| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan updates “As Greater Green Bay emerges from a very challenging 2020, it’s been fantastic to partner with the TIP Strategies team to take stock of the dynamic and important work being done by local community leaders in our task force groups to continue accelerating Greater Green Bay forward. You can feel the energy and enthusiasm of our members, and I have no doubt our efforts will continue to drive positive and meaningful change that will benefit those throughout the Greater Green Bay community!” - Lauren Cooling, taskforce manager
“There are lots of artists living and working in Greater Green Bay, but making money outside the region. Greater Green Bay is poised to maximize the economic potential of the arts, especially if local corporations recognize the value of investing in arts as part of the region’s talent attraction efforts.” – Kent Hutchison, arts & culture leader, Hutchison Art and Design
“Downtown Green Bay is coming off its two biggest years ever—2018 and 2019—right before the pandemic, and the Titletown District is a fantastic complement to downtown.” – Alignment & conferences task force member “There is a sense of energy in our entrepreneurial ecosystem that wasn’t there 3 years ago.” – Innovation task force member 8 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2021
“Greater Green Bay is positioned to accelerate its economic momentum and build an even more prosperous economy over the next five years. The region’s diverse industries—manufacturing, transportation & logistics, healthcare, sports & entertainment, and a growing professional services/tech sector—have helped it weather the recent economic turmoil. The Chamber and its partners have made tremendous strides in key areas including business development, innovation & entrepreneurship, and downtown development & placemaking. The next few years will require continued focus on these areas, along with a greater emphasis on attracting, retaining and developing talent, accelerating the development of sites and infrastructure for business expansion and housing development, and pursuing new approaches to increase diversity, equity and inclusion. Personally, I am most excited about the region’s progress on building a fertile environment for startups and highgrowth companies. Several years ago (when we started the process of creating the initial EDSP in 2016 and 2017), the entrepreneurial landscape in Greater Green Bay was diffused and lacked visibility. Today, the area has become a well-connected and highly-visible innovation hotspot thanks in large part to the Chamber’s efforts through the Startup Hub, Urban Hub and Tundra Angels and the Packers’ leadership role in TitletownTech. We now point to Greater Green Bay’s entrepreneurial efforts as a ‘best practice’ example—alongside Asheville and Chattanooga—for other mid-size client communities around the U.S.” – John Karras, VP, business development, TIP Strategies
