Vendor needs to provide professional services for economic development plan will include strategies and actions to foster growth that is sustainable over time. • Fostering local business growth and entrepreneurship • Furthering business retention, expansion and attraction • Attracting public and private investment • Identifying and leveraging strengths for attracting workforce and new business opportunities • Aligning local assets with market opportunities – Develop a Business & Community Engagement Strategy. Develop a strategy for engaging with business leaders within and across sectors and key clusters, as well as the community at large, to identify opportunities for economic growth and stability. The engagement strategy should consider, but is not limited to: website content, social media, facilitated meetings and/or interviews with the business community, survey(s), collaboration with the Project Steering Committee and updates to City Council.