Public Presentation | 07-24-19
WHAT IS THIS PLAN? Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE • Non-profit focused on advancing economic and community prosperity in the Indiana Uplands (11- County Region) • Planning Grant – Dubois Strong • Implementation Grants
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
PROCESS OVERVIEW Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
PROCESS 1 Story Development & Engagement/Outreach 2 Data Analysis & Review; and Vision & Opportunities 3 Solutions
PROCESS 1 Story Development & Engagement/Outreach ✓ Project Kick-Off ✓ QPAT Working Session 1 ✓ Community Roundtable Focus Groups (April) 2 Data Analysis & Review; and Vision & Opportunities ✓ Existing Conditions Review & Previous Planning Summaries ✓ Development of Preliminary Projects & Recommendations ✓ QPAT Working Session 2 (June)
PROCESS 3 Solutions ✓ Plan Recommendations ✓ Draft Quality of Place & Workforce Attraction Plan • QPAT Working Session 3 (July) • Final Public Presentation (WE ARE HERE) • Final Quality of Life & Workforce Attraction Plan
PREVIOUS PLANNING REVIEW Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
WHAT WE REVIEWED • Dubois County Comprehensive Plan – 2009 • INDOT Long Range Transportation Plan 2030 & Next Level Roadways Dubois County • Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy • Dubois County Housing Study • Dubois County Parks & Recreation Plan 2017- 2021 • Safety Mitigation • Healthy Community Action Plan • Activating the City of Jasper, Indiana • Jasper Main Street Assessment • Jasper Comprehensive Plan
WHAT WE REVIEWED • Jasper – Downtown Riverfront Plan • Huntingburg Comprehensive Plan • Huntingburg Stellar Communities Plan • Huntingburg Active Living Program • Ireland Vision Plan • Town of Holland • 2018 Library Strategic Plan • Dubois Community Foundation Strategic Plan 2019-2023 • Tri-County Strategic Plan 2016 & Re-Imagine Your Y Campaign • Jasper Community Arts Strategic Plan
WHAT WE REVIEWED • St. Anthony Project List • Dubois County Fairgrounds • Vincennes University – Jasper Strategic Plan 2017-2022 • Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools Strategic Plan 2019-2026 • Northeast Dubois School Corporation Strategic Plan (2017) • Southeast Dubois County School Corporation Long Term Plans • Memorial Hospital Strategic Plan • HUB 19 Plan
ROUNDTABLE FOCUS GROUPS Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
FOCUS GROUPS • Major Community/County Employer • Youth/Emerging Professionals • Latino Community • Elected Officials/Agencies • Major Community/County Institutions
OVERARCHING TOPICS • Workforce Housing • Marketing/Promotion of Assets & Tourism Development • Affordable Child Care • Small Business Development • Broadband • Public Art • Gateway Improvements • Property Improvement • Regional Connectivity • Drug Prevention & • Expanded Recreational Rehabilitation Facilities & Programming • Attraction of “Middle” Income • Language Barriers Jobs
DATA OVERVIEW Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Existing Conditions of the Dubois County Workforce Analysis Workforce Growth Rate Fast Growth Occupations The County‘s At 0.82% per year, the workforce exceeds County’s workforce Healthcare occupations pre-recession levels growth rate is slower are growing rapidly, but and continues to grow than the nation still employ fewer than (1.43%) would be expected
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Existing Conditions of the Dubois County Workforce Analysis Specialized Largest Occupations Median Earnings Occupations Many of the County’s Median hourly earnings The County is highly largest occupations are ($16.07) are lower than specialized in stagnating or declining average ($19.83), occupations related to and are relatively indicating there are a furniture-making unspecialized large number of low- paying occupations skewing income down
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Existing Conditions of the Dubois County Workforce Analysis Talent Supply by Occupational Young Talent Compensation Diversity Occupations There are higher Occupational diversity is The County has a concentrations of low-wage average, indicating jobs are relatively low share of distributed fairly evenly workers than the national young talent. Younger average, but a fewer mid- among the 13 occupation workers tend to be range and relatively large clusters compared to the attracted to high-tech, gaps in highly-paid workers typical county medical, and financial professions
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Existing Conditions of the Dubois County Workforce Analysis Educational Commuting Pipeline Patterns While regional educational The County is a net importer of institutions are producing a labor, with 4,754 more jobs significant pipeline of skilled than resident workers. In-bound workers, the County has commuters tend to work in relatively few jobs in related higher paying occupations than fields out-bound
BIG IDEAS Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
BIG IDEAS
NEXT STEPS Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
NEXT STEPS • Finalize the Dubois County Quality of Life & Workforce Attraction Plan – July 31 st • Regional Opportunities Initiative Implementation Grants – Two Rounds
FEEDBACK EXCERCISE Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
HELP US PRIORITIZE! • Using the feedback sheet provided, tell us what are the TOP THREE big ideas that Dubois County should focus on in terms of quality of life and workforce attraction. • If you have any other thoughts or feedback – please right it down! • Please return your feedback sheets!
QUESTIONS? Dubois County Quality of Life + Workforce Attraction Plan
Public Presentation | 07-24-19
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