1. Product Development Outside the Box 2. The #1 Challenge in Economic Development is Workforce Development - #2 is Product Development. - Former Practitioners - Site Selection Consultants - Economic Development Consultants 3. Does this site have potential? Answers How do I take politics out of product development? 4. How It Works Answer questions about utilities, transportation, and site characteristics. Answers are scored using the matrix evaluation system we use for onsite assessments and in site selection analysis. 5. What does a site score mean? The higher the score, the greater the development potential. Creative Site Assessment finds your best opportunity. 6. What information will I need? Infrastructure capacity and service Transportation access Site characteristics such as current land use, ownership, flood plain, zoning, etc. 7. What is the deliverable? A one page report: Site score Category scores Site image Site description Strengths Weaknesses 8. Your Assessments 9. Whats Next When you have identified your priority site. Due diligence Site planning Invest in infrastructure Certify/qualify Recruit 10. One-time assessments and annual subscriptions are available for counties and municipal jurisdictions. Regions and organizations serving more than one county can contact us for pricing. 11. before the meeting 12. www.creativesiteassessment.com www.creativeedc.com www.blog.creativeedc.com