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Economic development staff outline business support, internships, foreign-trade work and grant wins
Summary
Economic development staff reported on business intake improvements, a planned university internship, a $500,000 grant for a central kitchen, foreign-trade-zone outreach and a $150,000 workforce grant.
The Business & Economic Development Committee received a wide-ranging update from Economic Development Officer Paquita Hernandez Smith on business outreach, workforce initiatives, international trade work and capital-project efforts.
Business support and measurement: Hernandez Smith said the department has positioned itself as an accessible first stop for prospective and existing businesses, and has strengthened referral pathways to partners including the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), SCORE and workforce agencies. She said staff are developing client-tracking metrics to measure referrals, industry…
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