If your economic development group is not intentional with its plan or its time, you are probably being reactive to the environment around you.  How can you be proactive?  It's all about the strategic plan.

Rob Cleveland, CEO of Benton Harbor, Michigan, Cornerstone Alliance is back to share his organization's case study on strategic planning.

Some of the highlights include:

-Internal vs external facilitation

-Meeting the expectations of 300 investors

-Utilizing the finished planning document

-Creating a dashboard to track results

You will also hear a bit more about Rob's background before he entered the economic development profession.

Cornerstone Alliance

Rob Cleveland