Members

• Karen Coffman, Chair, Jackson County Treasurer
• Kent Maurer, Vice Chair, Jackson County Airport
• Amy Torres, The Enterprise Group
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• Brad Williams, Jackson Citizens For Economic Growth
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• Carol Konieczki, Director Of Community Development, City of Jackson
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• Charles Reisdorf, Region II Planning Commission
• Chris Sayles, JCCA / JCEG
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• Denise Butler, Napoleon Township
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• Jim Stormont, Grass Lake Charter Township
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• Ken Gaiser, City Council
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• Kyle Jansen, Downtown Development Authority
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• Marv Jester
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• Phil Tocco, MSU Extension Jackson County
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• Scott Ambs, Jackson County GIS
• Scott Fleming, The Enterprise Group
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• Steve Morrison, Business Solutions Manager
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• Tom Grace, Jackson Citizens for Economic Growth
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• Jim Videto, Jackson County Commissioner
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Vision

Our vision is to attract new business and expand existing businesses by retraining the workforce in in-demand fields and offering these businesses incentives to come to Jackson, and stay in Jackson by implementing the Jackson County Economic Development Plan Recommendations.

Action Steps

• Select an Economic Development Coordinating Council.
• Continue business retention/expansion effort focused on existing base industries: utilities, manufacturing, retail and education.
• Creation of easily accessible, timely, accurate, relevant data to assist business attraction efforts.
• Collaborate with community and the business sector to create a "Culture of Education" that provides an educated and skilled workforce, meeting the needs of the business community.
• Increase certification and graduation, employment, and median household income.
• Regular meetings of respective sub-committees plus analysis of improvements to infrastructure.

Measurements of Success

• Increase the number of residents who have a positive perception of retail growth.
• Increase the number of residents who have a positive perception of job growth.
• Increase the number of residents who say employment opportunities are good or excellent.
• Decrease the number of residents who say speed of job growth is somewhat too slow or much to slow.
• Retention of existing jobs.
• Attraction of new business.
• Expansion of existing business through capital investment or additional jobs.
• Certification and graduation rates.
• Increase employment rate.
• Increase median household income.