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<br />14 <br />Relevant Projects <br />Creative EDC has experience with a wide range of communities . The relevant projects below were selected <br />because they were either similar in scope or represent our expertise in a specific business sector of interest to <br />Orange County. <br /> <br />Please see the “clients” page on our website for more information on our clients, communities, and projects. <br /> <br /> <br /> Creative EDC has facilitated the last two strategic plans for <br />Onward NRV, the economic development organization for the <br />New River Valley region in Virginia. We include this project <br />because it highlights our experience developing strategies in <br />places with significant higher educational institutions, Virginia <br />Tech in this case. <br /> <br />The strategic plan has four goals related to cluster <br />competitiveness, talent, regional branding, and growing the <br />organization. Target clusters are advanced manufacturing, <br />information technology, food and beverage processing, and <br />unmanned systems. Creative EDC developed strategies to <br />advance the unmanned systems cluster through talent <br />development, innovation, and strengthening the ecosystem. <br />Onward NRV works closely with all levels of education, <br />including Virginia Tech, to develop the talent pipeline for <br />unmanned systems. The strategic plan is supported by <br />business and governmental leaders in the NRV and was used <br />by the organization in a fundraising campaign to fund <br />implementation. <br /> <br /> <br />The Dorchester County Economic Development Strategic Plan <br />included cluster and workforce analysis, SWOT analysis, <br />product assessment, marketing strategy, and talent attraction <br />and development strategies. Dorchester County is a fast- <br />growing community in the Charleston region where preserving <br />land for industrial development is needed as the housing <br />market booms. The strategic plan calls for investments in <br />product and talent to develop the clusters of aerospace, <br />automotive, bioscience, technology and design, advanced <br />logistics, and marine. The plan also calls for reducing <br />workforce barriers and supporting innovation. <br /> <br /> This project is included because of the influence of the life <br />sciences sector on Orange County and the region. <br /> <br />NCBiotech was awarded a U.S. Economic Development <br />Administration Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant to <br />further strengthen North Carolina’s existing life sciences <br />manufacturing cluster by expanding, connecting, and <br />promoting training and career opportunities to underserved <br />and distressed communities, including historically excluded <br />populations. The life sciences manufacturing workforce <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 122863EA-19E8-4E71-8604-98BA2A36EEF0