Some background and current information on
our region, our economy and the power of regional cooperation.
Presentations and Publications
Here's some of the data that helped inform the Partnership for Prosperity and its regional economic development strategy...
Ongoing:
Public Policy Institute's "CA 2025" Reports
The Public Policy Institute of California releases regular reports focusing on California demographic and economic changes over the next twenty years.
April 2006:
A Business Plan for the Sacramento Region (PDF)
The 34 organizations in the Partnership for Prosperity launched their collaborative regional economic development strategy in Spring 2006. It includes five major strategies to ensure our continued economic prosperity and competitiveness.
October 2005:
Voting results: SACTO Meeting of Members (PDF)
More than 500 attendees at SACTO's Annual Meeting of Members had the opportunity to weigh in PFP's menu of economic strategies.
June 2005:
The Blueprint Presentation (PDF)
The Blueprint Project guides long range land use and transportation goals for the region. Partnership for Prosperity adds a layer of economic strategy to this innovative project. This presentation of this Blueprint Project update was delivered by Mike McKeever, executive director of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
May 2005:
Partnership’s Economic Futures Retreat (PDFs)
This event focused on gathering expert opinion on the Sacramento region’s opportunities to broaden its prosperity in the coming decades:
April 2005:
The Sacramento Region: Our Home (PDF)
This report, compiled by the Sacramento Regional Research Institute, provides background economic and demographic data on the six-county region. The trends and analyses highlighted in this publication serve as a foundation for Partnership’s planning process.
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Other Regional Economic Development Projects
August 2005:
New York Times article: The End of the Rainbow
Here's something you probably didn't know: Ireland today is the richest country in the European Union after Luxembourg, and has a per capita G.D.P. higher than that of Germany, France and Britain. How Ireland went from the sick man of Europe to the rich man in less than a generation is an amazing story.
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Additional Resources
July 2005
Regional Economic Outlook
Review the inaugural edition of the California Policy Review: Regional Economic Outlook for the Sacramento Region. This report was produced by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the SPHERE Institute and made possible with support from the Building Industry Association of Superior California.
July 2005
The Psychology of Change Management
In this 2003 MicKinsey Quarterly publication Emily Lawson and Colin Price explore how companies can transform the attitude and performance of their employees to improve overall corporate success. Some of their advice on how to create organizational change may be applicable to inspiring entrepreneurism and high performance across our region.
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