Asheville HUBan interactive workshop

Dave Brown

HUB Interim Executive Director

August 21, 2007

Shirley Tenney, Class Representative

HUB Overview• Vision of What Asheville Can Become• Catalyst for Getting There• Strategies

– Coordination (City, Towns, County, Region, State, Chamber)

– Clusters– Collaboration

• Organization– Board– Cabinet– Website

• Fact Sheet

The leaders are on board!

K. Ray BaileyTerry BellamyJanice BrumitRobin CapeDale CarrollJack CecilSteve CochranJoe DamoreScott DedmanCliff Dodson

Joyce DorrVernon DoverWanda GreeneJohn HunterGary JacksonRobert LoganRick LutovskyKim MacQueenWilliam MasseyDavid McConville

Cheryl McMurryDoug OrrMack PearsallAnne PonderNathan RamseyBob RobertsPat SmithVirgil SmithAlan ThornburgDavid Young

HUB Cabinet

• Becky Anderson, Handmade in America• Dave Brown, HUB• Adrienne Crowther, Asheville Area Arts Council• Ray Denny, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce• Jim Fox, UNCA• Brian Moore, Mission Hospitals• Ed Katz, UNCA• Sharon Morrissey, AB Tech• Sam Powers, City of Asheville• Max Queen, AB Tech• Kenneth Reeves, NC Coop Extension• Tom Tveidt, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Asheville and Buncombe County’sCOLLABORATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, INTENTIONAL community, cultural, and economicdevelopment strategy

Alliance’s HUB Project

brown@wfu.edu

HUB described by NCCCR Workshop Participants

• HUB is the catalyst to shape Asheville & Buncombe County’s future to ensure a sustainable high quality of life for all---Beth

• Musical conductor. Engine for collaboration.• Cooperative catalyst growing out of a vision to

effect responsible sustainable growth and development.

• Attitude of organizational and individual cooperation that links all of us to grow together.

• Collaborative visionary catayst striving to ensure quality sustainable future for everyone.

• High Speed Computing ($1.5M, RENC)

• 1st Geek-like Collaboration for Development

• 30 business plans for new ventures (CTC)

• SEO Analysis of Clean Energy Cluster in WNC

• Downtown Farmers’ Market

• Proposed Fed Appropriation for Clean Energy Business Incubator at AB Tech

Without HUB we would not have

• Plan for a climate/weather museum attraction

• Climate Emphasis (designation as NOAA community)

• Developing sustainability metrics

• As much networking & synergistic knowledge sharing

Not Have Without HUB---continued

Slide #3

HUB’s Focus =

Competitive Advantage +

Collaboration +

Hot Themes +

Equitable Impact

•National buzz attracting tourists, businesses, creative class, professionals, students & retirees, but it will not be sustained without bold, collaborative action

By GeographyBy Cluster

We have a great vision—to better jobs & higher quality of life

ManufacturingLand-AgricultureEnterprise-EntrepreneurshipBranding-MarketingRejuvenation- MindBodySoulCreativity-ArtsTechnology-Visualization

Slide #8

Metrics---

1.Economic Prosperity (Jobs, Wages, Investment)2.Social Responsibility (Housing, Middle Class)3.Cultural Dynamism (#artists,ticket receipts)4.Environmental Stewardship (Sustainability)

-------------------------*3 data sets for each of the above 4 objectives*Each index weighted 75% for prime variables and 25% for variables from other objectives

Business Clusters – Traditional

Manufacturing

Retain productive manufacturing facilitiesAttract advanced manufacturing concerns

Enterprise Build entrepreneurial support system & services

Land-Agriculture

Expand public open space & enhance amenitiesLeverage rural communities Preserve farmlandsDiversify agriculture (e.g., organics & horticulture)

ManufacturiManufacturing Clusterng Cluster

EnterpriseEnterpriseClusterCluster

Land-AgricultureLand-AgricultureClusterCluster

Business Clusters – OtherCreative Upgrade cultural facilities

Establish international handmade design centersPromote customization

Technology Complete broadband & high performance computing infrastructureBecome international center for computing climatic and environmental dataCreate Digital Media CenterPromote secure data storage & retrieval industry

Rejuvenation

Establish national center for integrative medicine (e.g., alternative and complementary medicine)Strengthen position as regional rejuvenation center, mind and spirit, eco-sports, natural products

CreativCreative e

ClusterCluster

RejuvenationRejuvenationClusterCluster

TechnologyTechnologyClusterCluster

Potential County Projects

• Center for Environmental Interpretation

• Broadband network expansion (national Lambda rail)

• Technology Commercialization Center

Potential City Projects• Wilma Dykeman Parkway

• Center for Environmental Interpretation

• Digital Media Center

• National Design Center

• Eagle Street Redevelopment

• Health Adventure

• Performing Arts Center

• Civic Center renovation

• Art Museum renovation

A Few Personal Favorites

• Hatchfest

• Design Center (Handmade in America)

• Climate Initiative (application of data)

• River Corridor

• I-26 Connector

• Keep Asheville Weird

HUB Websitewww.ashevillehub.com

Login code: dbrown DavE2007

Volunteer Jobs for HUB(suggested by Dave Brown)

• Board and Cabinet Secretary

• Webmaster

• HUB representative

• Cross Silo Volunteer Coordinator

• Chief Communications Officer

• Grant Writer

• Make up Your Own Job

Volunteer Jobs for HUB(suggested by Participants)

• Committee to bring out.

