HENRY COUNTY Commissioner Bruce Holmes
Overview Keep and attract new young educated talent Create an environment desirable for knowledge-based industries Develop high-tech employment centers
Diversifying Our Economy
ECONOMIC GROWTH Warehouse Economy
20th century vs. 21st century VS
Knowledge Economy
OUR WORKFORCE
Millennials now largest share of the workforce
What Companies Are Seeking Today
“Talent is replacing the tax incentive as the No. 1 economic-development tool in America.� Mark Wilson, President and CEO Florida Chamber of Commerce Quoted in Palm Beach Post June 9, 2016
MILLENNIALS ARE DIFFERENT:
Your children and grandchildren…
MILLENNIALS WANT CONNECTIVITY
BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS…
Millennials follow lifestyle, not jobs
Millennials choose where to live before finding a job
Of all college-educated 25 to 34 year-olds, 64% looked for a job after they chose the city where they wanted to live. (U.S. Census)
TRANSIT IS A MUST!
40% of Millennials don’t have Drivers Licenses
Their Wants… They don’t drive They want walkability, connectivity & quality of life They want to live close to employment centers Most of all, they want Transit
TRANSIT HUBS ATTRACT INDUSTRY
Mercedes-Benz State Farm NCR Pulte Homes Porsche’
HENRY COUNTY IS ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
Your children and Communities are grandchildren…
in ferocious competition over place… (whether they know it or not)
AMAZON’S LIST IS EVERYONE’S LIST Each has: Sense of Place Transportation Connectivity
“SENSE OF PLACE”
North Henry recognized this shift years ago‌
ARC Income Demographics - $73,000 to $86,000
Median Household Income
2011-2015 5 Year Average (Census Tract) (whether they know it or not)
New Construction for Executives
ROAD & SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
DEVELOPING THE SENSE OF PLACE MILLENNIALS DESIRE…
FAIRVIEW VILLAGE TOWN CENTER
Medically Underserved/ Medical Job Creation
Fairview Corners Restaurant Complex Approved
NORTH HENRY DARK FIBER-READY (Verizon & AT&T)
Destination Park Promoting Health & Wellness
PATH Foundation Trail Dekalb & Rockdale Cutting a path: Final costs approved for Panola Mountain Greenway Trail project A new path was cleared in the Panola Mountain Greenway Trail project at Tuesday’s Henry County Board of Commission meeting when the board signed the final cost-sharing agreement with the PATH Foundation.
RESIDENTIAL Keep our tax dollars in Henry County Create Health & Wellness Environment Further Create that “Sense of Place” for everyone
We have to transition for today’s workforce‌
Housing Preference:
TOWN CENTER LIVING at Fairview Corners
Transit Fixed Routes serves Seniors & Millennials (Helping to lure healthcare providers to the area)
FAIRVIEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
New Downtown Stockbridge Curbside Office, Retail and Residential
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
WE HAVE TO PREPARE NOW Improve Transportation Options I-75 Rail
Improve Road Infrastructure Create additional capacity
High Density Office & Residential along I-75 Sustainability
Improve Quality of Life Walkability Health & wellness
Creating A Sense of Place
WHO DO WE WANT TO BECOME?
Our Identity is Key…
In any public project you need to know: Who we were in the past Who we are now Who we aspire to be