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Creating & Sustaining
Partnerships – the Sauk
County Experience
WBIA Conference
November 4, 2005
Karna Hanna, CEcD, Executive Director
Sauk County Development Corporation
US Department of Commerce
“Strengthening America’s Communities”
Economic Development
Administration (EDA)
International Economic Development
Council (IEDC)
National Association of Regional
Councils (NARC)
Findings:
The New Reality: Regions
Innovation & Entrepreneurship are the
drivers of wealth and prosperity
Development of workforce skills is a
critical component of regional
economic prosperity
Higher education plays an
increasingly key role
Guiding Principles:
Federal assistance should have a regional
focus.
Workforce, community, & economic
development strategies should be
integrated.
Regions must be based upon economic
spheres of interconnected communities –
not on political boundaries.
Political Boundary Constraints
for Economic & Workforce
Development
Artificial
Foster atmosphere of competition –
not cooperation & collaboration
Government funding comes with
strings attached
Sauk County Development
Corporation
Incorporation – 1976
Response to Badger (BAAP) crisis
Benefits of REGIONAL collaboration
Staying the course
What did you do for me lately?
Multiple Partners
LOCAL &
STATE
GOVT.
SAUK CO
JOB CENTER
WDB
SOUTH
CENTRAL
UW
MATC
K-12
SBDC
WEN
SCDC
WEDA
CHAMBERS
WDVCB
ECONOMIC DEV
CORPS
PRIVATE
SECTOR
Career Enhancement
Opportunities
Goal: To expand the pool of qualified
job seekers for manufacturing &
distribution companies in Sauk,
Columbia, & Juneau Counties
Objective: Create a vehicle to attract,
train, and pre-qualify candidates for
manufacturing & distribution jobs
CEO Partners
Nine manufacturing and distribution
companies
Two technical colleges
Two high schools
One workforce development board
Three economic development
corporations
One utility company
CEO Accomplishments
Employer driven collaborative
curriculum
New employee recruits to
manufacturing/distribution sector
Greater exposure for manufacturing/
distribution sector
Collaborative business climate
Foundation for future collaboration
Industry Partnership Project
Goal: To provide opportunities for
dislocated & incumbent workers to climb
the career ladder in manufacturing and
healthcare companies
Objectives:
Promote job quality & job access
Make lifelong learning a reality
Increase private-sector input & leadership
IPP Partners
Department of Labor - $1.14 million grant
Workforce Development Board of South
Central Wisconsin
Jobs With a Future (COWS)
Two Technical Colleges including satellite
campuses
Three Development Corporations
Six Job Centers
102 Manufacturing & Health Care
Companies
IPP Accomplishments
Relevant training programs designed
by collaborative teams of employers
Over 800 hours of free training valued
at $295,000 delivered to over 800
workers
Additional opportunities to develop
cost-effective collaborative training
Revised MATC curriculum
Foundation for future collaboration
“GROW” Partnership Project
Goals:
To extend geographic reach of JWF
To improve regional strategic
planning
To support & enhance JWF’s
capacity to address regions critical
workforce needs
“GROW” Partners
Department of Workforce
Development - $120,500 grant
Two Workforce Development Boards
Jobs With a Future
52+ employers
Representatives from area labor
organizations, technical colleges,
development corporations, chambers,
non-profits, and government
Common Themes
Geographic boundaries that change with
each mission or project
Political Efficiencies
Labor Shed
Trade Area
Industrial Clusters
Multiple partners
Common goals
Enhanced benefit for all partners