1. Institutions
Anchor
Executive Summary of the Indianapolis Anchor Institution Baseline and Benchmarking Study
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2. Institutions
Anchor
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3. Indy Anchor
Institutions
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4. Indy Anchor Institutions 52,024 employees 1.4 million patients
67,520 students
$10 billion in revenues
$2 billion in spend
2,208 acres
32.4 million square feet
$400 million in research
Indy Anchor
Institutions
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5. Development Economic Attraction Retention Optimization
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6. Live
Buy
Hire
Strategies
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7. Objectives Increase workforce credentials to fill anchor jobs
Increase employees living close to work
Increase spend on local goods and services
Increase workforce credentials to fill anchor jobs
Objectives
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8. Support efforts to retain college graduates
HIRE INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Educated and Talented Workforce
Launch a collaborative and employer-driven workforce initiative that seeks to align and enhance efforts to advance educational and training opportunities supporting target sector development
Support efforts to retain college graduates
Evaluate the viability of developing public-private partnerships to support enhancements in college and career counseling and ensure programs are aligned with current and future labor market trends
Develop and implement a multi-faceted talent attraction campaign as a component of a comprehensive new regional marketing program
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9. and hire 5,000 people annually
HIRE INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Educated and Talented Workforce
Anchors employ over 52,000 people
in Marion County
and hire 5,000 people annually
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10. HIRE INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Educated and Talented Workforce
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11. BUY INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Innovative and Enterprising Businesses
Establish a physical and virtual “front door” for entrepreneurial and small business support services
Issue the “Billion Dollar Challenge” by helping existing firms identify local alternatives to non-local suppliers of goods and services
Expand the Indy Chamber’s existing microlending program to make it available to entrepreneurs outside Marion County
Support a variety of state policy priorities that can improve the region’s capital environment and incentives for innovation
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12. 5% recapture = $100 million in local sales
BUY INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Innovative and Enterprising Businesses
Anchors spend $2 billion annually on goods and services, yet 56% leaves Indiana
5% recapture = $100 million in local sales
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13. LIVE INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Attractive and Connected Places
Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing public transportation networks and plan for future expansion
Invest in alternative transportation modes and personal mobility options for commuters, students, and visitors
Support the development of corridors of commerce, community, and culture
Redevelop brownfields and industrial sites, and prepare new shovel-ready sites
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14. ANCHOR-BASED LIVE NEAR WORK STRATEGIES
LIVE INDY
Alignment with Accelerate Indy: Attractive and Connected Places
ANCHOR-BASED LIVE NEAR WORK STRATEGIES
Select State, City and Neighborhood-Scale Programs
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15. ANCHOR INSTITUTION Program Management LIVE BUY HIRE Convener
Indy Chamber
Scale
Marion County
Regional
Marion County/Regional
Objective
Increase the number of anchor employees living close to work
Increase the amount of local spending on goods and services
Increase the talent pipeline for anchor institutions
Metrics
% of anchor employees living within Marion County and within 1 mile of their employer
% of total goods and services spend with Marion County and Central Indiana businesses
% of workforce with post-secondary credentials to fill anchor jobs
Anchor Department
Human Resources
Procurement
Implementing Partners
INHP
LISC
Employ Indy
CICP
Accelerate Indy Pillar
Attractive & Connected Places
Innovative & Enterprising Businesses
Educated & Talented Workers
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