Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Meet the new Department of Economic Development

Luke Holtschneider, Deputy DirectorDepartment of Economic Development

Our economy is growing, but that’s not the whole story.

14 out of 14

Midwest states for GDP

growth

9 out of 14

Midwest states for job

growth

8 out of 14

Midwest states for wage

growth

Missourians who leave the

state are generally better

educated than those who

move here.

Missourians deserve to have the best economy in the Midwest.

1.25 millionMissourians don’t have

access to broadband

12 out of 14

Midwest states for labor

productivity and the gap is

widening

24%of Missouri public school

students go on to

graduate from college

11 out of 13

Midwest states for jobs

facilitated by an economic

development agency 2

3,794citizens reached

Economic Development is a team sport.

January 23: St. Louis Regional Chamber Lobby

Day

February 4: State and local chamber leaders,

educators, and legislators came together to focus

on Fast Track.

April 3: The “major metro” chambers came together with the state chamber for the first

time in years to advocate for the Governor’s workforce development and infrastructure

priorities.

April 10: Springfield Chamber’s Young Professionals

Lobby Day

May 6: State and local chamber leaders, together with mayors from the St. Charles region, came together for one last push to get a

package of economic incentives and the Governor’s workforce development priorities over the finish line. The House passed SB 68 three

days later and the Senate passed it one week later.

Thanks to the input and support of our partners, there’s a lot changing in state government.

We’re creating betteralignment across agencies.

We’re implementing new programs and major initiatives

Selected for scale and speed.

Span state government.

Address every segment

of the talent pipeline.

K-12• Bring the private sector into the classroom

• Expand teacher and counselor externships

POSTSECONDARY

• Fast Track: Skilling up adults for high demand jobs

• MoExcels: Strategic funding for public colleges and

universities

• Agency Transformation: One agency for post-secondary

education, workforce research and development

• Apprenticeships: Expand to areas like IT and healthcare

that have not historically used the apprenticeship model

We’re implementing new programs and major initiatives

Selected for scale and speed.

Span state government.

Address every segment

of the talent pipeline.

PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM• Shift to focus on performance

• Increase spending on training; decrease spending on

staffing

SOCIAL SERVICES

• Increase training for prisoners and help connect them with

employers

• Focus federal funds on programs proven to increase

employability

And here at DED…

We’re focused on creating greater opportunities for Missourians to prosper.

Our guiding themes:

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven One Team

Meet the new Department Divisions.

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Regional Engagement Division

• Serves as the first and primary contact for DED’s local partners and business and community customers

• Responsible for business retention and expansion and community development project management

• Will guide customers through the project process up to application approval

• Makes referrals to partner resources and relies on subject matter experts within DED to help build solutions for the customer’s unique needs

North

SoutheastSouthwest

Central

Kansas City

St. Louis

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Missouri One Start

• Helps companies ramp up faster during an expansion by helping with:

• Recruitment

• Pre-Employment Screening

• Training

• The services provided are customized to the needs of the employer

• They work closely with community and technical colleges across the state

• Will collaborate with the Regional Engagement Team and Missouri Partnership

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Business and Community Solutions

• Responsible for program administration approval and tax credit issuance, annual reporting and compliance

• Aids regional engagement teams by utilizing program expertise to help develop solutions for unique customer needs

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Strategy and Performance

• Provides data and analysis to inform DED’s strategic planning and decisions

• Provides strategic direction and performance evaluation for DED

• Provides strategic legislative and communications services to DED

• Provides subject matter expertise in specialized areas

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Missouri Division of Tourism

• Unchanged through DED’s transformation

• Promotes Missouri as a premier destination for domestic and international travelers

• Implements strategic investments in travel promotion with integrated marketing strategies that provide economic benefits for Missouri

• Operates eight official welcome centers and works with community-based affiliate welcome centers

• Independently governed by the Missouri Tourism Commission

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Missouri Housing Development Commission

• Unchanged through DED’s transformation

• Administers and provides financing for the construction of affordable housing

• Provides funding for home loans to qualified, first-time home buyers through a network of certified lenders

• Independently governed, commission includes the Governor, Lt. Governor, State Treasurer, Attorney General and six appointments

We have a few new programs too.

2019 Legislative ChangesNew laws take effect August 28 – Rules and regulations are in development now!

• Missouri One Start: Recruitment, candidate screening and training for companies during major expansions

• Deal Closing Fund: Will help us compete with top states by granting tax credits in the first year of an expansion

• Broadband: $5M grant program to fill in gaps in federal funding

• Border War: Contingent on Kansas implementing a similar measure, prevents the state from awarding incentives to Kansas border jumpers.

• Automotive Incentives: $5M annual award for a maximum of 10 years with qualifying $750M investment.

• Missouri Works – Military: Allows military installations to qualify for Missouri Works tax credit benefits

• Military Community Reinvestment Program: $300,000 in grants to help develop military communities

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Meet your Regional Engagement Team

Mary Rajek, EDFP – Regional Manager, Southwest

Regional Engagement Division

Department of Economic Development

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Southwest Engagement Team

Christa Atchison, Project Manager Theresa Sampaio, Project Manager Mary Rajek, Region Manager

Smaller Statewide team delivering greater local value.

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

DED is a Partner at your Table.

Customer Centric • Regionally Targeted

• Local Impact from Local Partners

• Moving beyond Programs to Partnerships

• Diverse experiences across the team adds value to our communities

Laser FocusCustomer Centric

Regionally Targeted

Data Driven

One Team

Regional Team, Local Value

Data Driven • One Team

• Statewide Data for Local Impact

• Local Data For Statewide Impact

• Local Contacts, Statewide Service

Our programs are largely the same, but how we use them will be different.

Business Development

Missouri Works

• Incentivizes the creation of quality jobs

• Retained withholding tax

• Refundable tax credits

Community Development

Categories:

• General Infrastructure

• Industrial Infrastructure

• Water/WasteWater

• Demolition

• Emergency

• Disaster Recovery

• Neighborhood Stabilization

• Community Facilities

• Business Development

• Action Fund Loan

• Interim Financing Loan

• Microenterprise

Community DevelopmentBlock Grants

• Cities under 50k and counties under 200k population

• New initiative looking at using this program to support job training

Community Development

Youth Opportunities

Program (YOP)

Purpose: Youth development and

crime prevention

Priorities: job training, employment,

youth activities

Neighborhood Assistance

Program (NAP)

Purpose: Helps non-profit

organizations leverage funds by

matching donations with tax credits

Priorities: opioid abuse, job training

Startups and Entrepreneurship

Missouri Technology Corporation

• TechLaunch (pre-seed stage financing)

• Seed Capital Co-Investment Program

We’re One Team, focused on creating greater opportunities for Missourians to prosper.

Engaged with you.

Proactive Planning

• Experienced practitioner partners to help form:

• Asset-based growth tactics

• BRE Programs

• Local Community Development Programs

Supporting Local Growth.

Support and Assistance across State Programs

• Partners committed to assisting communities solve problems.

• Identify and assist with program applications across Agencies

• DED • CDBG • DNR • MDFB • USDA-Rural Development •

Christa Atchison, Project Manager

Christa.Atchison@ded.mo.gov

Theresa Sampaio, Project Manager

Theresa.Sampaio@ded.mo.gov

Mary Rajek, Region Manager

Lead Contact to Stone County

Mary.Rajek@ded.mo.gov

573-508-4113

https://ded.mo.gov/