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Grow the economy of Dothan and the Wiregrass Region (City of Dothan, Houston, Henry, Dale, Geneva and Coffee counties).
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| Objective 1: |
Retain and expand existing regional companies. |
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Formalize a comprehensive business retention and expansion (BREP) program for incumbent firms.
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Ensure that private businesses and individuals receive permits in a timely and seamless manner.
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Ensure that businesses have the support necessary to be successful. |
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| Objective 2: |
Create, recruit and expand companies in targeted business sectors. |
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The following are the action steps for the target sectors. Unless otherwise stated, each of these should be applied to each of the five targets: Advanced Manufacturing; Aerospace and Defense; Health Care; Logistics and Transportation; and Agri-Business and Food Technology.
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Recruit businesses to the Dothan region.
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Ensure that existing firms have the resources needed to effectively expand.
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Facilitate the creation of new firms in the target sectors.
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Continue to work through the Alabama Technology Network (ATN) with existing industry associations and companies to promote the target sectors and to retain existing firms. |
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Provide the resources necessary for entrepreneurs and small business people to create, sustain and expand regional companies. |
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Maximize the impact of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce's small business development programs.
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Fully leverage existing resources and develop additional support capacity. |
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Work to provide effective infrastructure for regional businesses. |
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Effectively pursue partnerships for completion of priority regional infrastructure projects.
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Work to provide competitive provision of infrastructure to Dothan regional communities. |
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