A video segment highlighting Jackson County?s economic development successes and opportunities will begin airing regionally in the Seattle-Tacoma market on Sunday, February 7, on CNN Headline News. The five-minute news feature, hosted by former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, airs at 6:24 p.m. and 6:54 p.m. in that market. The video segment is also available at http://rvtv.roguedatavault.net/asxgen/jackson/videos/businessnew.wmv.
The segment was produced by Inside Business and will air one time nationally on CNBC as part of a 30-minute educational program and multiple times regionally in five-minute segments, as well as being uplinked to nearly 2,000 newsrooms and broadcast facilities as a video news release. The story highlights ?gem? communities that businesses might want to consider for relocation.
During the segment, Jackson County Administrator Danny Jordan is interviewed, along with Errol Sober, Business Development Director of Amy?s Kitchen, Bill Ihle, Executive VP Corporate Relations, Harry & David, and Craig Bramscher, Founder & CEO/Chairman, Brammo Inc. The businesses were chosen based on their experiences moving to and working in Jackson County.
Jackson County chose 15 markets in which to air the segment, including Los Angeles, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Seattle-Tacoma, Phoenix, Denver, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Portland, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque-Santa Fe, Fresno-Visalia, Las Vegas, Spokane, Honolulu, and Colorado Springs-Pueblo.
Because of fiscally responsible measures that the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, Budget Committee, and Administrator have taken, core services have not been adversely impacted by the present recession and the County is poised to aggressively assist new businesses that have national and or international interests to locate here.
?We have set the foundation for a secure County government with stabilized property taxes, which allows companies to feel confidence in operating in Southern Oregon,? said Jackson County Commissioner Jack Walker, chair of the Board.
Jackson County Government?s key economic development partners include Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College in the education sector, and The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County and Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. (SOREDI) in the business community.
?Jackson County?s role in business development can be summed up with the phrase ?It takes a village to raise a business.? Jackson County Government has helped create an environment that is good for business, but there are many contributors to the creation and maintenance of a successful business environment,? said Danny Jordan, Jackson County Administrator.
Economic goals for Jackson County Government include the creation of quality jobs that pay above average wages and benefits; successfully competitive businesses; increased supply and access to capital to support business start-ups and expansions; efficient government services and access to the needed workforce skills and educational resources. Jackson County Government has worked within governmental regulations to enhance opportunities for and in support of business. Examples of how this has been accomplished include the construction of the new airport terminal and freight ramp/facility, the creation of the Foreign Trade Zone, the completion of Urban Renewal, which provided $84 million in infrastructure development, and the creation and management of Enterprise Zones that offer tax incentives for business.
For more information, please contact Danny Jordan, Jackson County Administrator, at (541) 774-6003.
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