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<br />· Economic diversification requires attracting businesses that can take advantage of La <br />Porte's diverse labor force. La Porte residents comprise only 11.7 percent of total <br />local employment, and only 13.4 percent of La Porte residents work in the city. Due <br />to limited land for future residential developments, La Porte will not grow <br />substantially. Therefore, attracting workers to La Porte or identifying sectors that can <br />take advantage of the thousands of workers who leave the city each day to work in <br />surrounding communities should influence economic development recruitment <br />strategies. <br /> <br />· Quality of place should be the cornerstone of La PQ~e'ong-term economic <br />development efforts. La Porte has a robust ecgnqmy...vitb local businesses employing <br />more workers than local residents in the labor force. Limited land available for <br />development hinders major projects I()oking for a greenfield site. La Porte's most <br />underutilized resources are its downtown, historic beach, and waterfront. The lack of <br />a master plan or overarching strategytouoite these elements is anlss'lle. Enhancing <br />Sylvan Beach, redeveloping downtown, and imProving Main Street serves not only to <br />encourage economic growth; ,but these initiati,:,es,~irectly improve the quality of life <br />for city residents. <br /> <br /> <br />City of La Porte, Texas - Economic & Demographic Assessment I January 2009 <br />