2008 Action Plan

  • Establish Regional Priorities
    • Sponsor two regional development meetings – Regional Summit during April 2008 and Fall Partnership Meeting during October 2008.
    • Provide a focused approach with partner members to identify their development goals.
    • Work with partner members to create a local development plan to support a regional economic development strategy.
    • Conduct membership meetings throughout the region to engage the members in a discussion of services, needs and preparedness for economic development.
  • Sustain a Comprehensive Regional Database
    • Collect and maintain current community profile data (E.g. demographics, infrastructure, facilities, housing, buildings and sites, education, workforce, environment) for each county and member community. Use this information to support the LocationOne database.
    • Maintain a resource list of economic development data to be used by local development organizations.
    • Maintain the organization's website to be a resource for members and an economic development tool.
  • Create Strategic Alliances
    • Educate and collaborate with partner members on local development issues, providing leadership and resources to build consensus on regional priorities.
    • Emphasize communication to build teamwork, resource sharing, and trust among partner members and agencies.
    • Sustain a communications plan that informs and educates members on regional/county development issues.
    • Continue to develop relationships with area news media.
    • Communicate legislative issues that impact regional economic development, and participate in the Springfield/Branson Regional Salute to Missouri Legislators Coalition, including the Springfield Metro Partnership.
    • Establish other subcommittees to facilitate regional issues and organizational involvement as needed, such as marketing, membership meetings and training opportunities.
    • Develop a resource with Missouri State University that will utilize the Public Affairs Mission to support members in our region.
  • Create Business Development Plan for Job Creation and Retention
    • Continue marketing efforts to create new and maintain existing jobs, capital investment, and a trained workforce.
    • Maintain a business retention program to understand the needs of existing regional businesses, including a “call program,” which identifies specific services or concerns that can promote the success of local businesses. Also, become involved as part of a resource network to address company needs, and, if necessary, assist with plant closings.
    • Market the Ozarks Regional Community Development Corporation as a gap financing lending tool.
  • Produce Measurable Outcomes/Successes
    • Meet or exceed goals set forth in the Partnership for Prosperity plan. 
    • Provide an annual report on regional/county accomplishments.
    • Conduct performance reviews with both OREP members and Partnership for Prosperity investors to determine if annual activities/goals were achieved.

Download the 2006 Action Plan

2006_Action_Plan.pdf