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HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE OUR VISION 41 Foster a Resilient Economic Base and Diverse Workforce Major Actions: ▪ Study and identify business sectors with the greatest prom- ise for diversifying our economic base; focus recruitment efforts accordingly. ▪ Amend Cary's Land Development Ordinance and design guidelines to support the evolution of selected business and industrial parks to transform into Employment Mixed- Use campuses. ▪ Implement the strategic initiatives in Chapter 2: LIVE that will promote the development of housing options that are affordable and appealing to a diverse workforce. How We Will Achieve our Vision 1 Create a Business-Friendly Environment Major Actions: ▪ Create and develop initiatives in concert with the Chamber of Commerce to support the creation and growth of small businesses, e.g. a small-business loan program, expansion of the façade improvement program, incubator space, etc. ▪ Expand the role and make-up of the Economic Develop- ment Commission to review and identify improvements to ordinances, policies, fee schedules, and programs that would foster a business-supportive environment. ▪ Partner with the Chamber of Commerce to proactively maintain a relationship with major employees, i.e. CEO roundtable, to identify cooperative efforts to improve the business climate. The CEO roundtable should be a working group of business leaders, Chamber of Commerce officials, Town staff, and other relevant stakeholders that meets at regular intervals to keep abreast of new challeng- es or opportunities. 2 Shown here are Town of Cary staff, elected officials, and the Cary Chamber of Commerce's execu ve staff touring sites together in Downtown Winston-Salem as part of the 2014 Cary Council - Staff Retreat.