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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.
Experience/core competencies:
Workforce and Economic Research, Infrastructure Research and Public Policy, Survey Design and Analysis, Wireless and Broadband Research and Public Policy, Housing Research, Housing Public Policy.
Partnerships with other relevant organizations:
Local Chambers of Commerce, OCTANE, Orange County Workforce Investment Board, large regional employers in Southern California, major infrastructure organizations such as transportation agencies, Metropolitan Water District, etc.
Opportunities for collaboration:
Advocacy; Assessments; Business Development; Business Incentives; Cluster Analysis; Economic Development; Economic Impact Analysis; Economic Modeling; Facilitation (meetings, etc.); GIS; Grant Writing; Labor Market Research; Policy Maker Education/Outreach; Project Management; Research; Resource Development; Skill Gap Analysis; Strategic Planning; Surveys
Related Records: Projects
1) Workforce Analysis on 100 Key Entities
Related Records: Accomplishments
1) Economic Toolkit Participants Mobilize to Foster Innovation
2) Fresh Templates - New Ways For Collecting Data Promise Success
3) Positive Groundswell Toward "Asset Inventory" From Media And Business
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