August 6, 2014 Stakeholder Meeting

 What
is the Regional Prosperity
Initiative?
 Who is participating?
 Why is this important to the Western
Upper Peninsula?
 When will the Regional Prosperity Plan
be complete?
Agencies/Organizations
Governor Snyder’s organizational representation

Transportation
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Economic Development
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Workforce

Higher Education

Adult Education

Local units of government

Private Sector

Foundations/Non-Profits
Organizational Profiles
Find
out what exists
Examine what’s being done
Look for areas of
collaboration
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Economic Development

Baraga County Economic Development Corporation
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Gogebic County Economic Development Corporation
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Iron County Economic Development Corporation
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City of Ironwood Economic Development Corporation

Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA)
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McMillan Township Economic Development Corporation

MTEC SmartZone

Northern Initiatives

Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation

Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance (UPEDA)
Chambers of Commerce & CVBs

Baraga County Chamber of Commerce

Bessemer Chamber of Commerce

Copper Harbor Improvement Association

Iron County Chamber of Commerce
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Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce

Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau

Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Lake Gogebic Area Chamber of Commerce

Ontonagon County Chamber of Commerce

Porcupine Mountains Ontonagon Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Wakefield Chamber of Commerce

Watersmeet Chamber of Commerce

Western U.P. Convention & Visitors Bureau
Workforce Development

Goodwill Industries/Vocational Strategies, Inc.

Michigan Tech University – Innovation & Industry Engagement

Michigan Works!
Higher Education

Finlandia University

Gogebic Community College

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
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Michigan Technological University
Pre-K – Adult Education

BHK Child Development Board

Copper Country Intermediate School District

Dickinson/Iron Intermediate School District

Gogebic/Ontonagon Intermediate School District
Human Services

Baraga County Shelter Home

Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency

Baragaland Senior Citizens

Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home

Child & Family Services of the U.P.

Copper Country Mental Health Services

Copper Country Mental Health Services – The Institute

Dickinson-Iron Community Services Agency

Gogebic Community Mental Health

Gogebic County DOVE

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Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency

Goodwill Industries

Keweenaw Family Resource Center

Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly

Love INC

Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness

Michigan Department of Human Services

Michigan Rehabilitation Services

Northpointe Behavioral Health

Saint Vincent de Paul

Salvation Army

Superior Alliance for Independent Living (SAIL)

U.P. Kids/Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western U.P.
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Western U.P. Health Department
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Western U.P. Substance Abuse Service Coordinating Agency
Philanthropy
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Aspirus Keweenaw Health Foundation
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Baraga County Community Foundation

Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Foundation

Keweenaw Community Foundation

Portage Health Foundation

West Iron County Area Community Foundation
Transportation

Baraga County Road Commission

Disabled American Veterans

Gogebic County Road Commission

Gogebic County Transit Authority (“Little Blue Bus”)

Hancock Public Transit

Houghton County Road Commission

Houghton Public Transit

Indian Trails

Iron County Road Commission

Keweenaw County Road Commission

Michigan Department of Transportation
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MI-TRALE
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On-Tran

Ontonagon County Road Commission

R&A Transportation

Rural Task Forces (Regions 13A & 13B)
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Veterans Transportation Service
Other

Don’t Do It Yourself

Houghton/Keweenaw Conservation District

U.P. Resource Conservation & Development Council
Number of Organizations Providing Each Service
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Average Funding Allocation by Source
Federal
State
Local
Dues
Endowment
Donations
Average Employment by Classification
Full-Time
Part-Time
Temporary
Volunteer
Budget Trend
Increase
Decrease
Stay the Same
Changes in Staffing Due to Budget
Changes
No Changes
Changes in Services Provided Due to
Budget
Changes
No Changes
Flexibility to Increase Revenues
Flexibility
No Flexibility
Confidence in Funding Stream
Confident
Unsure
Not Confident
Barriers to Collaboration
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
What one thing
would help the
most?
Increased
Funding!
Education
Subcommittee
Discussion
Asset Mapping

Understanding what educational institutions have
available
 Facilities
 Human
resources
 Learning
tools
 Programs
 Technology
KBOCC Open House

New L’Anse campus

August 21 at 1 pm

Education
Subcommittee
will attend
Michigan Tech Mobile Laboratory

Next Education Subcommittee meeting, end of
September

Training facility that can be tooled to fit your needs
in STEM curriculum (science, technology,
engineering, and math)

At Houghton County Airpark
State Agency
Re-Alignments
Michigan Department of Agriculture &
Rural Development

Expansion of 2011 Rural Development Strategy

Looking for feedback to better align with regional
rural development perspectives and initiatives
Connect MI
 Forming
committees by county
 Conduct
technology assessments to identify
barriers to broadband access, adoption,
and use
 Develop
plans for providers and other
organizations to use to increase broadband
use
Regional Prosperity
Initiative FY2015
Funding Opportunities
Opportunities for Collaboration

Economic Development
Chambers of Commerce

Workforce Development
One-Stop Service Centers

Regional Service Delivery
Talent Districts
Education
Intermediate School Districts Career & Technical Education (CTE)

Transportation
Highway Maintenance Audit

Regional Public Transit
Administrative Service Delivery
Certified CDBG Administration Regionalization of Housing Programs
Q&A
LET’S PROSPER TOGETHER
BUILDING THE WESTERN U.P.’S FUTURE TOGETHER