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2 OUR EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Kansas City, MO Columbia, MO St. Louis, MO Blacksburg, VA Louisville, KY University of Missouri St. Louis, MO Lubbock, TX Des Moines, IO Greenville, SC Lexington, KY St. Charles, MO Kansas City, MO University City, MO

3 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

4 STRATEGIC PLANNING

5 STRATEGIC PLANNING THE CITY OF QUINCY Anyone who plans on being around in Annual Expenses That s over 10 years. in total wages/salaries in 2015

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7 INNOVATION AND ACCELERATION Uber The world s most popular media owner, creates no content. Amazon The world s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. The world s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook The most valuable retailer is online. Airbnb Something interesting is happening. TOM GOODWIN

8 ECONOMIC & CULTURAL SHIFT

9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENT WAYS TO THINK ABOUT AN ECONOMY Highly Educated Entrepreneurs Innovators Healthcare Advisory Tourism Restaurants Manufacturing Skilled Labor Transport Unemployed Underemployed Disability

10 HISTORIC QUINCY: THE BOOM YEARS POPULATION OF QUINCY , , , , , ,300

11 US Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Food and Agriculture HISTORIC QUINCY: THE BOOM YEARS DYNAMISM Risk takers Entrepreneurs Urban pioneers

12 US Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Food and Agriculture HISTORIC QUINCY: THE BOOM YEARS DYNAMISM Risk takers Entrepreneurs Urban pioneers GREAT UPHEAVAL Life expectancy: 38 Percent farmers: 64 Civil War

13 US Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Food and Agriculture HISTORIC QUINCY: THE BOOM YEARS DYNAMISM GREAT UPHEAVAL INNOVATION Risk takers Entrepreneurs Urban pioneers Life expectancy: 38 Percent farmers: 64 Civil War Electricity Light bulb Automobile Clean drinking water Telephone

14 ECONOMIC & CULTURAL SHIFT KNOWLEDGE CONSUMPTION PLACE AND TALENT TOURISM Growth In Jobs With Bachelor s Source: CEO s Degree for Cities Growth In Personal Source: Consumption CEO s for Cities % Young Prof s in Downtowns Source: CEO s Versus for Cities Overall Regions Growth in Leisure & Hospitality Source: CEO s for Jobs Cities Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Source: Federal Reserve Source: CEO s for Cities 2009 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

15 ECONOMIC & CULTURAL SHIFT TECH INTERNET CRAFT GROWTH IN TECH JOBS Source: BLS INCREASE IN WEB SALES Source: US Census CRAFT BEER PRODUCTION Source: Brewer s Association 2015

16 HOUSING MARKET PEER CITIES DOWNTOWN HOUSING

17 Cities must continually adapt in order to survive and flourish.

18 ECONOMIC & CULTURAL SHIFT QUINCY AND ADAMS COUNTRY BRANDING REPORT TOP CHALLENGES FACING QUINCY Lack of well-paying jobs Ability to attract and retain young professionals Resistance to change Year: 2016 Created By: North Star

19 Diversification and specialization will be keys in a rapidly-changing world. Downtown & Place High Paying Jobs Innovation Tourism Workforce Training Education Young Professionals Entrepreneurship Attraction & Retention Infrastructure

20 Put people first; learn from the past; focus on the future and innovation

21 EVOLVING IN OUR UNDERSTANDING Cities, like the human body, are incredibly complex. They consist of many, many elements that are not always visible at the surface.

22 NOT JUST ABOUT PHYSICAL REALM Where is your ECONOMY Where is your INNOVATION Where is your EDUCATION Where is your CULTURE Where are your SOCIAL NE TWORKS

23 CITY PLANNING: INFORMATION DRIVEN Chad Shirley, Rand Corporation; Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution. Study of how infrastructure investment lowers businesses; inventory and logistics costs.

24 CITY PLANNING: BETTER APPROACHES Imagine if doctors treated every patient, regardless of symptoms, age, and needs, with knee surgery.

25 ECONOMIC

26 IDEA EXCHANGE Workers in urban areas earn 30 percent more Phone calls and s Patents Business travel -Edward Glaeser

27 POLICY PLACES: ECONOMY AND INNOVATION

28 GREEN SYSTEMS Source: East-West Gateway, West Florissant Avenue Great Streets Master Plan

29 CITIES AS NETWORKS OF PEOPLE Network System

30 Jobs Innovation Trade Travel and Tourism Consumer Goods Retail Services Housing Economic Activity Parks Public Art Architecture Streets Transit Education Research Infrastructure Energy and Resources

31 QUINCY PRIORITY AREAS

32 PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING Development Strategies 2014

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