2008 Woodie Awards
Local leaders to plan for area's future
Chloe Esposito
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Community
A group of passionate leaders from several areas of Cincinnati are coming together to organize a strategic plan to transform the area into a leading region for talent, jobs, economic opportunity and prosperity for its people, said Kimm Coyner, co-chair of this initiative.
Coyner believes that this plan, known as Agenda 360, will be completed by 2020.
"It is surely a work in progress … but these upcoming meetings will help shape the direction of the agenda," Coyner said. "There will be five teams working to improve each area of Cincinnati and its four counties."
According to Coyer, one of the first 20 meetings that will be taking place in the four counties will be held 5-6:30 p.m., Nov. 13 at the Warren Country Administration Building in Lebanon. The meeting is open to the public.
According to the Agenda 360 Web site, last October the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber lead a delegation of business leaders and representatives to Boston for an intercity benchmarking trip. The site also indicates that when the chamber leaders arrived, they were most impressed with how Boston's leaders came together on common goals and initiatives. This sparked a broad coalition of community leaders, which included Chamber President Ellen van der Horst; Myrtis Powell, a retired professor from Miami University; and Kevin Ghassomian, an attorney. They were brought together to build a shared agenda for Cincinnati and its four counties.
Coyner believes that the meeting will target anyone living in the community and will establish opportunities to get outside input for the action plan.
Agenda 360 will target Butler, Claremont, Hamilton and Warren counties with the help of five teams. According to Coyner, each team will use its personal expertise in each division to improve certain aspects of each county. For example, the five divisions of Agenda 360 include competitive economy, educational excellence, livable communities, urban renaissance and effective governments. According to Coyner, students will be able to get involved by attending the meetings and by giving feedback to those who were strictly selected to transform Cincinnati by 2020.
Coyner believes that this plan, known as Agenda 360, will be completed by 2020.
"It is surely a work in progress … but these upcoming meetings will help shape the direction of the agenda," Coyner said. "There will be five teams working to improve each area of Cincinnati and its four counties."
According to Coyer, one of the first 20 meetings that will be taking place in the four counties will be held 5-6:30 p.m., Nov. 13 at the Warren Country Administration Building in Lebanon. The meeting is open to the public.
According to the Agenda 360 Web site, last October the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber lead a delegation of business leaders and representatives to Boston for an intercity benchmarking trip. The site also indicates that when the chamber leaders arrived, they were most impressed with how Boston's leaders came together on common goals and initiatives. This sparked a broad coalition of community leaders, which included Chamber President Ellen van der Horst; Myrtis Powell, a retired professor from Miami University; and Kevin Ghassomian, an attorney. They were brought together to build a shared agenda for Cincinnati and its four counties.
Coyner believes that the meeting will target anyone living in the community and will establish opportunities to get outside input for the action plan.
Agenda 360 will target Butler, Claremont, Hamilton and Warren counties with the help of five teams. According to Coyner, each team will use its personal expertise in each division to improve certain aspects of each county. For example, the five divisions of Agenda 360 include competitive economy, educational excellence, livable communities, urban renaissance and effective governments. According to Coyner, students will be able to get involved by attending the meetings and by giving feedback to those who were strictly selected to transform Cincinnati by 2020.
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