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Business & Economic Development

About

The Business & Economic Development team represents the interests and needs of Marin's business sectors.   They will ensure the needs of business sectors such as retail, travel, personal services, etc., are integrated into the Digital Marin plan.  This team will also identify opportunities for digital initiatives that support economic development now and into the future.   The Business & Economic Development team members are:

Greg Knell, Resident
Mike Blakeley, Marin Economic Forum

Focus Groups and Interviews

The Education team is holding focus group discussions with stakeholder groups in the community:

  • Economic Development Professionals

The standard agenda with the focus group questions can be found here.

Updates

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Magellan Advisors Holds Digital Marin Briefing

Posted on July 1, 2021

On June 24th Magellan Advisors presented their findings to the Digital Marin project team and workgroup members. The report covered their findings and recommendations for consideration in creating the Digital Marin plan. Topics included Marin's current internet infrastructure and services, an ongoing business model, and governance structure to move the Strategic Plan forward to project...
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Digital Marin Holds Workshop for All Communities.

Posted on June 15, 2021

On June 10, 2021, the Digital Marin project held a workshop for all communities together.  Liza Massey, CIO of Marin County led the meeting with help from Rebecca Woodbury, formerly from the City of San Rafael and current Digital Marin Volunteer.  The group did two interactive polls and used Jamboard as a landing place for...
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Business & Economic Dev Work Group Findings

Posted on June 8, 2021

On June 3rd, 2021,  the Business and Economic Development Work Group met to review the findings of their outreach efforts. Highlights include: Businesses are willing to provide free wi-fi around their business  if they could get high quality broadband for a reasonable price Poor and spotty broadband availability is curtailing business growth in Marin Digital...

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