Overview
by Creative Communities, Inc. , Grantee
Overall Goal:
The overall
goal of the Six County Resource and Development Project is to maximize
current resources and bring new resources to the six-county service
area.
Expected
Results: Expected Results from achieving the overall goal including
business expansion, business attraction, job creation and trained
workforce expansion.
Project Service
Area: The project service area includes all communities with
populations less than 10,000 in the counties of Dunklin, Pemiscot,
Mississippi, Scott, Stoddard and New Madrid.
Objectives:
- To create
an online resource lab that will be available to business and
community leaders in all six counties via the web.
- To create
open computer labs in Malden and Caruthersville that will be available
to community leaders, business leaders and others for research
and training purposes.
- To provide
computer based training for persons in communities where a computer
lab is not available utilizing a mobile computer lab.
- To provide
technical assistance for the purpose of research, acquiring funding
and economic development projects.
- To enhance
networking throughout the six county area to avoid duplicating
services and bringing more resources to more communities.
- To publish
a resource manual that encompasses the six county area, including
state
and federal sources. This manual will be
available to all community and business leaders.
- To enlist
known experts in various areas of business, community and agricultural
development and make them available to the service area.
- To provide
training in the areas of business creation and/or expansion if
needed.
- To provide
training to communities in specialty areas if needed.
Expected
Outcomes:
- A minimum
of two new business creation or business expansion projects created
- A minimum
of two new value-added agricultural projects created
- An increase
in the number of computer literate workers
- An increase
in the number of workforce ready workers available.
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