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Welcome

President Brian Rotty

Rising Stars Under 40

Rusty Cunningham

State of the Region Update

• Nov. 14, 2018

Chris Hardie, 7 Rivers Alliance chris@7riversalliance.org

HELP WANTED

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The Path to the WISE Plan

February 2017 ✓ 14 small-group interviews with 120 stakeholders, representing major regional employers and industries, economic development, workforce development, higher education, and K-12 education March 2017 ✓ Talent Recruitment, Talent Preparation, and Talent Retention workgroup convenings ✓ Quality Childcare, Connected Transportation, Affordable Housing Summits ✓ Focus groups with incumbent workers, college students, career counselors, and high school students May 2017 ✓ WISE Workforce Summit July – September 2017 ✓ 3 WISE Plan Steering Committee working sessions

Workforce Gap

• 228 net new workers

available Net shortage of 15,549 during the next 10 years for 15,321 net new local jobs which means a Based on current projections… No concerted action

• ver the next 10 years

Will result in

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Based on current projections… GOOD Year 2026: 15,321 net new local jobs BAD We will have -228 net new workers available UGLY Net shortage of 15,549 during the next 10 years

The good, bad and ugly

Consensus 7 Rivers Talent Challenges

Talent Preparation

Talent pool lacks essential/soft skills Disconnect between workforce readiness and perceptions of employer expectations and the hiring realities Companies/employees are not adapting to new technologies, causing workers to drop out of the labor force

Talent Recruitment

The region not attracting enough workers to keep up with employment demand The region’s population is not ethnically diverse Workers leave or out-commute for better wages, housing options, and job prospects for family members Rental and for-sale housing is inadequate or not affordable for entry-level and higher-wage workers.

Talent Retention

Older workers are leaving the workforce faster than new workers are replacing them Local childcare options are limited and unaffordable Too many students leave the region after graduation Younger workers seek appealing workplaces that they do not think they can find locally The region’s transportation systems are not adequately connected nor sufficiently reliable for commuting

Goals

Talent Preparation

1.1 Increase student and worker employability skills to ensure increased workplace readiness 1.2 Educate students, teachers, parents, and others about requirements for high paying, in-demand careers 1.3 Prepare incumbent workers and mature jobseekers for greater flexibility in the workplace

Talent Recruitment

2.1 Promote the 7 Rivers Region benefits to potential residents and workers 2.2 Foster inclusive regional communities to better attract minority and underrepresented individuals 2.3 Assist and engage new families to area communities for better retention 2.4 Provide businesses/jobseekers with information to make more informed hiring or employment decisions 2.5 Ensure the availability of affordable housing for the region’s workforce.

Talent Retention

3.1 Provide companies information and tools to prepare for retirements and worker transitions. 3.2 Develop public-private childcare partnerships to increase childcare capacity and address cost 3.3 Bolster connections between students, employers, and communities so more graduates remain or return 3.4 Inspire businesses to implement initiatives that position them as “Employers of Choice” 3.5 Improve transit, ridesharing, and multi-modal transportation options to make them more accessible

WISE Plan Implementation Structure:

7 Rivers Alliance – General Coordinator and Convener

Talent Preparation

Skill Upgrades Action Group (Goal 1.1) Career Exploration Action Group (Goal 1.2) Business/ Education Collaboratio n Action Group (Goal 1.3)

Talent Recruitment

Talent Attraction Action Group (Goal 2.1) Diversity Engageme nt Action Group (Goal 2.2) Newcomer Welcome Action Group (Goal 2.3) HR Information Resource Action Group (Goal 2.4) Affordable Housing Action Group (Goal 2.5)

Talent Retention

Senior Worker Transitions Action Group (Goal 3.1) Quality Childcare Action Group (Goal 3.2) Student/ Community Connection s Action Group (Goal 3.3) Promoting Employers

• f Choice

Action Group (Goal 3.4)

Action Group (Goal 3.5)

Talent retention

■ Talent retention and recruitment summit held Nov. 1. ■ Several efforts underway to address childcare availability in Vernon and Jackson counties; childcare study underway in La Crosse County. ■ Meetings underway with UW-L to discuss how we can improve communications and connection with the business community. ■ Training opportunities launched to help businesses become “employers of choice.” ■ Rideshare and transportation issues being examined.

Talent recruitment

■ Regional branding and marketing strategy underway with River Valley Media Group. ■ Conversations beginning on how to attract a more diverse workforce. ■ Local concierge services model implemented by La Crosse Chamber. ■ Wage data being shared with employers to help efforts to boost wages. ■ Workforce summit held in May. ■ Housing studies being evaluated; Coulee Cap leading discussion on employer-led housing initiatives.

