1. Civic Forum [Region Name] [Date]

2. SET Purpose: Doing Better Together
Guide the SET regional team
in developing and implementing a
High Quality Regional Economic Development Plan
that builds on the region’s current and emerging economic strengths.
Goal: Provide a brief overview of the SET goals and process.
Communities face major challenges when it comes to creating or expanding local job opportunities, especially if these places have small populations or limited economic activities.
SET is designed to encourage counties (parishes) and communities to join hands and begin carving out a sound regional economic development plan, one that builds on the region’s economic assets and strengths.
The process is designed to support collaboration among the stakeholders for the purpose of finding the distinct advantages they have as a region and to design economic activities that will position the region to effectively compete in multi-state, national and/or international markets.
Time: 2 Minutes

3. Insert State Logos or Names
The SET Partners
Your Region
Insert State Logos or Names

4. The SET States
[Name of Region] has been selected as one of 95 SET regions working in 30 states over the past six years.

5. Crossing Borders Region
Overview
Crossing Borders Region
The Crossing Borders Region is comprised of four Oklahoma counties. I-40 passes through the southern part of the region connecting to I-44 to the west.
Adair
Cherokee
Delaware
Sequoyah
Insert your region’s name, description, and/or map
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6. The SET Process You are here
Using the graphic on the slide, explain the SET process and how all the sessions will build together toward the High Quality Plan.
Key talking points:
The Civic Forum provided a foundation from which the remaining sessions will build. The exploration of the region’s demographics, strengths, challenges, values and opportunities are important initial steps to developing a regional plan.
Session one with provide an overview of the region’s economy, resulting in the identification of a few areas within the region’s economy that warrant a deeper look
Session Two will explore those identified areas within the region’s economy and result in identification of key regional economic advantages.
Session Three will examine the assets and barriers unique to the region’s economic advantage, drawing from the information gathered at the civic forum.
Session Four will step through the final planning stages to develop goals, actions and measures.
RD 101 will help identify potential funding sources to facilitate the region’s work
Time: 5Minutes
You are here

7. Agenda-at-a-Glance 9:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
Insert your session’s times
9:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
9:25 a.m. Round 1: Examining the Region’s Positive Features
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Round 2: Exploring the Region’s Challenges
10:50 a.m. Round 3: Considering Key Data on Your Region
11:20 a.m. Round 4: Identifying the Region’s Opportunities
11:45 a.m. Debrief
11:55 a.m. Closing Comments

8. Ingredients for a Successful Forum
Share your honest views.
Listen carefully and respectfully to the views of others.
Only one person speaks at a time.
Speak from your own personal perspectives or experiences rather than on behalf of others.
Turn off or silence your cell phones.
Are there any other items you wish to add to this list?

9. Round 1: Examining the Strengths of the Region
Individually: Identify the 3-4 most positive features of this region. (5 min.)
Share your list at your table. (10 min.)
As a table, come to an agreement on the top 4 positive features of the region. (5 min.)
Place a star on the top 4.
Without sharing with others at your table, identify the 3-4 most positive features of this region. That is, if someone were to ask you to describe the 3-4 best features of the communities and counties that make up the SET region, what would you say? Write these on the worksheets provided. (5 min.)
Next, share you list with other individuals at your table. As a table, discuss the various items that have been generated by the group. (15 min.)
As a table, come to an agreement on the top 4 items that your group sees as the most positive features of the communities/counties that make up the SET region. Briefly explain why you chose these items. (10 min.)
Charts will be gathered by volunteers.

10. Round 2: Exploring the Region’s Major Challenges
Individually: Identify the top 3-4 challenges the region is experiencing now or in the very near future. (5 min.)
Share your list at your table. (10 min.)
As a table, come to an agreement on the 4-5 major challenges facing the region. (5 min.)
Each table reports out. (10 min.)
Vote: What are your biggest concerns/challenges?
Jot down on your worksheet what you view as the top 3-4 challenges you feel the region is now experiencing or will be confronted with in the very near future. (5 min.)
Next, share you list with other individuals at your table. As a table, discuss the various items that have been generated by the group. (15 min.)
As a table, come to an agreement on the 4-5 major challenges that your group feels are having (or soon will have) a negative impact on the communities/counties that are part of the SET region. (15 min.)
Each table reports out.
What are your biggest concerns/challenges? Use “dots” to vote on 3 different items.

