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Commerce Lexington outlines regional competitiveness plan, requests Clark County participation and funding consideration
Summary
Commerce Lexington presented a multi-county competitiveness plan focused on talent attraction, site readiness and policy advocacy. Officials said the program has launched a regional talent website and digital marketing campaign and asked Clark County to consider joining the initiative at a contribution level to support continued implementation.
Andy Johnson, chief policy officer for Commerce Lexington, updated the Clark County Fiscal Court on a regional competitiveness plan that promotes job growth, talent attraction and site readiness across a nine-county region that includes Clark County.
Why it matters: County leaders said regional coordination can help attract employers and workers to the area and that marketing and site-preparation work may support local revenue generation. Commerce Lexington asked the county to consider a financial participation level to sustain the program’s marketing and technical activities.
Johnson said the initiative was developed starting in 2021 with regional leaders and consultants. Over the past year Commerce Lexington launched a regional brand and a talent-attraction website that aggregates "live, work, play" information for the…
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