kansas, inc. “to strategically build a strong, diversified economy that promotes new and existing...

Kansas, Inc.

“To strategically build a strong, diversified economy

that promotes new and existing industries”

Kansas, Inc. Overview• Independent, Objective, Non-partisan

• Three Primary Areas of Focus– Strategic Planning– Research & Analysis– Evaluation & Benchmarking

• Our Fundamental Goal– Strategic Planning – Suggesting policies and

recommendations to ensure the State’s ongoing strategic competitiveness for economic growth

2007 Strategic Planning

Leveraging our Foundations & Designing the Future:

A Kansas Economic Renaissance

Ren·ais·sance • a renewal of life, vigor,

interest; rebirth; revival



Research & Analysis• Developing & implementing a proactive & aggressive

research agenda (18+ months of research leading into Strategic Plan)

• Recent topics include: Aerospace

Consumer Sentiment

Energy Agriculture

Industry ConcentrationEconomic

Trends Productivity

Indicators of the Kansas Economy

Taxation Workforce Development

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Funding


Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

1st MeetingSteering

Committee

Strategic Plan

Kickoff

2nd MeetingSteering/Cell/Policy

Committee

Strategic Planning: The Process

2006 2007 2008

Presentation to Governor

& Legislature

Kansas, Inc. Board

Approval

Final MeetingSteering/Cell/Policy

Committee

Statewide Cell Meetings

Statewide Cell Meetings

Academic & Policy Resource Team – Provide insight throughout process


Strategic Tactical

Strategic Planning: The People

• Steering Committee– Business and industry leaders, legislative

members, other policy makers– Other stakeholders, including individuals from

various statewide organizations• Statewide Cells

– 17 groups consisting of 5 to 7 members each throughout the state

– Grassroots effort• Academic & Policy Resource Team

– Representatives from various educational institutions and economic policy organizations


Strategic Planning: The Places


• Pay attention to existing businesses

• Hold the cities and counties harmless

• Business-friendly, capital friendly

• Every business matters

• Limited resources

• Focus on the high valuetargets

Guiding Principles Articulated Throughout the State


Economy of Our Past


Agriculture

Manufacturing

Oil & Gas Industry

Three Core IndustriesDairy

Feedlots

Corn

WheatSoybeans

Aerospace & Aviation

Industrial

Agricultural

Plastics

Gas Fields

Oil Wells

Refineries

Private Oil Companies

Present Economy

Kansas’ economy has evolved from three core industries into a

handful of strengths in which we can strategically position to enhance our diversified

economy


Kansas’ Inherent and Emerging Strengths

Five Pillars of Core Competencies:– Manufacturing – Aerospace & General– Energy & Natural Resources– Rural Development & Agriculture– Professional, Scientific & Technical Services – Bioscience


Diversified and Integrated Economy

Kansas must:

• Focus our inherent and emerging strengths• Leverage our resources and achieve complete integration


Economy of Our Present

Rural Development & Agriculture

Manufacturing

Energy & Natural Resources

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services


Economy of Our Present


Manufacturing



Bioscience


Bioscience


Manufacturing


Transition EconomyProfessional,

Scientific & Technical Services

Entrepreneurship & Innovation


Bioscience


Manufacturing


Strategically Aligned Core StrengthsProfessional,

Scientific & Technical Services


Midwest Energy

Sprint

Cerner

GM

INVISTABioscience



Manufacturing


Black & VeatchBayerGarmin

Hospira

Great Plains Manufacturing

Hugoton FieldTownsend Farms

Kansas Communities, LLC

Midway Wholesale

CyDex, Inc.

Nex-Tech

Rubbermaid

Winfield Iron & Metal

MGP Ingredients

Sunflower Electric JACAM, Chemicals

Cargill

Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Vasogenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

AGCO

Financial Services

Spirit Aerosystems

Koch Industries


We must create the atmosphere to encourage

Entrepreneurship and Innovation to support all of our

core strengths


Current EnvironmentLacks framework to efficiently

coordinate our resources

Workforce

Development

InfrastructureImage

Business & Tax Climate

Technology & InnovationEntrepreneurship

InitiativeEducation


We need to provide a framework that focuses

these supporting fields into a well planned

environment that will foster growth


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Workforce Development


Infrastructure

Entrepreneurship Initiative

Education

Technology & Innovation

Environment for Opportunity


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Infrastructure


Education


Manufacturing


Professional, Scientific, &

Technical Services


Bioscience

Strength Through Aligned Resources



Kansans will notably increase personal and business wealth and

improve our quality of life by focusing on our inherent and emerging

strengths.

Vision StatementVision Statement


Components of the Strategic Plan

Inherent and Emerging Strengths

• Manufacturing – Aerospace and General

• Rural Development and Agriculture

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

• Energy and Natural Resources

• Bioscience

Environment for Opportunity

• Business and Tax Climate• Workforce Development• Technology and Innovation• State Image/Branding• Economic Development

Funding and Benchmarking• Transportation Infrastructure

Provides 43 Strategies accomplished through 98 Recommendations


Rural Development

Mission - Enhance the prosperity of rural Kansas by

developing innovative solutions recognizing local and regional strengths to

ensure the quality of life in rural areas.


Strategy 6

• Create a rural development model that provides a holistic, integrated approach based on four key pillars:– Capital– Access– Leadership– Benchmarking

• The model should use incentives as the engine that drives integration.


Strategy 6 – Enhancing the Structure of Rural Development in Kansas

6-1 Office of Rural Opportunity should be positioned at the highest possible level to become the centerpiece of a new integrated rural development structure.

6-2 Create a Division of Leadership within the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

6-3 Develop a coordinated incentive structure to reward communities, businesses and individuals for using the new integrated structure.

6-4 Benchmark our efforts and progress in rural Kansas. 6-5 Enhance funding to $1.0 million per year for the agricultural

loan portfolio within the Department of Commerce. 6-6 Utilize and support the potential of Rural Opportunity Zones


Business Development


Trade Development

Travel and Tourism

Secretary of Commerce

Deputy Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Communications & Marketing Services

Senior Director

Current Organizational Chart Department of Commerce


Agriculture Marketing Development

Community Development

Division of Rural Development

Deputy Secretary

Regional Offices of Rural Opportunity

Advisory Board

Division of Leadership (Dept of Ag)

Network Kansas

KSBDC

K-State Research and Extension

USDA Rural Development

Certified Development Companies

Community and Regional Foundations

KDWP

KTEC

Kansas Bioscience Authority

Proposed Division of Rural Development


KDHE KDOT2007 Strategic Planning ETC.

Agriculture Marketing Development

Community Development

Division of Rural Development

Deputy Secretary

Regional Offices of Rural Opportunity

Advisory Board

Division of Leadership (Dept of Ag)

Network Kansas

KSBDC

K-State Research and

Extension

USDA Rural Development

Certified Development Companies

Community and Regional Foundations

KDWP

KTEC

Kansas Bioscience Authority

Proposed new structure of Department of Commerce


KDHE KDOT

Business Development


Trade Development

Travel and

Tourism

Deputy Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Communications & Marketing

Services

Senior Director

2007 Strategic Planning ETC.

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Infrastructure


Education


Manufacturing


Professional, Scientific, &

Technical Services


Bioscience


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