Rural Economic Development Catalyst Project:

Enterprise Florida is implementing a rural strategic marketing effort to gather economic intelligence and perspectives for each of Florida’s Rural Areas of Critical Economic Concern (RACEC).  The Florida Legislature has provided funding to help the three rural regions perform economic research, site selection, and marketing to produce a catalytic economic opportunity and a regional site within each RACEC.  The Rural Economic Development Catalyst Project will target tomorrow’s industries with the goal of creating high value-added jobs, capital investment, and an economic ripple throughout each RACEC.
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Project Planning:

Two focus groups provided perspectives on the utilization of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and identified ways to track progress during the development of the Rural Economic Development Catalyst Project.  The development of a MOA is an essential component of this project because it will represent local governments’ support and will delineate a schedule for revenue distribution.    
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Project Progress Reports:

There are three Rural Areas of Critical Economic Concern (RACEC) within Florida and each of these regions will host at least one catalytic site as a result of the Rural Economic Development Catalyst Project.  Progress reports will be distributed following each of the four regional sessions to provide an updated timeline and session conclusions.  
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