Before economic development there was industrial
development. Both terms are used today to identify a process
within an economy that
sustains vitality and fosters growth for a location.
The
Enterprise and Economic Development Library has an
Industrial
Development section.
Locations should include industry
retention in their industrial
development efforts.
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contacts
industrial prospect:
... a person or enterprise identified
as having an influence on the occurrence of industrial
development and thus is sought after by resource
and service providers as defined by The
Network; an enterprise developer or site selector
focused on the startup, expansion or relocation,
or production improvement, of factories and operations for
moving their output to markets; a potential prospect
requesting a location
package from an area
or local development representative without
asking for assistance may be referred to as
a suspect.
industrial development prospect ... same
as an industrial prospect (page up).
industry retention:
... results achieved or efforts made to keep valued industries operating
in a locale, for
example, manufacturers that provide good jobs see
the definition of job
retention. A consultant listed in the Global Registry of Contacts,
Joan
Herron, once said that if ... a community
has only $1.00 to spend on economic development, it should
be spent on industry retention (paraphrased)see
the Summary
of Best Practices for Local Economic Development for the various
other things that should be done in a location in addition
to retaining industrial operations that contribute to the
vitality, growth and sustainability of the community.
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