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WB3 - Strategy Prioritization - Economy & Opportunity

Strategies: Economy & Opportunity

Goals

  • Madison will have a growing, diversified economy that offers opportunity for businesses and residents to prosper.
  • Madison will have equitable education and advancement opportunities that meet the needs of each resident.

Prioritization will be key for this effort to be successful. Click and drag the Strategies below in order of their importance. Your top five Strategies will be used in the next step of this activity.

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Promote food-based business innovation.
Retain existing businesses and attract new businesses to Madison to ensure that residents have access to jobs.
Support efforts for businesses and consumers to produce and buy local food, products, and services.
Ensure there is an adequate supply of sites for a wide variety of employers to operate and grow in Madison.
Provide services that support high school graduation and GED attainment, job training, and work placement to residents facing barriers to employment.
Remove barriers to achieve economic stability by ensuring access to services including culturally appropriate childcare, credit repair, and financial literacy.
Develop more jobs that pay a family-supporting living wage for all workers.
The City should lead and encourage other employers to develop a diverse workforce best able to serve an increasingly diverse population.
Ensure access to affordable high speed internet service.
Collaborate with other entities to adapt our workforce to quickly advancing technologies and automation in the workplace.
Support small businesses and cultivate entrepreneurship, especially businesses owned by people of color and underrepresented groups.
Work to close the educational opportunity gap.
Maintain downtown Madison as the government center for the state.
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