1. EAST VALLEY COALITION 2016 - 2019
Presentation by Rob Moran
Riverside County Economic Development Agency
Economic Development Manager
March 21, 2019
26 years doing this, have been involved in many regional and sub regional efforts.
Where I started my career in Workforce Development
The power of a job
What my vision for Economic Development is in the County

2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Pre-2011 Economic Development (ED) was heavily focused on Redevelopment activities and well funded.
During recession, ED was lean and did not have a dedicated funding source.
Riverside County adapted and implements programs understanding the following:
Collaboration is key
Leveraging of human and fiscal resources is essential
One size doesn’t fit all

3. COUNTY & EDA RESOURCES FOR EVC
Office of Film & Television was established in 2009 and for many years was the only County Office of Foreign Trade.
COUNTY & EDA RESOURCES FOR EVC

4. EVC RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Year 1 – FY 2016/17
Creation of EVC website/Facebook account
Development of collateral materials
Coachella Valley Business Center established at Monroe Center in Indio
EVC co-located with SBDC in Coachella Valley Business Center
Economic impact – 62 jobs - $3,700,000 CapEx
Projects include: Pavilion Palms La Quinta; Palm Silage Thermal; Old Town Artisans Studio La Quinta

5. EVC RETURN ON INVESTMENT
YEAR 2 – FY 2017/18
Economic impact – 175 jobs - $16,850,000 CapEx
Projects include: Quadrow Industries Indio; Lundin Development Indio; French Rotisserie La Quinta
Helped organize and cohost first Coachella Valley Business Conference

6. EVC RETURN ON INVESTMENT
YEAR 3 – FY 2018/19
Helped organize and cohost 2018 Ag Expo
Economic impact – 136 jobs - $2,600,000 CapEx
Projects include: BuzzBox Indio; ACE Hardware Coachella; Tractor Supply Indio; Treasure Hunt Indio
Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center – 7 loan closings, 106 clients assisted (523 hours), 29 jobs out of just 2 loans.
More to come!!

7. EVC THREE-YEAR GOALS
Expand recognition of the East Valley Coalition locally, statewide, nationally and internationally
Expand and retain the retail, commercial, agricultural and manufacturing sectors
Increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness
Expand GIS technology, data and bandwidth

8. EVC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Better website presence?
Regional data/demographics
Resource/Incentive information
Division of duties?
County EDA will act as fiscal agent
EVC staff primary coordinator of activities
City ED staff partnerships
Lead/Business outreach protocol
Tradeshows/conferences

9. EVC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
What items do you want to see tracked?
Jobs
Capital Investment
Taxable Sales
Events Held or Sponsored
Businesses visited
Social Media Marketing/Newsletter
Marketing Plan

10. EVC/COUNTY BRANDING EFFORTS
A picture is worth a thousand words, a video brings the story to life
One more tool in the Economic Development tool chest
Introducing new EDA Communications Unit
Pep Fernandez
EVC video to be shown after Pep’s introduction

11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
ROB MORAN, ED MANAGER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP