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About
Organization:
The Orange County Business Council (OCBC) was formed in 1995 by the merger of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, the Industrial League of Orange County, the County Economic Development Consortium, and the public-private think tank Project 2010. It leads a high profile, proactive advocacy program in which businesses and supporting organizations can connect with each other. It serves pro-business interests with the intent of continuing to expand the region's economy and ensuring its future prosperity. To this end, it provides a forum in which businesses can collaborate on solutions to issues such as improved infrastructure, having a well-educated workforce and an increased supply of workforce housing, all critical to attracting and retaining a skilled workforce. OCBC is a partner on two WIRED projects, listed below. Tasks:
Project 1.3 - Inventory of Key Innovation Assets:
- Identification and profiling of a minimum of 140 Innovation Assets (Federal and private Research and Development labs, military installations, college/university research centers and private companies).
- Add the 140 profiles to Connectory.com. Design an economic development resource database tool (Corridor Innovative Asset Portal) to house the 140 profiles, as a Corridor Portal.
Project 3.1 - Workforce Analysis:
- With partners, generate a minimum of 200 company responses to the project survey, and develop and publicize a final report of the survey results.
- Develop strategies to address identified training and education gaps, and share strategies across the 9 regions and the entire Corridor.
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