11. Round 3: Examining Key Data on Your Region
Strengths
Challenges
Demography
Human Capital
Labor Force
During this round, the participants will explore regional data that is divided into three sections: Demographics, human capital, and labor force. Invite participants to jot notes into their Round 3 Table as the data presentation takes place. Ask them to consider new strengths or challenges that the Data Snapshot presents which were not been previously identified in Rounds 1 and 2. Jot your thoughts on the worksheet during the presentation. These will then be discussed as a table.

12. Demography
The slides that follow this heading should be replaced with slides from your region’s Regional Data SnapShot: Civic Forum from Purdue Center for Regional Development.
Go through the data slides in these three sections as quickly as possible without compromising understanding of the participants. Do not take time to discuss the questions on each slide as these are there just as idea starters and discussion points for the tables at the close of this segment.
Insert your region’s data from the Regional SnapShot in the sections that follow

13. Population Change Demography 1.5% 3.5% 8.7% 20.5% 10% -0.1% 2000
2000
Total population projections
CBR, OK
Rest of Oklahoma
10%
139,608
3,311,046
153,548
3,597,803
3,724,720
153,331
3,779,000
184,800
-0.1%
20.5%
8.7%
3.5%
1.5%
Questions:
How does the region’s population trend compare to that of the state?
What may be some of the elements driving the trends in the region? In the state?
What strengths or challenges might these trends present?
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Source: 2000 & 2010 Census, 2014 Population Estimates, and 2020 Population Projection by County Oklahoma State Data Center, Oklahoma Department of Commerce,

14. Components of Population Change
Demography
Components of Population Change
Total Change
23,428
Natural Increase
10,718
International Migration
7,266
Domestic Migration**
5,444
Questions:
Which component contributes most to the population change?
To what extent is net international migration or net domestic migration factors in fueling population change in the region?
What are the implications of these trends for the region?
* Note: components of population change are estimated based on 2000 Census population while components of population change are based on 2010 Census population. The total change estimated from components of population change might not match with the census numbers because of the residuals.
** Domestic migration is estimated by analyzing the year-by-year IRS U.S. migration database from 2000 to 2014 accounting for the internal migration within the region. Please note that within a region in-and-out migration cancels each other.
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Source: 2010 & 2014 Population Estimates, IRS U.S. Migration Database.

15. Demography
Population Age Structure, A visual presentation of the age distribution of the population (in percent)
Notice the age distribution of the population in 2000 and compare it to information contained in the next slide.
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Source: 2000 Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau

16. Demography
Population Age Structure, A visual presentation of the age distribution of the population (in percent)
Questions:
Is the region experiencing an aging of its population? How does this compare to the rest of the state?
Is there a sizable number of people of prime working age (20-49 years) in the region?
Is the youth population (under 20 years old) growing or declining?
What are the implications of the region’s age structure for the economic development efforts?
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Source: 2014 Population Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau

17. Race Ethnicity Demography 2000 2014 Hispanics - 2000 Hispanics - 2014
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Race Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau – 2000 Decennial Census and 2014 Annual Population Estimates

18. Demography
Income and Poverty
Questions:
Is the poverty rate for individuals in the county getting better or worse?
Is poverty for minors in the county lower or higher than the overall poverty rate for all individuals? Why?
Has real median income (adjusted for inflation) improved or worsened over the 2004 to 2014 time period? What may be reasons for these changes?
2004
2009
2014
Total Population in Poverty
17.5%
21.7%
23.1%
Minors (Age 0-17) in Poverty
25.8%
31.1%
33.0%
Real Median Household Income*
($ 2014)
$36,953
$35,776
$35,958
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* Note: Regional Median Household income is the population-weighted average of median household income values across the Crossing Borders Region counties.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau – Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)

19. Human Capital

20. Educational Attainment, 2014
Human capital
Educational Attainment, 2014
Questions:
What proportion of the adult population in the region has only a high school education?
How many are college graduates (bachelors degree or higher)?
How does the educational profile of the region compare to that of the rest of the state?
What are the implications of the educational profile of the region in terms of the region’s economic opportunities or workforce challenges?
Crossing Borders Region
Rest of Oklahoma
No high school
Some high school
High school diploma
Some college
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Graduate degree
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Source: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

