Report
Clinton Economic Development Plan
Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
University of Iowa
05/2018
DOI: 10.17077/srao-u4m0
Abstract
The Executive Summary includes a brief overview of the Economic Development Plan for Clinton, Iowa which was adopted in (insert date). The purpose of this summary is to provide an overview of the plan and to guide readers where to look in the plan for more information. This plan is not the end product of this project, rather it is the first step towards a coordinated and strategic future for the Clinton area. This future will be more stable, with a more diverse economy, a better quality of life for its residents, and a workforce that meets the needs of industry. The City of Clinton was settled as a lumber community and grew into a thriving manufacturing center. Jobs after high school were easy to obtain with competitive wages and benefits package. Over the past few decades, Clinton has experienced a hollowing out of the downtown, a decrease in the livability from wages at manufacturing jobs, and an overall population decline. This community, together with its hopeful new leadership, has elected to confront the challenge of creating an economic development plan to establish a clear vision into the future. The prospect of restoring opportunity to a community is as inspiring as it is challenging. A properly executed economic development plan will ensure that generations to come will have more opportunity than the current residents of the Clinton area. The purpose of this plan is to serve as a foundation economic development of the Clinton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is the whole of Clinton County, with emphasis on the city of Clinton, Iowa. This will be done by supporting area businesses and workers, while simultaneously enhancing quality of life for residents. This requires the plan to capitalize on Clinton’s assets and simultaneously overcome its weaknesses. In doing so, the plan will identify courses of action to provide greater opportunity and thereby prosperity, which are the ultimate goals of economic development initiatives.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinton Economic Development Plan
- Creators
- Elizabeth Darnall - University of IowaMunkhshur Erdenebat - University of IowaMichael Farley - University of IowaLuke McClanahan - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Haifeng Qian (Contributor) - University of Iowa, School of Planning and Public AffairsSteven Spears (Contributor) - University of Iowa, School of Planning and Public Affairs
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publication Details
- Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
- DOI
- 10.17077/srao-u4m0
- Publisher
- University of Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Number of pages
- 156 pages
- Comment
- Client: East Central Intergovernmental Association, City of Clinton. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Haifeng Qian, Dr. Steven Spears. Field Problems in Planning, School of Urban & Regional Planning. Research report produced through the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities at the University of Iowa.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2018
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); School of Planning and Public Affairs; Urban and Regional Planning Final Projects
- Record Identifier
- 9983761968202771
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