b'OPPORTUNITY LIVES HEREnational average during the last five years. A fast-growing economy, 33 percentcreate a workforce and skills training program that supported both workforce more workers, and one of the busiest inland portscombined with skilledtraining and financial or academic support, creating a unique workforce model talent and strong market accessare just a few of the many reasons companiesto support residents of San Antonio. Today, the nonprofit helps people find have chosen the Cincinnati region. The local manufacturing sector is supportedmeaningful careers in healthcare, IT, and manufacturing. Their model has by the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI), which strives to bebeen replicated in cities across the United States, including in Austin, Houston, the first point-of-contact for companies locating or growing in the 16-countyDallas, the Rio Grande Valley, and El Paso, Texas; Monroe, Louisiana; Des region. REDIs network helps attract and retain companies and talent in variousMoines, Iowa; and Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. It has also been replicated advanced manufacturing segmentsfrom aerospace to automotive to food andin Birmingham, Nottingham, and London, United Kingdom. With the Districts flavoring. REDIs site selection tool and virtual tours of available sites can helpfocus on healthcare and manufacturing, this model could help residents in companies find the right sites to meet their manufacturing needs. The virtualthe District move out of poverty and into the middle class with customized tour could be a tool help the District promote available industrial land to helpsupport.companies to relocate to the area or expand operations in the District. Nehemiah Manufacturing (Cincinnati, Ohio) LaunchPort Manufacturing (Baltimore, Maryland)Nehemiah was founded in 2009 with the mission to build brands, create The LaunchPort is one of the largest urban revitalization efforts in thejobs, and change lives. Led by a team of seasoned consumer packaged goods, United States. The 235-acre redevelopment project combines manufacturingNehemiah partners with companies and entrepreneurs to license or acquire and Medtech acceleration on the citys prime waterfront. Manufacturingsmall brands, innovate new product concepts, and contract manufacture capabilities and OEM services for clients include transition from conceptproducts. Nehemiah is committed to bringing manufacturing jobs back to manufacturability, full-service integration of sub-component and supplyto the inner city of Cincinnati to stimulate community development and sourcing, management of third-party testing, and logistics coordination.economic growth. Their location is surrounded by neighborhoods with high Residents of the facility can tap into core services such as financial operatingunemployment and limited entry-level job opportunities and by partnering systems, quality system development, supply chain activities, regulatorywith a number of local social service agencies in close proximity to their submission/compliance support, reimbursement and revenue modellocation (CityLink, St. Vincent DePaul, Jobs Plus and City Gospel Mission) they development, while allowing companies to focus capital resources onare able to identify and develop team members. Many of the employees developing critical core competencies. In 2022, LaunchPort announced newhave little to no work history or have previously been incarcerated, making custom and contract manufacturing capabilities to support clients developingit challenging for them to find employment. An initiative like this in Delaware and commercializing medical products through 3D printing. With the manycould support the existing manufacturing sector, while also helping residents healthcare facilities, biotech, and pharma manufacturing companies located infind employment and gain essential skills. the District, a strategic partnership like LaunchPort could be successful for the Three Rivers Area.2.5Support Niche Light/Medium ManufacturingProject QUEST (San Antonio, Texas) Project QUEST, Inc. is a nonprofit organization funded in part by the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, the State of Texas, federal, and private funds. When the Levi Strauss Plant and the Kelly Airforce Base closed in the early 1990s, thousands of workers were displaced. Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS) and Metro Alliance met with city and business leaders to help Delaware Three Rivers Area Economic Development Master Plan 160'