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* 1. Contact Information

WORKFORCE

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* 2. Industry

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* 3. Number of Current Full-Time Employees

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* 4. Number of Current Part-Time Employees

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* 5. Employee wage range(s)

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* 6. Number of new jobs created in the last year

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* 7. Do you currently have open positions?

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* 8. If you answered "Yes" to Q. 7, please complete the "Job Openings Spreadsheet" provided to you via email and upload it here as a PDF or email the Excel/PDF file to Karl Pratt at director@growsheridancounty.org.

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* 9. Number of new jobs expected to be created in the next year

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* 10. If so, how many jobs and at what status (full/part-time) will be you adding?

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* 11. Please indicate any other jobs/businesses/industries that you believe we need in Sheridan County:

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* 12. Do you offer on the job (OTJ) training, apprenticeships, internships, etc?

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* 13. If yes, is it offered for all positions or only specific roles?

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* 14. Do you know about and/or participate in the State of Kansas Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZ) program?

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* 15. Do you already offer any employee recruitment and/or retention incentives such as a sign-on bonus, relocation expenses, etc? (Check all that apply).

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* 16. Do you utilize employment contracts? If so what are the terms and conditions?

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* 17. Do you have any recruitment success stories you can share with us? (These can include natives who returned home.)

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* 18. Do you know about the ConnectNWKS online job portal for employers and employees?

TRAINING/SUCCESSION PLANNING

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* 19. Are there any particular workforce workshop topics that would be beneficial to conduct locally for your yourself and/or employees?

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* 20. Do you have a succession plan in place for your business?

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* 21. Do you have a succession plan in place for a specific position(s) within your business?

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* 22. Would you like to learn more about succession planning?

CHILDCARE

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* 23. Is your current workforce in need of childcare options?

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* 24. Are you interested in providing childcare services to your workforce?

To view several Business/Employer Childcare Resources to learn how you can support childcare needs within your business or community, please visit the new Childcare Resources web page on our county website.
HOUSING

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* 25. Is your current and/or future workforce in need of housing in Sheridan County?

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* 26. If yes, what kind is preferred?

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* 27. Number of existing jobs that are unfilled because a lack of adequate housing

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* 28. Is housing an issue for employee recruitment/retention?

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* 29. Number of employees not living in the community where they work because there is a lack of adequate housing but who want to live in the community

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* 30. Number of employees living in the community but who have inadequate housing and are seeking better living conditions

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* 31. Please indicate how many employees commute for work?

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* 32. Are you planning an expansion or reduction in the workforce in the near future?

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* 33. Are you interested in investing (or learning more about investing) in some type of housing projects for your workforce?

FINAL COMMENTS/THOUGHTS

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* 34. Would you be interested in being more involved with the Sheridan County Economic Development organization?

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* 35. Is there anything else you'd like to share with us regarding your business, workforce, childcare and housing?

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