Client Overview
Company: Missouri Partnership
Industry: State Economic Development Organization
Challenge
Missouri Partnership, a public-private economic development organization (EDO), required a solution for gathering hundreds of data points for mega and premier sites. Collecting data from their community partners across the state to deliver up-to-date, site-ready locations at a moment’s notice for prospects with endless emails and spreadsheets was not a long-term solution. Missouri Partnership needed to modernize their data collection efforts.
Solution
With the power of Lasso, Strata Platforms organized RFI data collection software developed with economic developers in mind to accelerate RFI response times by streamlining property submissions. Lasso granted Missouri Partnership the means to collect, review, and analyze properties in a single application, significantly enhancing efficiencies. Lasso’s integration with LOIS enabled community partners to easily submit properties without duplication, further enhancing efficiency.
Implementation
- Onboarding & Training: Strata Platforms provided onboarding and training for Missouri Partnership’s business attraction team, as well as an orientation training for community partners, ensuring they were equipped to use Lasso for efficient RFI responses and property data management.
- Support & Consultation: The Strata Platforms team provided ongoing support, advising on RFI templates and best practices. Missouri Partnership also benefited from account management to continuously optimize their use of Lasso.
- Customization: Strata Platforms collected feedback from Missouri Partnership and will be implementing feature enhancements to streamline the RFI process further.
Results
- RFI-Ready Efficiency: Missouri Partnership became better prepared to handle RFIs, significantly improving response times for site selection projects.
- Increased Property Visibility: Gathered
8mega and premier properties from several7municipalities, boosting the state’s attractiveness to site selectors, with plans to expand their Site Readiness program to additional regional and community partners. - Seamless Integration with LOIS: Saved time for community partners by eliminating manual and tedious property data entry across platforms.
- Driving Future Innovation: Missouri Partnership’s feedback is helping shape upcoming Lasso enhancements, benefiting all users by streamlining processes further.