The Objective and Challenge:

Can Gainesville transition its current economic focus to a more competitive, knowledge-based economy for all of our citizens? How can we engage the University and other knowledge providers – public and private sector alike – to transform the way we do business, retain students and graduates, and expand the resources necessary to enhance our quality of life?

Can we overcome limitations – in both mindset and the way we measure success – by adopting new metrics?

Can we tell our story better – about our successes, assets and individual endeavors? Yes we can.  And we will.

Addressing the Challenges:

In less than six months, more than 200 individuals worked together in an unprecedented approach to create and prioritize Fundamental Actions for Implementation.

Through an initial research phase, including data analysis and defining our unique assets, rich and robust targets of opportunity were identified on which to grow a new generation of jobs and startup enterprises, and to attract the best minds and ideas to Gainesville.

In turn, we determined barriers limiting our success and agreed to collaborate on resolutions.

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