The document outlines goals and strategies for organizational development in economic development. It aims to implement business attraction strategies for various sectors, support the regional molding industry cluster through workforce training, distribute economic data to recruit entrepreneurs, and enhance relationships with regional allies to attract industry. Specific tactics include developing recruitment programs, maintaining business contacts, applying for grants, conducting industry surveys, partnering with schools on certification, and engaging with various economic development organizations.

2. Organizational Development
Goals:
Implement industrial, retail and service sector
business attraction and recruitment strategies.
Initiate a business retention/expansion strategy
supporting the regional molding industry cluster to
enhance local career opportunities.
Distribute economic development related data to
recruit and develop local entrepreneurs.
Enhance relationships with regional economic
development allies to attract value-added industrial
development.

3. Goal 1: Implement industrial, retail and service sector
business attraction and recruitment strategies.
Develop opportunities through internet and targeted
mailing programs that include peripheral market
information about the local labor force and consumer
demographics.
Maintain a personal network of business owners to
expand contacts and recruit new businesses
Apply for foundation grants and USDA assistance to
create a new industrial park.
Present monthly reports to IDA Board on retail and
service sector recruitment results.

4. Goal 2: Initiate a business retention/expansion strategy
supporting the regional molding industry cluster to
enhance local career opportunities.
Develop a survey to identify molding cluster training
needs.
Form committee of molding industry leaders to
evaluate surveys and training curricula.
Visit community college and vocational school to
facilitate certification standards.
Plan integration of a vocational diploma and
Associates of Science credentials to train a workforce
cohort specifically for the local molding industries.

5. Goal 3: Distribute economic development data to
recruit and develop local entrepreneurs.
Update LOIS community profile.
Identify at least 3 (three) properties for promotion that are
compatible with surrounding land-use, land-use plans,
comprehensive plans and zoning regulations/ordinances.
Create and maintain materials on all available properties
through LOIS.
Maintain city and county demographic market and labor
data.
Create prospect and entrepreneurial recruitment
presentations.
Maintain updates to entrepreneurial advice and business
expansion information on local internet site.

6. Goal 4: Enhance relationships with regional economic
development allies to attract value-added industrial
development.
 Enhance relationship with Southeast Mo. Regional Planning
Commission for assistance with available business financing and
incentives from local, state and federal sources.
 Develop alliances with Missouri Dept. of Economic Development, St.
Francois County IDA, Washington County IDA, Jefferson County IDA,
Perry County IDA, Ameren Economic Development and others.
 Present monthly economic development updates for city council
meetings.
 Meet with state legislators twice a year and inform them of local
development issues.
 Develop plan to improve relationships with site location consultants.
 Maintain membership in the Missouri Economic Development
Council and attend at least one conference.

10. SALE S TAX H I STOR Y 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 8
Five Year Sales Tax History
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03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07
Year
Sales Tax
General 569,881 603,249 630,342 625,000 680,867
Transport 263,214 279,413 290,843 285,000 313,610
Capital 263,179 279,414 290,843 285,000 313,610
Park 265,361 279,509 291,088 285,000 313,577
Gas 227,857 229,906 222,896 225,000 225,000
Vehicle 57,737 56,365 47,566 50,000 48,370
1,647,229 1,727,856 1,773,578 1,755,000 1,895,034
Fiscal Year 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Est '07-08