Talent preparation

■ Significant work being done by team that includes representatives from CESA 4, Iowaworks, Northeast Iowa Community College, Western Technical College working with Workforce boards and others. Goals and strategies are being combined with the net result

• f increasing student and worker skills and to

strengthen business and education collaboration with workforce expectations. ■ Inspire is now active in six school districts and we have 107 businesses and 83 job coaches. ■ Internships and apprenticeships summit held Sept. 19

The goal

Advance a proposal to the funding stage by early 2019.

Workforce Discussion

Jeremy Willis

(MN)

Linda Rouse

(IA)

Bruce Palzkill

(WI)

Lee Rasch Community Partnership Award

2018 Executive Survey Results

Maddy Larrabee

➔ 53 responses collected online July - August of 2018 ➔ Full results will be published on our website homepage

◆ The link is provided in the program, on Facebook, and LinkedIN

Outline

Business Climate

Which of the following best describes the 7 Rivers Region as a place to do business? Selected Excellent or Above Average

22.6 %

Selected Average

1.9 %

Selected Below Average

75.5%

Business Climate

In the last year, did the 7 Rivers region become a better place to do business, a worse place to do business, or has no change

• ccurred?

Better

43.4%

Worse No Change 7.5%

49.1%

Business Climate

How would you rate the Economic Strength of the 7 Rivers Region?

Average

30.2%

Excellent

18.9%

Above Average

50.9%

Business Conditions

Has your company had trouble finding qualified workers in the past year?

YES NO

66% 34%

Business Conditions

In the list below, please rank each factor based on its expected impact on your business over the next three years.

Out of 10 factors, top four:

• Workforce Availability
• Personal Costs (Wage/salary)
• New Technology
• Government Regulation

Business Conditions

Would you be willing to subsidize employee childcare if it would guarantee availability? YES

13.2%

NO

34%

MAYBE

52.8%

Business Conditions

Does your company offer programs to help offset the cost of child care? If yes, what type of programs do you offer? (11 responses)

• Flex Spending
• Lower Child care Rates on

campus

• Flexible Hours

YES 20.8% NO 79.2%

Employee Conditions

Please rank these challenges, in order of severity, faced by your employees.

Affordable Health Care Affordable Housing

Employee Conditions

What is your opinion of housing development in the 7 Rivers Region?

Too much development is occurring

0%

There is an appropriate amount of housing

42.9%

Too little development is

• ccurring

57.1%

Challenges

(Open Responses) What is your firm’s biggest challenge or obstacle right now?

Out of 42 responses:

• 26% mentioned

Workforce Shortage

• 21% mentioned

Government Regulation

• Other answers included

changing markets, technology, and high costs

Industry Trends

(Open Response)

What trend in your industry is most likely to impact the future

• f business?

Out of 41 responses, 3 main categories included:

• Technology usage
• Government policy
• Aging workforce

Promotion Tactics

(Open Responses)

What tactics does your firm employ to promote business and expand into new markets?

Majority of respondents said

INTERNET (Social Media) Personal Sales/Word of Mouth

Specific Sectors

• Low responses
• Manufacturing, Retail

Manufacturing

What do you believe is the biggest concern facing your firm?

Worker Shortage 62.5% Geopolitical Uncertainty 25% Supply Chain Distribution 12.5%

Retail

What is the most important to increasing revenue?

What strategies are you using to identify new markets?

• Online Tools
• Word of Mouth, Trade

Associations, Professional Network

Customer Experience

Making the next sale, employee training, increasing brand loyalty, marketing, new products

What’s next?

➔ Main Takeaways

◆ Workforce Shortage ◆ Affordable Employee conditions including housing, health insurance, childcare. ◆ Internet Usage

➔ Next year

◆ Better distribution with more collection time ◆ More scientific analysis

Questions?

Email us at info@7riversalliance.org Visit our website at www.7RiversAlliance.org

7 Rivers Alliance

Attracting and Retaining Young Talent

Jeff Thompson, MD

Wise Plan

Need → 15,000 workers over next 10 years Hope is a weak strategy

Necessary but insufficient:

• Bluffs and rivers – Thousands have these
• Universities/Colleges– 5,000+ in US alone
• Historic Downtowns – Almost All Are
• “Bike friendly” awards – Many awards

Omaha, Nebraska

Death Birth

Sales

Infant

Respond to needs Develop products Take risk Make up rules/ judgment Customer focus Go-go!! Profits Market share

Adolescence Deteriorating Healthy adult

Corporate Life Cycle

Stable Prime Finance Focus Legal Focus Accept mediocrity Hubris Process/Rules/Rigidity Attendance Entitlement Bureaucracy

Economic Development

Improving the economic, political, and social well-being of the 7 Rivers Region.

• Technology Industry the golden egg…for everyone
• Consider:
• Rural Infrastructure
• Truly Sustainable businesses and communities
• Regional Webs of support/development

11/13/2018

Transportation

Allows for the freedom of movement and the

• pportunity to explore options.
• Road Maintenance
• Public Transportation
• Bike Lanes

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What is our long range plan that will distinguish us?

