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Economic Development Thoughts

Economic Development Thoughts. Stan Harpstead Regional Council of Mayors. Objectives (Draft). Develop Long-Term strategy for growth in Gross State Product (specifically emphasize Metro Region) Enhance relationships/collaborations within Regional Clusters

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Economic Development Thoughts

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  1. Economic Development Thoughts Stan Harpstead Regional Council of Mayors

  2. Objectives (Draft) • Develop Long-Term strategy for growth in Gross State Product (specifically emphasize Metro Region) • Enhance relationships/collaborations within Regional Clusters • Develop momentum in Science and Technology Regional Economic Segment • Identify Short-Term and Long-Term investments to achieve strategic goals • Identify and measure appropriate “dashboard” or “scorecard” benchmarks

  3. Regional Statistics • Other Statistics (2007 Development Report Card) • MN ranks 48th in New Company Formation • 28th in SBIR grants • 23rd in Manufacturing Investment • 22nd in VC Investments • 19th in PhD scientists and engineers

  4. Regional StatisticsU.S. Metro EconomiesU.S. Metro Economies; Gross Metropolitan Product with Housing Update, January 2007 • A key success behind the economic development of metro areas is the proximity of businesses and skilled labor. The synergy provided by • labor, • extensive business networks, • cutting edge research at institutes of higher learning, that • attracts both capital and entrepreneurs to metro areas. • Metro areas are at the center of the development of new technologies, such as nanotechnology or biotechnology, and play a major role in shaping the future economic development.

  5. MN Economic Clusters Source: Lee W. Munnich, Jr. University of MN

  6. Competitiveness and Composition of Minnesota EconomyLinkages Across Traded Clusters, 2006 Textiles 27 Fishing & Fishing Products 17 Entertainment 12 Prefabricated Enclosures 18 Hospitality & Tourism 23 Agricultural Products 20 Furniture 24 Transportation & Logistics 20 DistributionServices 13 Building Fixtures, Equipment & Services 18 Construction Materials 17 Aerospace Vehicles & Defense 27 Information Tech. 9 Jewelry & Precious Metals 22 Processed Food 9 Heavy Construction Services 25 Lighting & Electrical Equipment 7 Business Services 19 Analytical Instruments 9 Education & Knowledge Creation 19 Power Generation 28 Forest Products 4 Medical Devices 2 Financial Services 13 Communi- cations Equipment 25 Publishing & Printing 11 Biopharma- Ceuticals 22 Heavy Machinery 9 Production Technology 11 Motor Driven Products 21 Apparel 22 Chemical Products 18 Tobacco 20 Oil & Gas 25 Leather & Related Products 26 Metal Manufacturing 10 Automotive 17 Plastics 17 Aerospace Engines 34 Footwear 9 Minnesota overall rank = 18 Sporting & Recreation Goods 13 Note: Clusters with overlapping borders or identical shading have at least 20% overlap (by number of industries) in both directions. Source: Lee W. Munnich, Jr. University of MN

  7. Business Development - Michigan

  8. Oregon Benchmarkshttp://benchmarks.oregon.gov/

  9. Proposed Current Activities • Setting up a Meeting of Participating Mayor’s in Bloomington (Gene’s support) • Applying for funding support from appropriate foundations • Networking with Workforce Centers, HT-Alliance, MN-Nano, BioBusiness Alliance, Large Corporations, U of MN, MNSCU • Encouraging meetings between city community development groups (common borders and/or common industries) • Identifying appropriate “dashboard” or “scorecard” benchmarks • Support proposed legislation (this Thursday) in the Senate to establish a North Star Rising Commission  EDCorp with emphasis on Science and Technology Initiative

  10. How to enhance Regional Economic Clusters

  11. Industry Clusters (Porter) • Geographic concentrations of competing, complementary, or interdependent firms • Common needs for talent, technology, and infrastructure • Dynamic, changing as the industries themselves or external conditions change • Centered on firms that sell outside the local, state, national market • Driving forces in a national, regional, state or metropolitan economy

  12. How to create a portfolio of clusters? As with “financial portfolio theory” the benefit of a portfolio of clusters are the spread of risk and ability to maintain regional momentum when clusters behave “out-of-phase”. However, strategic management of a portfolio of economic clusters will also benefit from: • Inter-cluster economic transactions (sustainable energy as both an exporter and productivity improver) • An educational culture that does not depend on the content of education • Technology spillovers • Intellectual revolutions of ideas and advocates willing to spend their reputations and careers in spreading ideas through actions as well as words.

  13. For Example: A Science and technology initiative should be developed to focus on the three key areas of need in Minnesota including: • Human Capital – training and development • Science and Technology Infrastructure – research labs (public and private) • Commercialization Assistance – capital for start up company growth; from seed grants to support innovation to investment capital formation (Angel Tax Credits, VC funding)

  14. Traditional Business Factors Tax Structure Compensation Costs Space Costs Capital Costs Business Climate High-Tech Specific Factors Proximity to Excellent Research Institutions Access to Venture Capital Educated Workforce Network of Suppliers Technology Spillovers Climate and Quality of Life High-TechnologyLocation Factors EXISTING HIGH-TECH PRESENCE is CRITICAL Source: Milken Institute, America’s High-Tech Economy, 1999 Source: Atlanta Forum - Mary Jo Waits

  15. How to enhance a technological cluster? • Scientific personal interaction (Watering Holes) are required with minimal “empire building” • Significant data handling technology and informatics will be a cluster backbone • “Re-tooling” of the informatics system to open-source and open-access will increase content and revise access algorithms • Opportunity to perform early feasibility evaluations of the intuitively conceived technologies • First Class scientific characterization facilities and laboratories for prototype design and assessment • Seamless interaction between industry businesses, especially between large and small businesses

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