In light of this, we believe that Thrive's mission is important now more than ever. We see the value in initiatives that focus on long-term, sustainable results, aimed at building the region's competitive advantage. At the same time, you will see in the next three years a renewed emphasis on what is relevant and necessary in a damaged economy.
Our strategic initiatives and business model reflect this new emphasis: a leaner, more focused approach that will deliver results across the region's economic base. Thrive's commitment to agriculture, high tech, and healthcare remains an important part of our work, and as we expand our reach to the broader economy. This model allows us to be more flexible, relevant, and entrepreneurial while we maintain our core mission of growing the region's economy in ways that preserve and enhance our quality of life.
Our four major initiatives: Capital Growth, Sector Development, Policy and Research, and Regional Promotion and Collaboration. Read more about the projects (right).
Download a PDF review of our major 2010-2012 initiatives (*11x17 recommended for printing).
Grow - Build - Promote
- GROW our region's own: Support high-quality economic growth, job creation, business retention, and the development of new markets.
- BUILD our region's competitive advantage: Protect and strengthen our region's unique economic and quality of life assets.
- PROMOTE a regional culture and brand: Promote the region and its companies while supporting collaboration in and between the public and private sectors.