1. Project Management & Community Engagement: • Develop and maintain a project schedule with milestones and deliverables. • Conduct regular meetings with staff, project steering committee, and key stakeholders. • Provide monthly progress updates and status reports. • Design and implement an inclusive public engagement process that ensures participation from business leaders, elected officials, community organizations, and residents. • Facilitate stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and surveys to gather qualitative and quantitative input. 2. Data Collection & Market Analysis: • Conduct a comprehensive economic baseline assessment, including demographics, workforce, housing, industry clusters, infrastructure, and quality of life indicators. • Benchmark against comparable regions to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis). • Analyze local and regional economic trends, workforce capacity, and target industry sectors. 3. Competitive Positioning & Opportunity Identification: • Identify competitive advantages and challenges that affect Chenango County’s ability to attract and retain businesses. • Recommend priority industry clusters and emerging sectors for targeted growth. • Evaluate entrepreneurial ecosystem and small business development opportunities.
