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GOAL THREE: NURTURE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
AND ENGAGEMENT.
This starts with reinforcing regionalism by expanding and
deepening communication channels among community
partners to build a common vision. Johnson County is predicted to have 190,000 residents by 2040. This goal includes
creating and/or supporting youth and young professional
civic engagement initiatives to develop long-term community-enhancing policies. Providing support and mentoring to
young professionals seeking public of昀椀ce is key for this goal’s
completion.
GOAL FOUR: EMBRACE AND PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ENHANCED LIVABILITY AND QUALITY OF PLACE.
The county Master Plan includes recreational infrastructure
projects such as building 226 miles of trails. Strategies to
do this involve collaboration with housing stakeholders to
understand issues and develop solutions to housing problems. We seek to establish community conversations focused
on inclusivity and engagement of other cultures and demographics. It is important to work with the Convention, Visitor,
and Tourism Board on marketing campaigns to target talent
and industry pro昀椀les.
We are investigating availability and quality of both physical and mental healthcare services and their importance to
employers and workers. We also encourage small-business
development to increase locally owned retail establishments,
restaurants and smaller industries that compliment companies from Advanced Industries.
GOAL FIVE: MAGNIFY AND DELIVER ROBUST EDUCATION
AND WORKFORCE ENDEAVORS.
Aspire seeks to increase talent connection to 21st century
skills through pipeline development of youth, training (and
retraining) of the existing workforce and talent attraction.
This goal can only be accomplished through organizational
partnership development with university and college partners, such as Franklin College, Ivy Tech Community College,
University of Indianapolis, Indiana Tech, Indiana Wesleyan
University, and IUPUI.
Why has Aspire set the bar so high and created such ambitious goals? Because it is based on the collective feedback
from one hundred business and community leaders Aspire
engaged in the initial strategic planning process whose
resounding message was clear: don’t settle for “good” but aspire for “great.” Aspire Johnson County was formed to create
a stronger, more uni昀椀ed engine to drive economic growth
and business success. Setting the bar high is in our name.
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310 West Main Street, Greenwood, IN 46142
317-531-4022 | www.merealtygroup.me
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