North County Incorporated Recent Accomplishments

Economic Development | Education | Marketing
Healthcare | Transportation & Roads | Legislative Efforts

Economic Development

Business Development

• Served on the St. Louis County Economic Council’s Economic Development Commission, exploring an initiative to revitalize older housing
• Served on the NorthPark Joint Development Commission, a 550-acre mixed-use development in North County
• Provided marketing materials on economic investment, housing growth, transportation improvements, development opportunities and beneficial facts about North County, including the new North St. Louis County, Explore, Experience, Embrace Community Magazine
• Responded to location requests from businesses interested in area
• Provided tours of North County to increase knowledge for growth opportunities and infrastructure
• Took action, along with many other area organizations and leaders, to retain the National Service Record Center and the 500+ jobs provided by the Federal government

• Established a Stakeholder Retention Taskforce to increase the use of local businesses by residents and businesses in the area
• Hosted free educational webinars for area economic development professionals and community leaders on neighborhood commercial revitalization, creating the right retail mix and successful fundraising strategies to help communities economic development budgets, fight job decline, and increase workforce training
• Encouraged local use of the Missouri Location One, an internet-based resource, marketing commercial properties being used nationally
• Supported legislation to stimulate growth and job retention, encourage business retention and expansion, entrepreneurial and small business development, the exploration of a supplier tax credit and harsher legislation against predatory lending practices

• Collaborated with the City of Normandy and the University of Missouri-St. Louis to apply for and obtain a Great Streets Initiative Grant for an improvement study along Natural Bridge Rd.
• Provided a presentation to the Missouri Transportation Commission on the need to fund the study of I-270. Our testimony has resulted in more attention being given to this critical transportation and economic corridor in North County
• Brought municipal leadership together to collaboratively work on funding for the study of I-270 from East-West Gateway Council of Governments and MoDOT
• Established new transportation improvement priorities important for safety, access and proper development in the North County community from the recommendations in Legacy 2035
• Testified before the Public Service Commission on the need for better maintenance of utility lines and against utility rate increases
• Served as an advocate for equitable transportation and infrastructure funding for North County and continued to emphasize the maintenance of existing infrastructure
• Supported legislation for a dedicated, equitable source of State funding for multi-modal forms of transportation and opposed a statewide tax for the Transportation Dept.

Education Issues

Development

• Served on the North County School/Business Partnership Board. This partnership works on building links between schools and businesses

• Encouraged legislators to provide an equitable and adequate funding formula for schools and opposed additional state cuts in funding for education at the North County Legislative Reception and in Jefferson City
• Promoted North County education through NCI’s North St. Louis County, Explore, Experience, Embrace Community Magazine

• Participated in the North County School/Business Partnership events including: Jobs Skills Fair, Career Opportunity Fair, Business & Ethics in the Workplace workshop and the Leadership Academy
• Honored several up and coming educational leaders at our NCI Salutes 30 Leaders in their 30s reception
• Promoted educational members’ fundraising efforts to help support the purchase of technology, sport and art programs

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Healthcare Task Force

Collaboration

• Promoted the close-to-home, quality healthcare available in North County and our providers’ services expansion progress in 2007
• Encouraged use of local doctors and specialists through our online Healthcare Directory at www.NorthStLouisCounty.com
• Distributed the North County CARES resource guide
• Supported legislation that would provide a Medicaid program, which would maintain the safety net for those who cannot afford or are ineligible for health insurance, as well as provide mental health parity, encourage use of generic drugs and mandate the State work with federal government on legislation changes needed to allow the State to negotiate drug costs
• Opposed legislation that would repeal the Certificate of Need for new hospitals
• Advocated legislation that would provide liability protection from civil lawsuits to providers responding to a state emergency and for legislation that would provide additional funding for trauma centers

• Continued efforts to understand and assist with issues impacting area health providers
• Served on the SSM DePaul Health Center Exceptional Satisfaction Council
• Attended health providers’ community leader meetings
• Promoted area provider’s fundraising and foundation efforts to assist with medical equipment, technology and service advances

• Honored several healthcare leaders at our NCI Salutes 30 Leaders in their 30s reception

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Marketing & Promotion

• Produced and distributed the North County, Explore, Experience, Embrace Community Magazine
• Launched a new campaign aimed at connecting with up and coming leaders making a difference in our community. The NCI Salutes 30 Leaders in their 30s campaign partnered with the North County Journals and News 20 to recognize these leaders and encourages them to stay involved in North County
• Partnered with Jamestown Mall on a giant North County Image Wall
• Connected community and business leaders with various resources in the area
• Provided monthly articles for the North County Journals on community assets, issues and NCI
• Attended numerous ribbon cuttings for new businesses in North County
• Continued our partnership with Jamestown Mall and St. Louis Mills to provide information about area assets, resources and member events for local residents
• Hosted tours of North County for state employees and regional commercial realtors
• Obtained publicity on NCI activities, helping establish organization’s role as an authoritative “voice” for the advancement of North County
• Worked with a major employer relocating to area, providing information to their employees to ease transition and encourage the use of local services facility (Special thanks to the Public Policy Research Center for their donation of time and expertise on this project)

• Provided member event and accomplishment information, including municipal growth, education and healthcare data
• Expanded and promoted our regional resource website, www.NorthStLouisCounty.com, which provides quality of life and development information on North County
• Collaborated with Community Calendars.com to provide an on-line calendar of events for North County
• Compiled data on community assets and began the development of a comprehensive database for tourism, recreation, shopping, dining, historical and cultural opportunities for all of North St. Louis County

• Celebrated organizations 30th Anniversary!
• Partnered with the North County Journal and News 20 on the NCI Salutes 30 Leaders in their 30s campaign
• Honored several distinguished business and civic leaders for their exceptional contributions to North County at NCI’s Annual Breakfast
• Hosted a North County Legislative Reception in partnership with the Florissant Valley, Northwest and the North County Chambers of Commerce
• Participated and supported area Chamber of Commerce’s business networking activities