Southwest Oklahoma Impact Coalition

Southwest Southwest OklahomaOklahoma

Impact CoalitionImpact CoalitionRegional CollaborationRegional CollaborationThe Wave of the FutureThe Wave of the Future

SOIC

Twenty County Region Twenty County Region

SOIC

SOIC Founding PartnersSOIC Founding Partners

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Full PartnersFull Partners

Great Plains Technology Center – LawtonGreat Plains Technology Center – Lawton Red River Technology Center – DuncanRed River Technology Center – Duncan Canadian Valley Technology Center – El Canadian Valley Technology Center – El

Reno/ChickashaReno/Chickasha Caddo Kiowa Technology Center – Fort Caddo Kiowa Technology Center – Fort

CobbCobb Southwest Technology Center – AltusSouthwest Technology Center – Altus Western Technology Center – Burns FlatWestern Technology Center – Burns Flat

SOIC Board of DirectorsSOIC Board of Directors Blaine Smith, Executive Director, ASCOG Blaine Smith, Executive Director, ASCOG Debora Glasgow, Executive Director, SWODADebora Glasgow, Executive Director, SWODA President Randy Beutler, SWOSUPresident Randy Beutler, SWOSU President Phil Birdine, WOSUPresident Phil Birdine, WOSU President Larry Devane, Redlands Community CollegePresident Larry Devane, Redlands Community College President John Feaver, USAOPresident John Feaver, USAO President Cindy Ross, WOSCPresident Cindy Ross, WOSC Cliff Corbin, Asst. Superintendent, Western Technology Center Cliff Corbin, Asst. Superintendent, Western Technology Center Ken Layn, Superintendent, Red River Technology CenterKen Layn, Superintendent, Red River Technology Center Tom Thomas, Superintendent, Great Plains Technology CenterTom Thomas, Superintendent, Great Plains Technology Center Dennis Ruttman, Superintendent, Caddo Kiowa Technology Dennis Ruttman, Superintendent, Caddo Kiowa Technology

CenterCenter Bill Weldon, Superintendent, Southwest Technology CenterBill Weldon, Superintendent, Southwest Technology Center Greg Winters, Superintendent, Canadian Valley Technology Greg Winters, Superintendent, Canadian Valley Technology

CenterCenter

SOIC officers include representatives of higher education, career tech and regional councils.

Mission:Mission:

To reinforce and grow wealth in To reinforce and grow wealth in the southwest quadrant of the southwest quadrant of Oklahoma by maximizing and Oklahoma by maximizing and coordinating workforce and coordinating workforce and economic development economic development opportunities through a opportunities through a collaborative process.collaborative process.

SOIC

John Hays, President Emeritus Southwestern Oklahoma State University and former SOIC Chairman of the Board

"SOIC gives us an opportunity to work together in an unprecedented manner. The founding partners not only have a vested interest in our communities, they also have a sincere desire to do what they can to improve the future of southwestern Oklahoma."

Why douse thoseWhy douse thoseFriday night lights Friday night lights after all this time? after all this time?

Demographics tellDemographics tellthe story. . . the story. . .

Regionalism? Regionalism?

Urban Counties in SOIC Urban Counties in SOIC RegionRegion

Canadian, Grady, McClain and Comanche Canadian, Grady, McClain and Comanche Counties are classified by the Office of Counties are classified by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as metro Management and Budget (OMB) as metro counties. counties.

20002000

CensuCensuss

20102010CensusCensus

ChangeChange PercentPercentageage

SOIC SOIC

RegioRegionn

511,540511,540 563,585563,585 +52,04+52,0455

10.1%10.1%

StateState 3,450,653,450,6544

3,751,3513,751,351 +300,69+300,6977

8.7%8.7%

NationNation 281,421,281,421,906906

308,745,5308,745,53838

+27,323,+27,323,632632

9.7%9.7%

PopulationPopulation

53,208 Population Gain 53,208 Population Gain Sure Sounds Good, but… Sure Sounds Good, but…

Counties Population Gained

BRAC Growth

OKC Metro Area

Canadian 27,844 √Grady 6,918 √McClain 6,764 √Comanche 9,100 √

95 percent of the growth in SW Oklahoma counties come from metro-area and BRAC related population gains in four counties!!

