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Overview of Orange County Economic Vision <br />Overall Goal: <br />Create 5,000 new private sector jobs and increase the assessed value of <br />non - residential property by $125 million in Orange County by June 2009 <br />Business- cused strategies: <br />Business Climate: Public private partnerships <br />will have formed to create a stronger business <br />climate and Orange County will have a clear <br />set of guidelines, standards and procedures <br />designed to sustain and nurture existing <br />businesses, encourage entrepreneurship, and <br />attract targeted employers <br />Infrastructure: Infrastructure will be in place <br />to support the county's economic <br />development goals of increasing the <br />commercial tax base and retaining and <br />attracting targeted businesses. <br />5 <br />Worker - focused strategies: <br />Workforce Development: Effective systems <br />will be in place to train and support residents <br />and those who work in Orange County. At <br />least 75 percent of new jobs in the county — for <br />both new and expanding businesses — will be <br />filled by county residents. <br />Quality of Place: Orange County will have <br />thriving partnerships ensuring that the county <br />is .a great place to live and work, attracting and <br />retaining the creative community of innovators, <br />artists and civic leaders that will drive the <br />desired economy. <br />