Partner

Economic Development

Bill Buratto
Partner/President and CEO, VCEDA
Camarillo, CA 93010
County: Ventura
http://www.vceda.org/

Organization:
Ventura County Economic Development Association (VCEDA) is the premier business organization and regional business advocate for Ventura County. It was founded in order to advocate policies, legislation and programs that stimulate business and a vital economy as the foundation for a vibrant quality of life in Ventura County. It aims to ensure the highest level of education and training for all ages to meet the needs of business and the community; retain the jobs and high technology resources found within the local defense industry; ensure the establishment of telecommunications capability that connects business to business and the world; remove unwarranted obstacles to the growth of business and industry; and ensure local economic vitality while maintaining the quality of the environment. VCEDA 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 California Innovation Corridor 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.