2010 Population Gain from Metro Counties

Looking to 2020Looking to 2020

Counties projected to lose, remain static or gain Counties projected to lose, remain static or gain less than 5% population:less than 5% population:

●●Blaine CountyBlaine County ●●Caddo CountyCaddo County

●●Cotton CountyCotton County ●●Dewey CountyDewey County

●●Greer CountyGreer County ●●Harmon CountyHarmon County

●●Jackson CountyJackson County ●●Jefferson CountyJefferson County

●●Kiowa CountyKiowa County ●●Stephens CountyStephens County

●●Tillman CountyTillman County ●●Washita CountyWashita County

SOIC Activities &

Development Timeline

JanuaryJanuary

First discussions occur with regional First discussions occur with regional leadershipleadership

Goal: To assemble a group of open-minded Goal: To assemble a group of open-minded people in central and southwestern Oklahoma for the people in central and southwestern Oklahoma for the purpose of discussing issues concerning economic purpose of discussing issues concerning economic and community development and to develop action and community development and to develop action plans, such plans to be put into action by existing plans, such plans to be put into action by existing entities that are willing to work on them to make a entities that are willing to work on them to make a positive change in the area. positive change in the area.

August August

SWOSU Approved as University SWOSU Approved as University Center by U.S. Economic Center by U.S. Economic Development AdministrationDevelopment Administration

Power of a Partnership: Power of a Partnership: 20042004

Power of a Partnership: Power of a Partnership: 2005 2005

Formalized collaboration of five state Formalized collaboration of five state colleges and universities and ASCOG & colleges and universities and ASCOG &

SWODASWODA Initiated e-Synchronist Manufacturers Initiated e-Synchronist Manufacturers

on-site interviewson-site interviews Making Place Matter Conference in Making Place Matter Conference in

Chicago Chicago First stakeholders conference at USAO First stakeholders conference at USAO

Initial e-Synchronist survey reports presented that Initial e-Synchronist survey reports presented that fall. fall.

SOIC’s initial Strategic Plan was SOIC’s initial Strategic Plan was developed based on the results of developed based on the results of over 600 over 600 in-depth business in-depth business interviews with ● manufacturers ● interviews with ● manufacturers ● service industries ● wholesale & service industries ● wholesale & retail trade ●raw materials retail trade ●raw materials production ●utilities ●convention production ●utilities ●convention & tourism, and ●construction & tourism, and ●construction sectors. sectors.

600+ interviews conducted


Convention, Retail, Trade and Convention, Retail, Trade and Services Services business sector business sector interviews are initiated interviews are initiated

Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation areare

filed with State of Oklahomafiled with State of Oklahoma Established the first standing Established the first standing

committeecommittee “The Front Line Team” “The Front Line Team” Hired executive directorHired executive director Established offices in ChickashaEstablished offices in Chickasha


Hosted 2Hosted 2ndnd Regional Conference – focus on Regional Conference – focus on serving manufacturers’ needsserving manufacturers’ needs

Adopted 3-Year Strategic Plan Adopted 3-Year Strategic Plan (8 (8 priorities are identified in this plan) (8 (8 priorities are identified in this plan)

EDA funding is renewed EDA funding is renewed


US DOL awards SOIC $2.5 million US DOL awards SOIC $2.5 million for BRAC Demonstration project for BRAC Demonstration project

Oklahoma Department of Oklahoma Department of Commerce awards SOIC $100,000 Commerce awards SOIC $100,000 to establish Advanced to establish Advanced Manufacturing Center of Manufacturing Center of Excellence in SW OklahomaExcellence in SW Oklahoma


Hosted 3Hosted 3rdrd Regional Conference at Quartz Regional Conference at Quartz Mountain Resort Mountain Resort

Speakers included state officials and two nationally Speakers included state officials and two nationally known known

experts on workforce issues. experts on workforce issues.

