1. Mark Rembert
Co-director of
Energize Clinton County
mrembert@energizecc.com
http://energizecc.com
@energizecc
@markrembert

5. 8,500 jobs lost
$81 million in salaries
$3.5 million in tax
revenue
Clinton County

6. 0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
Jan2007
Jun2007
Nov2007
Apr2008
Sep2008
Feb2009
Jul2009
Dec2009
May2010
Unemployment: July 2007 - Sept. 2010

12. Our goal:
Squeeze the maximum value out
of every dollar that flows through
our community.
• Consumers
• Businesses
• Government

13. Our projects:
o Led community wide effort to
establish a vision for local green
development which was
insBtuBonalized as the Wilmington
Green Enterprise Zone in July 2009

14. Our projects:
o Established a “Buy Local First” Clinton
County campaign to direct consumer
spending to local businesses and
promote local sourcing amongst
businesses.

15. Our projects:
o Launched the Clinton Community
Fellows program to capitalize on the
energy, skills, and talents of the best
and brightest young people from our
community.

16. What we strive for:
o Low cost/no cost
o De‐centralized
o Community scale
o Technological innovaBon
o Rapid iteraBon
o Broad parBcipaBon
o Lay a foundaBon for a beTer
future