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About MCEDP |
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Our Vision...
Monona County will evolve into a diversified, growing economy where high-growth, high-value firms flourish generating new wealth in the county and creating quality employment opportunities for its citizens. |
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Strategic Areas of Business Focus...
Economic development encompasses a wide-range of community and business development issues, challenges and projects. The Monona County Economic Development Partnership for Growth, in collaboration and cooperation with its partners, will lead an aggressive agenda aligned with its mission to enhance, position and market the Monona County "business location product." The Partnership will also support and partner with other organizations affecting the county's growth and vitality. The organization will be strategically focused on the following areas:
- Product research and development, including public policy advocacy, to enhance the competitiveness and appeal of Monona County to
high-growth, high-value firms, and
- Product positioning and marketing
• First-stop information clearinghouse for business location product information
• Outreach for retention and expansion of existing business
• New business attraction
• Entrepreneurial development, and
- Accountability to investors, stakeholders and residents of Monona County
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Five-Year Goals...
Within five years, the Monona County Economic Development Partnership for Growth will
- Generate new wealth and diversify the economy through the retention and expansion of existing firms, and
- Attract and start-up at least three high-growth, high-value firms, and
- Create at least 30 to 50 quality employment opportunities, and
- Drive the development of an Industrial Park,
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- Contribute to the overall growth and vitality of Monona County.
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Organizational and Governance Structure...
In order to strive for a representation of the cross-section of the economy and county, the Board of Directors will be comprised of one representative of each major investor (annual investment of $5,000 or greater) and six at-large representatives (elected by the membership) with no more than fifteen board members. Officers will include President, Vice President, and
Secretary/Treasurer-elected by the Board of Directors. The Community Advisory Group, comprised of one representative of each community making an investment in the Partnership, will act as a liaison to the Board from each community. This will facilitate communication between the communities and the Board of Directors. |
