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GROWING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

Growing Economic Competitiveness is about
building a prosperous, resilient economy that
creates equitable opportunities to succeed. This
Big Idea includes strategies designed to strengthen
our economy through job creation and attraction,
diversification of our local economy, and by building a
steady and growing tax base.
Why Compete Economically?
A robust economy is crucial to the future of any city
or region, and coordinating economic development
with Greensboro’s physical growth and development
is important to our success. A resilient, thriving, and
equitable economy provides options for growth
and development for individuals and for businesses.
Provision of equitable opportunities requires efforts
to improve education, job training, and transportation
at all levels and ensuring all parts of the city have
access to the goods and services they need to live
their best life in Greensboro.

The policies in this section are more reliant on
partnerships, both locally and regionally, than in other
parts of this Plan because of the nature of economic
development and of our size as a market. But the
City provides the basic services that create quality of
life that attracts businesses and employees, enables
residents to shop and use products, and ensures that
the framework provided by streets, buildings, and
other services creates an environment where business
can thrive.

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