Post by Administrator on Dec 14, 2010 9:32:07 GMT -7
The following language has been recommended for inclusion in the Vision 2030 document by the Prosperity subcommittee. You can see a list of the members of the subcommittee at www.provo.org/current_issues.visioning_submembers.html#prosperity. Click on Reply, or return to the main Prosperity board and click on Add a New Thread to record your thoughts and comments.
Provo City and the business community enjoy a relationship based on mutual need, trust, and cooperation. Provo City and the business community understand and realize that each relies on the other to be successful and healthy.
Goal 1. Work effectively and fairly with the business community so the dominant perception in the business community is that it is easy to work with Provo City.
Goal 2 - Foster the entrepreneurial spirit and reality of Provo.
Goal 3 - Determine the appropriate types of businesses for Provo to foster and grow.
Goal 4 - Retain/support our established businesses and talent.
Goal 5 - Maximize the vast second language skill set in the community.
Goal 6 - Recruit daily regional air service to the Provo Municipal Airport from cities such as Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles, etc.
Goal 7 - Maintain well-functioning transportation routes throughout the city.
Goal 8 - Facilitate participation by Provo business leaders in the political process.
Provo City and the business community enjoy a relationship based on mutual need, trust, and cooperation. Provo City and the business community understand and realize that each relies on the other to be successful and healthy.
Goal 1. Work effectively and fairly with the business community so the dominant perception in the business community is that it is easy to work with Provo City.
Objective 1.1. Work to significantly reduce the barriers to growing/expanding/doing business in Provo.
Objective 1.2 Look for ways to help grow/leverage the city assets to improve economic development.
Goal 2 - Foster the entrepreneurial spirit and reality of Provo.
Objective 2.1 Create a fertile environment for business ideas for products and services to progress more rapidly through the business cycle.
Objective 2.2 Make it cheaper and easier to be in Provo as a new/growing business.
Objective 2.3 Make it easier to expand a business.
Goal 3 - Determine the appropriate types of businesses for Provo to foster and grow.
Objective 3.1 Build on our strengths and continue in the direction the business community wants to go.
Goal 4 - Retain/support our established businesses and talent.
Objective 4.1 Create incentives to reinvest in growth-mode businesses in Provo.
Goal 5 - Maximize the vast second language skill set in the community.
Objective 5.1 Create a tracking database of all residents with second language skills who are available resources for businesses.
Goal 6 - Recruit daily regional air service to the Provo Municipal Airport from cities such as Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles, etc.
Objective 6.1 Promote the airport to the local business and tourism travel industry as an economical and convenient alternative to using the Salt Lake International Airport.
Goal 7 - Maintain well-functioning transportation routes throughout the city.
Objective 7.1 Ensure that transportation to, from, and within Provo is safe and efficient, and that the transportation of goods, services, and people are not impeded because of a lack of well-engineered traffic infrastructure.
Goal 8 - Facilitate participation by Provo business leaders in the political process.
Objective 8.1 Encourage Provo business leaders to become engaged in the political process to ensure that business interests are appropriately balanced with residential interests.