Goals and Key Actions

Recommendation 1: Improve the competitiveness of the region’s key economic clusters

Key Actions:

A. Assist the Alamo region’s communities in implementing economic development strategies that attract and grow businesses in key economic clusters
B. Assist smaller communities in developing smaller micro-clusters that capitalize on their unique community assets
C. Support initiatives that focus on growing export industries that generate wealth for the region Support the continued development of knowledge based economic clusters
D. Provide economic development partners and municipalities learning opportunities and networking opportunities through a series of economic development workshops
E. Provide assistance to regional municipalities and other economic development stakeholders in applying for funds from the Economic Development Administration and other Federal and State funding agencies.

Recommendation 2: Improve the educational attainment of the workforce, incentivizing businesses to locate and expand in the Alamo region

Key Actions:

A. Coordinate with regional education and workforce development agencies to better align regional curricula to meet employer needs
B. Provide technical assistance and economic data analysis support to communities throughout the region.

Recommendation 3: Build a strong Innovation Infrastructure that promotes entrepreneurship and small business development

Key Actions:

A. Support programs that develop entrepreneurial skills in the workforce
B. Coordinate with regional Small Business Development Centers to improve access of residents throughout the region to these assets
C. Publish an annual report, summarizing the Alamo region’s progress to meeting goals and objectives and benchmarking the region against peer regions.

Recommendation 4: Guide development of the region’s brand identity, making the Alamo region’s Quality of Place second to none

Key Actions:

A. Assist the Alamo region’s communities in implementing economic development strategies that capitalize on their unique characteristics and improve their Quality of Place

Recommendation 5: Support continued improvement of the region’s transportation infrastructure, including public transportation, highway/interstate systems, and rail port and airport capacity

Key Actions:

A. Promote development of public transportation alternatives
B. Support public transportation usage campaigns to promote connectivity between rural and metropolitan areas
C. Assist communities in accessing resources to improve roadways, rail systems, and airport capacity.