The Jamestown/Stutsman Advancement Corp. accredited a new marketing and advertising and communications strategy with the target of incorporating to the region’s workforce and recruiting new companies.
The program has a not-to-exceed charge of $47,000 over six months of functions. The JSDC may possibly withdraw from the challenge at any time and pay only for the hrs of function performed to that position.
The approach now moves to the Jamestown Metropolis Council and Stutsman County Fee for evaluate and closing motion.
Maria Effertz Hanson, customer and project supervisor for AE2S, which submitted the approach, instructed the JSDC Board of Administrators Monday that the intention was to find men and women who had moved to Jamestown and understand what introduced them to the spot in buy to uncover ways to entice extra individuals.
“There is a explanation they arrived, there is a cause they stayed,” she explained. “We want to find the people today who’ve arrive in this article and explain to their tale.”
Bob Toso, JSDC board member and chairman of the advertising subcommittee, mentioned targeting the message seemed like a very good tactic when AE2S manufactured its presentation to the subcommittee.
“We have talking workforce without end,” mentioned Connie Ova, CEO of the JSDC. “It is time to take action.”
Effertz Hanson reported a comparable strategy had been employed in a internet marketing strategy for Grand Forks. The system made use of the phrase “way cooler than you imagine,” and combined web site information, social media method and written content, promoting and direct mail components.
The plan doc delivered by AE2S mentioned the intent was to give a process for implementing the 2017 Strategic Prepare aims the JSDC experienced formulated as its mission and goals.
The advertising and marketing strategy will tailor messages for different concentrate on audiences as a way to recruit staff and firms to the local community.
In other business, the JSDC permitted Flex Pace curiosity purchase downs for Mid Mach and Legume Matrix.
Mid Mach is a metal functioning device shop in Jamestown that is increasing and adding more machines.
“We are growing for elevated productivity and new solution traces,” reported Keith Veil, president of Mid Mach.
Legume Matrix is including extra automated tools to its processing line wherever it baggage foodstuff grade legumes and peas for the international current market. It will also include a generation line making 2-pound baggage of legumes for the domestic marketplace, mentioned Kevin Haas, operator of the organization.
The Flex Speed software involves a bank loan of up to $86,000 from the JSDC and a grant of up to $200,000 to lessen the interest price to as minimal as 1 p.c on the organization financial loans funding the expansion assignments.
The area JSDC personal loan is repaid by the company just after the personal debt incurred in the course of the expansion is repaid.
The JSDC Board of Directors also permitted a 3rd phrase for Gerald Horner and a next time period for Marlee Siewert on the JSDC Board. Associates of the board are permitted up to three two-yr conditions.