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Economic Development
<br />Phone Number: (919) 245 - 2325 Website: http: / /GrowInOraggeNC.com
<br />Total Economic Development
<br />and Related Expenditures $ 371,804 $ 368,184 $ 372,677 $ 369,666 $ 392,277 $ 392,277
<br />Mission Statement
<br />The Economic Development office strives to make Orange County a smart, innovative place in which
<br />to live and work. Orange County encourages the recruitment of high tech investments in sustainable
<br />technologies that provide jobs for county residents and increase the non - residential tax base. By
<br />seeking to attract these knowledge -based investments in growth business clusters, we endeavor to
<br />enhance the financial well -being and quality of life for our residents.
<br />Major Services
<br />• Operate targeted programs to strengthen and market the local economy through business
<br />development, capital investment, and job growth.
<br />• Provide guidance to new, expanding, and relocating businesses to include entrepreneurs, high
<br />tech manufacturing, agriculture, arts, and tourism.
<br />• Oversee activities of the Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau and the Orange County Arts
<br />Commission.
<br />• Provide financing for small businesses and local entrepreneurs through the Orange County Small
<br />Business Loan Program.
<br />• Provide county -wide business, economic and demographic data to stakeholders through our
<br />website, presentations and printed materials.
<br />• Market the county's available commercial /industrial buildings and economic development sites to
<br />businesses, prospects, and site selection consultants.
<br />FY 2012 -13 Outcomes
<br />• Outreach: Increased County site visits by investors and business prospects, by 5% (12). Engaged
<br />with the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the Research Triangle Regional Partnership and
<br />site selection consultants in presenting a credible economic story to respective staff and developers.
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<br />2010 -11
<br />2011 -12
<br />2012 -13
<br />2012 -13
<br />2013 -14
<br />2013 -14
<br />Actual
<br />Actual
<br />Original
<br />12 -Month
<br />Department
<br />Comissioner
<br />Expenditures
<br />Expenditures
<br />Budget
<br />Estimate
<br />Requested
<br />Approved
<br />By Category (Genera/ Fund)
<br />Account: 600
<br />Personnel Services
<br />316,114
<br />268,666
<br />289,507
<br />290,431
<br />309,207
<br />309,207
<br />Operations
<br />54,491
<br />67,230
<br />83,070
<br />69,124
<br />83,070
<br />83,070
<br />Capital Outlay
<br />1,199
<br />22,289
<br />0
<br />0
<br />0
<br />0
<br />Total Expenditures
<br />$ 371,804
<br />$ 368,184
<br />$ 372,677
<br />$ 369,666
<br />$ 392,277
<br />$ 392,277
<br />Offsetting Revenues
<br />(12,000)
<br />0
<br />0
<br />0
<br />0
<br />0
<br />County Costs (net)
<br />$ 369,804
<br />$ 368,184
<br />$ 372,677
<br />$ 369,666
<br />$ 392,277
<br />$ 392,277
<br />Total Economic Development
<br />and Related Expenditures $ 371,804 $ 368,184 $ 372,677 $ 369,666 $ 392,277 $ 392,277
<br />Mission Statement
<br />The Economic Development office strives to make Orange County a smart, innovative place in which
<br />to live and work. Orange County encourages the recruitment of high tech investments in sustainable
<br />technologies that provide jobs for county residents and increase the non - residential tax base. By
<br />seeking to attract these knowledge -based investments in growth business clusters, we endeavor to
<br />enhance the financial well -being and quality of life for our residents.
<br />Major Services
<br />• Operate targeted programs to strengthen and market the local economy through business
<br />development, capital investment, and job growth.
<br />• Provide guidance to new, expanding, and relocating businesses to include entrepreneurs, high
<br />tech manufacturing, agriculture, arts, and tourism.
<br />• Oversee activities of the Chapel Hill /Orange County Visitors Bureau and the Orange County Arts
<br />Commission.
<br />• Provide financing for small businesses and local entrepreneurs through the Orange County Small
<br />Business Loan Program.
<br />• Provide county -wide business, economic and demographic data to stakeholders through our
<br />website, presentations and printed materials.
<br />• Market the county's available commercial /industrial buildings and economic development sites to
<br />businesses, prospects, and site selection consultants.
<br />FY 2012 -13 Outcomes
<br />• Outreach: Increased County site visits by investors and business prospects, by 5% (12). Engaged
<br />with the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the Research Triangle Regional Partnership and
<br />site selection consultants in presenting a credible economic story to respective staff and developers.
<br />ME
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