South Shore 2030

  • The Plan
  • Housing
    • Overview
    • The Business Case for Housing
    • Housing Endorsements
    • Housing Endorsement Form
    • Series: Housing on the South Shore
  • Infrastructure
    • Overview
    • Transportation
    • Water & Wastewater
  • News Center
    • The 2030 Blog
    • Virtual Events & Videos
    • Informational Reports
  • Our Region
    • About the South Shore
    • Demographics
    • Workforce Statistics
    • Essential Industries
    • Job Board
  • Partner With Us
    • Invest in Your Region
    • Why Invest
    • 2030 Funders
  • About Us
    • Why?
    • SSEDC Trustees
    • Our Team
    • Working Committees
    • Contact Us
  • Sister Sites
    • South Shore Chamber
    • Hello! South Shore
    • EAT South Shore
  • The Plan
  • Housing
    • Overview
    • The Business Case for Housing
    • Housing Endorsements
    • Housing Endorsement Form
    • Series: Housing on the South Shore
  • Infrastructure
    • Overview
    • Transportation
    • Water & Wastewater
  • News Center
    • The 2030 Blog
    • Virtual Events & Videos
    • Informational Reports
  • Our Region
    • About the South Shore
    • Demographics
    • Workforce Statistics
    • Essential Industries
    • Job Board
  • Partner With Us
    • Invest in Your Region
    • Why Invest
    • 2030 Funders
  • About Us
    • Why?
    • SSEDC Trustees
    • Our Team
    • Working Committees
    • Contact Us
  • Sister Sites
    • South Shore Chamber
    • Hello! South Shore
    • EAT South Shore

Our Plan

A roadmap to strengthen our regional economy

Our mission is to create an environment for current and future businesses and our resident workforce to thrive. Our 2030 plan builds on the idea that businesses emerge or relocate to communities where there is a supply of talent and interesting, diverse, and attractive places to live, work, and enjoy a high quality of life.

For our plan to be a success, we must address 3 key challenges:
  • ​an aging workforce
  • inadequate infrastructure
  • expected job loss due to shrinking industries and the pandemic

To do this, we need to:
  • attract younger workforce to the South Shore
  • address our infrastructure needs and increase capacity for growth
  • and attract new and diverse businesses to the region

Our Focus

Housing
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Encouraging more housing options that attract our next generation of workers and keep our population of retirees by collaborating, advocating, and supporting housing initiatives on state & municipal levels
Infrastructure
Increasing both water, wastewater, and transportation capacity by working with local communities, experts, and landowners to study and determine solutions that support smart growth and advancement
Job Creation
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Supporting existing businesses and recruiting new businesses and start-ups to the region in order to invest in our communities, attract workforce, and build a more diverse economy
Placemaking
Highlighting our region's assets and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well-being.​

Reality Check

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The South Shore is aging faster than any other metro Boston region.
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Employment is high in industries that are
​consolidating and shedding jobs.
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Lack of housing limits employers' ability to recruit and retain talent.
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Infrastructure challenges - water, wastewater, and intraregional transportation limits our community growth.
You can learn more about these issues in the Informational Reports!
South Shore Economic Development Corporation
1050 Hingham Street, Rockland MA 02370
Phone: 781.421.3900 | info@southshorechamber.org | sitemap
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