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Aspire Johnson County updates commission on strategic plan, school-to-work expansion
Summary
Aspire Johnson County presented a strategic plan update, site-selection activity metrics and a school-to-work workforce program update, citing modest gains in advanced-industry jobs and wage growth since 2020 and renewed outreach to site selectors.
Amanda Rebedu, vice president of economic development for Aspire Johnson County, told the redevelopment commission she was updating the commission on the organization’s strategic planning, business attraction activity and workforce programs.
Rebedu said the economic development organization and chamber for Johnson County is focused on advanced-industry job growth, higher wages and workforce pipelines. She summarized the 2020 baseline and progress: the 2020 base for advanced-industry jobs was 4,104, the five-year goal was 6,154 and the most recent count was 4,716. She said the 2020 average wage baseline was $19.23, the goal was $22.12 and the current average…
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