepreneur contest • Leverage the Entrepreneurship Council
• Support growth of the Gwinnett Angels chapter • Support incubation • Work with Market Street to refine the plan
for PG 3.0
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
ATL metro startup & innovation support established since 2011 22TechPark
Atlanta Tech Village
Atlanta Ventures
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Innovation
Emergence-Georgia Medical Accelerator
Factory Girls
Forge Health
Global Center for Medical Innovation
Home Depot Innovation Center
Maverick House
Microsoft Innovation Center at Flatiron City
NeuroLaunch
Opportunity Hub
Panasonic Innovation Center
Peachtree Corners City Business Incubator
Planned Financial Technology Accelerator at ATDC/ GA Tech
Southern Company Innovation Center
Start:ME
Switchyards
Tech Square Labs
The Suite Spot @ Sugar Hill
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
ATL metro startup & innovation support established since 2011 22TechPark
Atlanta Tech Village
Atlanta Ventures
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Innovation
Emergence-Georgia Medical Accelerator
Factory Girls
Forge Health
Global Center for Medical Innovation
Home Depot Innovation Center
Maverick House
Microsoft Innovation Center at Flatiron City
NeuroLaunch
Opportunity Hub
Panasonic Innovation Center
Peachtree Corners City Business Incubator
Planned Financial Technology Accelerator at ATDC/ GA Tech
Southern Company Innovation Center
Start:ME
Switchyards
Tech Square Labs
The Suite Spot @ Sugar Hill
Developing World Class Talent
Inextricably linking Gwinnett business & education • Retaining our best assets • Filling the Experience Gap • “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can
never go back to its old dimensions.” • Internships connect the CLASSROOM to the
WORKPLACE
Redevelopment Initiative
Goal 3: Community & Leadership Development • 3.3.2 Continue efforts to utilize redevelopment
strategies to enhance Gwinnett County downtowns, activity centers, and principal corridors
Redevelopment Initiative
2015 Activities • Annual Redevelopment Peer Tour – September 11 • Annual Redevelopment Forum – October 15 • Gwinnett Redevelopment Website Update • “Success Builds Here” Initiative
Redevelopment Initiative
Redevelopment Initiative
2016 Initiatives • Annual Redevelopment Peer Tour – May 20 • Annual Redevelopment Forum – October 6 • Redevelopment Guide • Gwinnett Redevelopment Website
QUESTIONS