North Central Region Community Development Core Competencies Course

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Wisconsin Basic Economic Development Course
REGIONALISM
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Setting the State on Regionalism

• Sue Gleason, Moderator, Thrive Director of
  Regional Assets Metrics
• Terry Ludeman, Labor Economist
• Matt Kures, GIS State SpecialistUW-Extension
  Center for Community and Economic Development

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Why include Regionalism?

• To recognize the collaborative approach that is
  taking root in WI and across the country.
• No one organization or jurisdiction can do it
  alone anymore.
• Our competition is across the globe, not in the
  next community.

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Engaging Local Elected Officials Across the Region

• Why think and work regionally?
• Whats in it for me and my constituents?

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Engaging Local Elected Officials Across the Region

• Sauk County - Oldest County EDC
• Merlin Zitzner, EDC Chair
• Karna Hanna, EDC Director
• Iowa County - Newest County EDC
• Ricky Rolfsmeyer, EDC Chair
• Randy Terronez, County Administrator

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Engaging Local Elected Officials Across the Region

• Most challenging? Most rewarding?
• For Sauk County - How has regionalism changed
  your thinking?
• For Iowa County - What does a regional approach
  offer to a rural county?

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Redefining Relationships

• Across the region
• Across state borders
• Across disciplines

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Redefining Relationships

• Across the region
• Jennifer Alexander, President, Thrive and the
  Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
• Rob Kleman, Executive Director, Oshkosh Economic
  Development Corporation

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Redefining Relationships

• Formal agreements
• Establishing roles
• Lessons learned
• Competition vs. collaboration
• Balancing rural and urban issues

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Redefining Relationships

• Across state borders
• Andy Lisak
• Executive Director, The Development Association
• Superior, WI

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Cross Border Economic Development Cooperation
The Northland Experience

• Arrowhead Growth Alliance
• APEX
• Range Readiness Initiative
• www.rangereadiness.com
•  Northland Works
• www.thenorthlandworks.org
•  NorthlandConnection.com
• www.northlandconnection.com
•  Northland Economic Development Strategy/Regional
  Innovation Grant
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Innovative NW Wisconsin Regional Efforts

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• NW Wisconsin Economic Development Fund
• www.nwrpc.com/economic-development/nwredf
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• Wisconsin Rural Enterprise Fund, LLC
• http//www.nwrpc.com/323
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Redefining Relationships

• Across disciplines- Philanthropy
• Bob Sorge
• Vice President of Strategic Development, Madison
  Community Foundation

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Redefining Relationships

• Across disciplines - Education
• Ed Clarke
• Director of Grants and Special Projects, Madison
  Area Technical College

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Closing Comments

• Regional resources and related opportunities
• Competition and collaboration