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Recommendation 1: Have the Orange County Economic Development <br />1. Use existing resources (including existing human resources and creating products <br />from local "waste" resources); <br />2. Help meet local and regional needs; <br />3. Promote homegrown, local entrepreneurship; <br />4. Be non - polluting and environmentally friendly; <br />5. Capitalize on business opportunities related to creation of environmentally sound and <br />efficient transportation systems; <br />6. Provide jobs with decent wage potential (i.e. jobs that pay a living wage or higher); <br />mid - level /skill /wage jobs; <br />7. Have a positive impact on the tax base; <br />8. Purchase locally - produced agricultural products; <br />9. Support a stable and diverse local agricultural economy, particularly organic <br />farms that meet local needs; <br />10. Build on current strengths such as the presence of UNC -CH and UNC Hospitals by <br />supporting spin -off businesses; <br />11. Accommodate growing businesses that need to expand. <br />63 <br />