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Findlay committee reviews Heartland Forward dashboard pilot; council questions local control and cost
Summary
Findlay City’s Committee of the Whole heard a demonstration from Heartland Forward of a prototype community dashboard to track economic, workforce and quality‑of‑life metrics. Council members asked who will participate in the 10‑week program, how the data are sourced and why the mayor’s office would pay roughly $7,500 for buildout and access.
Findlay City’s Committee of the Whole on Feb. 17 heard a presentation from Heartland Forward on a prototype Center for Investment Readiness (CIR) dashboard intended to give the city live, customizable economic and social metrics and peer benchmarking.
The Heartland Forward presenters described the dashboard as a "one‑stop shop" that pulls live updates from sources such as the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and that it can benchmark Findlay against structurally similar and aspirational peer communities. "As soon as the source updates the data with us … all of those data points in here are then gonna get updated immediately," a Heartland Forward presenter said during the demo.
Council members pressed presenters on how national trends translate to Findlay’s needs, who would participate in the 10‑week CIR…
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