Share of 10,000 Millennials who say that business…

Focus on their own agendas rather than on society at large Behave in an ethical manner Have no ambition beyond wanting to make money 75% 45% 62% HBR – Nov 2018

National League of Cities Presentation on Millennials

• Deliver an appealing reality: Rebranding campaigns do

not cut it. Cities need things like density, shopping, culture, diversity, walkability, and good transit.

Burlington, Vermont

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

National League of Cities Presentation on Millennials

• Deliver an appealing reality: Rebranding campaigns do

not cut it. Cities need things like density, shopping, culture, diversity, walkability, and good transit.

• Put values on display: Demonstrate how the city

welcomes newcomers and new ideas.

• Create opportunities for civic involvement: Deliberately

seek out the opinions of young people.

Carolyn Bostrack Liz Arnold

National League of Cities Presentation on Millennials

• Deliver an appealing reality: Rebranding campaigns do

not cut it. Cities need things like density, shopping, culture, diversity, walkability, and good transit.

• Put values on display: Demonstrate how the city

welcomes newcomers and new ideas.

• Create opportunities for civic involvement: Deliberately

seek out the opinions of young people.

• Use internships to connect with young adults.

Tom Thibodeau Mark Platt Andrew Dahl

National League of Cities Presentation on Millennials Cont’d

• Promote your city: Place marketing works best when it is

based on authentic stories that people are willing to tell about their cities.

What stories can you tell about the region…outside of your hometown?

National League of Cities Presentation on Millennials Cont’d

• Promote your city: Place marketing works best when it is

based on authentic stories that people are willing to tell about their cities.

• Promote a young adult lifestyle: Embrace an active

nightlife that is not worried about scaring off soccer moms.

Recruiting themes:

• Housing
• Childcare and Schools
• Distinguishing community

features

10 Signs of Civic Success

• People work together on practical local

possibilities, rather than allowing bitter disagreements about national politics to keep them apart.

Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America..

Who will rise above the political divisiveness?

Iowa: International students pump millions into the economy…but it is dropping fast.

10 Signs of Civic Success

• People work together on practical local

possibilities, rather than allowing bitter disagreements about national politics to keep them apart.

• You can pick out the local patriots
• The phrase “public-private partnership”

refers to something real

Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America..

10 Signs of Civic Success

• People work together on practical local

possibilities, rather than allowing bitter disagreements about national politics to keep them apart.

• You can pick out the local patriots
• The phrase “public-private partnership”

refers to something real

• People know the civic story

Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America..

Celebrate our Region’s history…but don’t think it will carry us into the future.

10 Signs of Civic Success

• People work together on practical local

possibilities, rather than allowing bitter disagreements about national politics to keep them apart.

• You can pick out the local patriots
• The phrase “public-private partnership”

refers to something real

• People know the civic story
• They have downtowns

Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America..

10 Signs of Civic Success Cont’d

• They are near a research university
• They have, and care about, a community

college

• They have distinctive, innovative schools

Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America..

Notable School Referendums Passed

DISTRICT YEAR COST Ames, IA 2018 $110M Green Bay Area 2017 $70M Hudson 2016 $90M New Richmond 2007 $94M NEICC 2018 $39M

On the Ballot for November 2018

DISTRICT YEAR Wauwatosa $125M Waukesha $60M Cedarburg $60M Edgerton $40M Viroqua $37M Holmen $23M Monticello, IA $15M Winona, MN $9M

10 Signs of Civic Success Cont’d

• They are near a research university
• They have, and care about, a community

college

• They have distinctive, innovative schools
• They make themselves open to outside

people and ideas

Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America..

10 Signs of Civic Success Cont’d

• They are near a research university
• They have, and care about, a community

college

• They have distinctive, innovative schools
• They make themselves open to outside

people and ideas

• They have big plans Fallows & Fallows. Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile

Journey Into the Heart of America..

Nijmegen, Netherlands…Using green city plan to attract business and workers

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Skane Sweden… Transportation and Healthcare in same budget

All do well, if all do well.

UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals

UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals

UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Innovation Keys:

• Get close enough to the work to feel

the moral imperative.

• Use structure to improve innovation.
• Maintain a disciplined disregard for

conventional wisdom.

In Conclusion…

• We are doing fine, but that is not enough
• We will be our best…living our values and setting

exceptional goals

• Need schools, work, community – all with a

distinguishable purpose, all with measurable success

• Acting and thinking long-term (vs. short-term)…will

win this race

Questions?

Jeff Thompson, MD CEO Emeritus

jethomps@gundersenhealth.org http://jeffthompsonmd.com/ @jeffthompsonmd linkedin.com/in/jeffthompsonmd www.gundersenhealth.org

Closing Remarks