3.
City Council Combined Special Meeting/Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 01/31/2023
- From:
- Jack Fitchett, Business Attraction Manager
- Department:
- Economic Vitality
Co-Submitter:
TITLE:
Economic Development - Year in Review 2022
DESIRED OUTCOME:
This presentation is a brief introduction and update on the City of Flagstaff's Economic Development Program from the year 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Economic Development section led by Heidi Hansen, Economic Vitality Director and comprised of Community Investment Director David McIntire, Community Investment Administrative Specialist Creag Znetko, Business Attraction Manager Jack Fitchett, and Business Retention and Expansion Manager John Saltonstall will present their Year in Review of the City's Economic Development Program for 2022. The Economic Development Team will speak about recent awards, successes, incentive programs, marketing efforts, new initiatives, and sector expansions among other efforts.
INFORMATION:
This presentation will provide each team member the chance to present a few efforts, programs, and successes that occurred this past year. We look forward to this opportunity to inform and celebrate the below efforts and successes with Council.
- A brief overview of the Economic Development Team
- A 30,000 ft. introduction to economic development practices and key terms
- Highlight of key partnerships
- Business attraction highlights from 2022
- Looking to the future for attraction in 2023
- Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) Update
- High level overview of technology used by the economic development team (Placer A.I, Buxton Analytics)
- Brownfield Grants Update
- Moonshot at Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technology (NACET)
- Marketing year in review and new website updates
- Business Retention & Expansion overview & incentives
- Workforce development