Hosted Education Symposium for top-Hosted Education Symposium for top-ranking education officials from southwest ranking education officials from southwest Oklahoma Oklahoma

Emphasis: workforce skills development & employer Emphasis: workforce skills development & employer

needsneeds. .

2008, continued2008, continued

Partnered with other Oklahoma Partnered with other Oklahoma organizations to host statewide organizations to host statewide business summits in 2009 on the business summits in 2009 on the importance of early childhood importance of early childhood investment. investment.


SOIC hosts SOIC hosts The Futures Game The Futures Game Workshop Workshop developed by Innovative developed by Innovative Leadership Australia and kicked off Leadership Australia and kicked off ““Building Smart Communities Building Smart Communities through Network Weavingthrough Network Weaving.”.”

SOIC is asked to develop organizational SOIC is asked to develop organizational structure and provide volunteer structure and provide volunteer leadership for the Fort Sill Southwest leadership for the Fort Sill Southwest Oklahoma Community Partnership Oklahoma Community Partnership Council.Council.


Front Line Team members write grant to Front Line Team members write grant to fund fund staff position for the SW OK CPC staff position for the SW OK CPC

SOIC contracts with the Center for SOIC contracts with the Center for Occupational Research and Development Occupational Research and Development

Hosts multiple regional meetings with key Hosts multiple regional meetings with key industry sectors and community industry sectors and community

leadership leadership to receive input for to receive input for development of Career development of Career Pathways Pathways implementation planimplementation plan

Develops new priority and focus Develops new priority and focus statement statement


SOIC fields medical simulators SOIC fields medical simulators across SW Oklahoma across SW Oklahoma

Adopts Resolutions in support of Adopts Resolutions in support of Regional Transportation Planning Regional Transportation Planning and Career Pathways and Career Pathways

Continues public advocacy Continues public advocacy phase of Career Pathways plan phase of Career Pathways plan

SOIC 2011 Top Priority SOIC 2011 Top Priority

……Improving, impacting and connecting Improving, impacting and connecting education systems, especially K-20education systems, especially K-20

……Addressing workforce development Addressing workforce development issues issues with a focus on Career Pathwayswith a focus on Career Pathways

(An integrated collection of education and (An integrated collection of education and training programs that develops an individual’s core training programs that develops an individual’s core academic, technical and employability skills and academic, technical and employability skills and provides them with continuous education and training provides them with continuous education and training in order to advance to successively higher levels of in order to advance to successively higher levels of education and employment) education and employment)

The Key to Success The Key to Success

2007 Front Line Team 2007 Front Line Team

2011 Front Line Team 2011 Front Line Team 30 member group30 member group

●●Universities Universities ●●Technology Technology CentersCenters

●●Rural Enterprises, Inc. Rural Enterprises, Inc. ●●Manufacturers Manufacturers AllianceAlliance ●●LocalLocal Economic Development Economic Development EntitiesEntities

●●Councils of Government Councils of Government ●●Private SectorPrivate Sector

● ●Workforce Investment Boards Workforce Investment Boards

● ●Oklahoma Department of Commerce Oklahoma Department of Commerce

The Southwest Oklahoma The Southwest Oklahoma Impact Coalition and its Impact Coalition and its

initiatives initiatives are supported in part by are supported in part by

the the U.S. Economic U.S. Economic Development Development

AdministrationAdministration

ContactContact

Marilyn Feaver, Executive DirectorMarilyn Feaver, Executive Director1727 West. Alabama 1727 West. Alabama Chickasha, Oklahoma Chickasha, Oklahoma 405-274-9135405-274-9135

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