The Creative Coasts blogspot is Savannahs sounding board for local thinkers, innovators, wanderers and wonderers. Guest bloggers share their thoughts, opinions and creative noodling from all over the map. This weeks guest blogger is Brynn Grant, Vice President of Competitive Positioning at Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA). A conversation with Brynn always leaves one thinking bigger and further outside the sandbox….
This summer, after a six month process, the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) completed a Competitive Positioning Analysis and Target Industry Study for Savannah. A key part of SEDAs five-year strategic plan adopted by the Board of Directors in March, this study and the subsequent recommendations made by our consultants at SRI International will direct our proactive efforts to create, grow and attract jobs here for many years to come. The results were exciting, especially for those of us who have worked hard to achieve consensus on the best strategies for our job creation efforts.
The two existing target industries named were no surprise though one proposed a more expanded approach. They are Advanced Manufacturing to include aviation and aerospace, materials and resins, industrial machinery and food processing as well as Transportation and Logistics, only now including an emphasis on the higher value side of logistics and the related support activities, perhaps linking regional higher education assets in a more robust way.
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