• Coordinator of communication.

• Volunteers sell the project at local meetings

• Educate the community about hub

• Talk to your neighbors. Input from grassroots.

• Get involved with the look of Asheville

Questions for Break Outs

• List specific actions we might take to increase the impact of retirees upon the quality of life (for long term residents) in Asheville (at least 3)!

• Expand and/or elaborate the list of volunteer jobs for HUB

• Identify 3 questions to ask Dave Brown, and then select the 1 that you believe will be of most interest to the group

Participants’ List of specific actions we might take to increase the impact of retirees upon the quality of

life (for long term residents) in Asheville

• Volunteering with govt, schools, rsvp, tax assistance, handy person

• Participate in public hearings, sharing experiences from elsewhere, etc.

• Utilize life skills of retirees. Match skills with opportunities. Match-maker. E.g.—provide life skills to former prisoners, get involved with mediation center. Use computer skills

• Create a list of skills and opportunities (such as exists at Hands on Atlanta)

• After school programs, especially teaching special things

Participants’ List of specific actions we might take to increase the impact of retirees upon the quality of

life (for long term residents) in Asheville

• Retirees want to be asked, feel useful.• Become employed part-time. • Volunteering, especially pro bono.• Support research efforts. Serve as

subjects of research. Collect data re retirees.

• Retirees are buyers of services, goods.• Stroke community builders. Affirm and

praise the community they’ve built

• Add new ideas from others

• Cross generational activities desired by retirees.

• Encourage new retirees to buy local. Publicize a trail of local businesses.

• Implement ethnic diversity

Participants’ List of specific actions we might take to increase the impact of retirees upon the quality of

life (for long term residents) in Asheville

Questions for Dave

• Growth limit?• ABTech jobs to support new masters who

migrate here!• How can we reduce advocacy and

destructive local arrogance?• Can’t we fill the transportation gaps, esp

for people from outlying counties• Would you consider transportation needs

survey?

Questions for Dave

• Why is no one dealing with transportation?

• How do you volunteer for HUB?

• HUB Continuity?

Challenges for Creativity Cluster(notes from Adrienn’s presentation)

• Hard to measure. Quality of life is part of our objective.

• Creating visibility for the arts.• Grassroots grants program• Getting local govt support for arts• Need more emphasis on music and dance• FOAM has JUST organized• Need rehearsal and performance space

Caucus--- Everyone!

• the most important or interesting thing I learned today, or

• where I’m having the most trouble agreeing and/or understanding, or

• the cause you’d like HUB to push, or

• how I would like to volunteer, or

• the points I wish someone had made, or

• any or all of the above.

Caucus Points

• Beth. Care about the little people who fall through the cracks! Not just wealthy.

• Jim. Transportation infrastructure, e.g. airport.

• Jim. Labor leaders on your board. • Keep to be burr in the saddle. Push

people to coordinate and cooperate. • Sallie. Develop NCDC and related

industries.

Caucus Points

• Diane. Wish we could have learned more about other clusters.

• John. Tap in to immigrant population. • Marge. HUB projects seem important. • Marge. Need to highlight opportunities for

involvement of retirees • Kathy. Pleased to learn about the

mission. Impressed by # of community leaders.

Caucus Points

• Ginger. Not sure what I signed up for. Today some of that feel of vitality is beginning to take shape. We’re thinking of the big picture. Go for it!

• Jim. Impressed. Change HUB name to give it meaning. Need a contest! (Asheville Alive. Loving Asheville) Hub rep.

• Loise. Important opportunity for me. Life must be an ongoing vision. Collaborative and catalystic.

• Loise. Prevent growth of the jail and justice system. Need new life center at the BC correctional center.

Caucus Points

• Shirley. Impressed by the enormous task. Have everythng to gain. Need to get knowledge and understanding out to the people, and get support (vote, funds).

• Allison. Feel a sense of urgency--- the developers are on the rampage. Talk with the developers.

• Jackie. Have concern. Will emphasis still be there?

• Shirley. New paradigm.

Caucus Points

• Jody. Diversity of organizations.

• Susan. Concern. Chamber of commerce must not overstep its role in the HUB project. Transportation……

• Hans. Is enough being done?

• Sherry. Performing Arts Center.