Business Retention Expansion Initiative-Healthcare
Businesses that participate in the focus groups will (YOU talk, PCBC listens):
The focus of the initiative is to gather qualitative data through face-to-face conversations with targeted businesses sectors and work with governmental units and other organizations to implement programs and services based on responses that best support economic growth.
BREs involve partnerships of government, business, education and community leadership that continuously assess the existing economic base and the physical, geographical, financial, technological, and human resource needs of individual businesses with the community.
The key areas to examine in assessing our communities’ strengths and weaknesses include (but are not limited to): access to markets, education, govt./policy/taxes/utilities, housing, quality of life, regional supply chain, site availability, talent/workforce/labor, and transportation.
Date Business Sector
Wed., May 30 Healthcare
Future Focus Groups (register separately):
Thurs., June 7 Education
Wed., Aug. 1 Non-profit, Community Services
Thurs., Aug. 2 Information Technology
Thurs., Aug. 16 Retail, Restaurant, Hotel,
Entertainment, Recreation
Wed., Aug. 29 Construction, Real Estate
(NOTE: already completed agriculture, manufacturing, finance, insurance, and professional services)
If any business would prefer a one-on-one confidential conversation, please contact Todd Kuckkahn, Executive Director, Portage County Business Council; tkuckkahn@portagecountybiz.com; 715-344-1940.