Economic Development Visioning Meeting

Kentucky’s Unbridled Future

The global economy of today is defined by an innovative and entrepreneurial culture, which means it also must include an educated workforce with high-tech skills. It is centered on a global environment and a global awareness. States are no longer solely competing with other states, but are now also competing with other countries. There must be an adaptable and strategic approach to policy and economic development as the world continues to evolve.

The state economic development agency in the global economy of today must have a clear understanding of its strengths, weaknesses and advantages on a global level. It must foster an innovative and entrepreneurial culture. It must also be engaged in product development to assist its communities and ensure the needs of business and industry are met, especially in the areas of education, workforce and high-tech skills training. Lastly, it must adopt an adaptable, strategic, and modern approach to economic development.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (CED) has engaged Boyette Strategic Advisors (BSA), an economic development consulting firm, to develop a Statewide Economic Development Strategic Plan, deemed Kentucky’s Unbridled Future, to provide direction to the CED and guide prioritization of agency objectives, actions and resources in the 21st Century economy in order to make Kentucky the most competitive it can be from an economic development perspective.

One of the ultimate goals of this effort is to gain a vision for the economic future of Kentucky for the next five years. To accomplish this goal, the CED is hosting a series of visioning meetings across the Commonwealth. These sessions will be led and facilitated by BSA, with participation from a broad cross-section of stakeholders in each area. During this meeting, BSA will give participants an opportunity to share their thoughts and vision for the future of economic development in Kentucky and obtain their perspectives on a variety of issues impacting preparation of this plan.

For more information checkout their website:  http://www.kentuckysunbridledfuture.com/

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