Program Priorities Across the Five Core Strategies

BUILD REGIONAL UNITY

GROW NEW JOBS

GROW, RETAIN & ATTRACT TALENT

BUILD
RESILIENCY

ADVANCE
REGIONAL INFRA-STRUCTURE

Immediate

2021

Advance the New Vision for the 757 Economy

Build a Network of 1,000 Regional 757 Champions

Unify the 757’s Young Professional Organizations (aka NextGen)

Create and Run the “757 Did You Know” Pride-building Campaign

Build and Maintain a Performance Dashboard

Support 757’s Core Economic Drivers: Military, Maritime and Hospitality 

Increase the Performance and Growth of Target Industries

Support the Leading High-Growth Companies

Cultivate Promising New Industries: Offshore Wind, etc.

Attract New Companies to the 757 Region

Place Qualified Talent  in Unfilled Jobs

Train and Upskill the Unemployed

Retain New 757 Graduates

Business Model Education and Training

Diversity & Inclusion Education and Training

Employee Health and Well-care Education and Training

Create and Share Our Region’s Story with the Outside World

Near-Term  

2022

Accelerate the Success of New Company Formation

Attract Additional Qualified Talent to the 757 through Targeted External Marketing Campaign

Understand Future Talent Needs: Prepare for Future Tech Talent and Adjacent Tech Talent Shortage

Increase Minority Business Resiliency through Mentorships and a Minority Supplier Database

Make the 757 Economy More Resilient through the Growth of Our Startup Ecosystem

Create and Share Our Region’s Story with the Outside World

Advance a Business Approach to Energy, Sea Level Rise, and Market Connections

Advance Major Regional Infrastructure Projects Guided by Economic Empowerment for All Perspective. 

Long-Term

2023 & Beyond

Address Long-term Systemic Issues that Have Held the Region Back (Disincentives for Collaboration Beyond Borders

Create a System to Identify and Advance Best Practices on Issues Outside of this Plan