21. Patents Patents per 10,000 Jobs Patents per 10,000 residents
Human capital
Patenting trends are an important indicator of innovation in a region.
Commercializing this innovation can lead to long-term growth for regional economies.
Questions:
How does the region’s patent rate compare to that of the rest of the state?
How have rates changed over time?
What might this data suggest for the future of the region?
Patents
Patents per 10,000 Jobs
From 2001 to 2013, Crossing Borders Region counties were issued patents at a rate of 0.60 per 10,000 jobs, while the remaining Oklahoma counties garnered 2.35 patents per 10,000 jobs.
Patents per 10,000 residents
From 2001 to 2013, 0.24 patents per 10,000 residents were issued in Crossing Borders Region counties. The rest of Oklahoma amassed patents per 10,000 residents.
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Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Census, BEA
*Note: Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor. Since a number of workers commute into the region, the number of patents produced in the CBR Region could be high. However, among residents of the region, patent production is relatively low.

22. Labor Force

23. Unemployment Rates Labor force Questions:
How does the region’s unemployment rate compare to the rest of the state and nation?
How does the region’s unemployment peak and post-2009 recovery compare to the state and nation?
What might this suggest for the region’s economic future?
US Total
Crossing Borders Region
Rest of Oklahoma
Source: LAUS, BLS
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24. Earnings per Worker in 2014
Labor force
Questions:
How does the region’s average earnings compare to that of the rest of the state?
What might be some driving factors for the differences?
Do these represent potential strengths or challenges for the region?
Crossing Borders
Region
Rest of
State
Average earnings
NOTE: Earnings include wages, salaries, supplements and earnings from partnerships and proprietorships
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Source: EMSI Class of Worker (QCEW, non-QCEW, self-employed and extended proprietors)

25. Journey to Work Labor force In-Commuters 32,732 73,544 Same Work/ Home
2014 Count
Proportion
Employed in FCR
106,276
100%
Both employed and living in the region
73,544
69.2%
Employed in the region but living outside
32,732
30.8%
Living in FCR
136,952
Both living and employed in the region
53.7%
Living in the region but employed outside
63,408
46.3%
In-Commuters
32,732
73,544
Same Work/
Home
Questions:
How many people employed in the region actually reside outside the region? How many who live in the region commute to jobs outside the region?
What might be done to reduce the flow of labor to jobs located outside the region?
63,048
Out-Commuters
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, OTM, LEHD, PCRD

26. Round 3: Examining Key Data on Your Region Table Responses
Strengths
Challenges
At the tables, invite groups to share their individual observations and select the top three strengths and challenges the data identified.
Table facilitator or recorder will record these on a flip chart page to share in the walking break.

27. Walking Break
What
opportunities
might exist in the region for enhancing our strengths or addressing our challenges?
Invite participants to take 15 minutes to take a walking break and read the charts posted around the room. Consider what opportunities might exist in the region for enhancing strengths and/or addressing challenges. (15 min.)

28. Round 4: Regional Opportunities
Consider the opportunities that could help make this a vibrant region (15 min.).
What regional challenges might this opportunity help address?
What regional strengths might be enhanced through this opportunity?
As a table, discuss what opportunities could help make this a vibrant region in the future and to which you would like to see the SET team give attention as it develops a regional plan? (10 min.)
What challenges might this opportunity help address?
What strengths might be enhanced through this opportunity?
Given these opportunities we have discussed, what could we do? As a table, what do you think is feasible? (10 min.)
Given these opportunities we have discussed, what should we do? As a table, what is pressing or urgent? (10 min.)

29. Round 4: Regional Opportunities Prioritized
Given these opportunities:
What could we do? (15 minutes)
What is feasible?
What has the greatest support and/or resources?
What should we do? (15 minutes)
What is most pressing?
What is most urgent?

30. Final comments or questions?
Forum Wrap-Up
What happens next?
How can I get involved?
Final comments or questions?
Thank you again for your interest and participation in today’s regional SET forum. Your input will be carefully studied by the regional SET team.
Be sure to complete your “About Me” form so we will be able to follow up with you with additional information and keep you informed of the progress of the SET process.
We welcome, value, and need your participation as we move forward. See any of the regional SET team members here today for more information on how to become further engaged in this important work.
Are there any final comments or questions?