On the Rise
Summary
With five years of data and rankings, we have a clear picture of how communities currently trend in talent attraction. Home to the trendy and rejuvenated city of Tacoma, the area has emerged as an alternative to costly Seattle (King County). And with smaller populations to begin with, these counties can have bigger swings due to growth in a single industry, opening of a new facility, or policy change. Benefiting from being adjacent to a larger metro (Columbus, OH), Pickaway’s strongest ranking in the six Scorecard variables was in migration. But if you’ve procrastinated and are rushing out the door to present to your board or city council on your new talent attraction plan (that you haven’t started) here’s what you can let them know your organization will be doing: • Identifying the most pressing needs in your community • Using data to guide your strategy And as you go about this work, you plan to follow three principles: • Coordinate and collaborate – Like all economic and workforce development, talent attraction is a collaborative effort.