County Council approves first ever Wellington Economic Development Strategy
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"Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning." Thomas Alva Edison
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On November 29, 2012 Wellington County Council members approved the first ever Economic Development Strategic Plan for Wellington County.
We, the partners, recognize the need for creating a cohesive and strategic framework that provides us with a clear path for our economic development activities in the next five years. We also recognize the importance of listening to our communities, residents, workforce and various sectors in terms of the goals you have for growing our region sustainably.
We are both proud and excited to share Wellington's first ever Economic Development Strategy. From May until November, we engaged over 550 individuals to collect valuable input on our community’s attributes and opportunities.
The County is now on its way to developing a plan for implementation for the next year, 2013. Some of the implementation initiatives include:
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A comprehensive Wellington business directory online (residents to search nearby services, businesses to find new suppliers, ED professionals to understand investment base)
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A Community Investment Profile (a professional communications piece for Wellington as a great place to invest, live and work)
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A dedicated website for economic development in Wellington County (to house all economic information, business resources, mapping and contacts)
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A business retention exercise (interviews with businesses in the health care, manufacturing, agriculture and knowledge economy)
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Our communities share some of their thoughts...
"We simply do not have enough skilled workers to sustain our local economy, what we need is a newcomer attraction program."
"For our tourists and residents alike, we need some better County signs, some smart looking signs so that people will recognize when they are in Wellington."
"I am a recent grad and I returned because there was a job available for me. We should be attracting more grads to our communities."
Provide your ideas! Click here
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