Executive Summary

In late 2007, amidst declining revenues in the hospitality and tourism industry and subsequent workforce reductions, The Atlantic Cape May Workforce Investment Board (WIB) began meeting with its private and public sector partners to discuss new opportunities for workforce and economic development in the bi-county region. More specifically how to provide continuous support of and advance existing industry such as gaming, healthcare, hospitality and tourism and retail while attracting new industry and subsequent sub-industries to the area.  The status of and precondition of this region to depend solely on one industry for job creation became the springboard for planning an Economic Development Summit.  READ MORE...

Recommendations

Thank you for attending the summit and for your invaluable contributions to the workforce and economic development system in Atlantic and Cape May counties. Your recommendations have become the springboard provided a direction for future planning. Click here learn more about the recommendations. 
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Session Questions and Responses

More than100 individuals representing a variety of occupations in both private and public sector attended the interactive summit and offered some suggestions for the WIB Board to consider when planning and funding future initiatives. Summit participants were asked a series of questions over two sessions to prompt discussion. According to minutes from the sessions, the following topics were of interest:

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Progress Reports

Check back frequently to learn more about plans for economic growth, diversification and sustainability of the local economy as it relates to your industry.  VIEW PROGRESS REPORTS