Over a five-month period, the AngelouEconomics team will embark on a three-phase planning process to assist the Greater Providence Chamber and its partners in identifying viable opportunities to strengthen the economy statewide.

In the first phase, AE will undertake community outreach and gather public input by asking businesses and residents to take a brief on-line survey and by conducting focus groups while in the Providence area.  In addition, AE will conduct interviews with CEO’s, key city and state elected officials, industry leaders, private citizens and other groups throughout the state.

Information gathered will be used in Phase Two to create the Situational Analysis report. It will profile the regional and state economy, demographic composition and workforce and will assess the area's strengths and challenges to support positive economic growth. At the end of Phase Two, AE will have clearly identified the key assets and challenges facing Greater Providence and the state. These priorities will form the foundation of the marketing recommendations that will be outlined in Phase Three. 

Phase Three will combine our findings to develop a comprehensive, actionable plan that focuses on key target industry clusters and provides tactics for attracting business investment in those sectors in Rhode Island. At the end of Phase Three, GPCOC will have a clear, action-oriented roadmap to increase business investment activities focused on core target industries and a new and fresh marketing approach. The entire community will be energized and investors will have specific strategies to fund and assurance that accountability will be measured.

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