The Wadley-Donovan Group

Target Industry Assessment
Project Timetable

Phase I: Project Orientation                                         August 3-24

    List of employers distributed by WBC for review                        Complete

    Consultants contact regional directors                                          "

    Discussion point for conference call posted to web site                  "

    Conference call meetins with zone reps                                        "

    Employer survey revisions due from zone contacts                        "

    Employer list corrections due back to Wadley_Donovan                 "

    Background information identified in Aug. 3 meeting forwarded        "

    Business Council comments on revised survey due                       "

    Final cover letters due from WBC and zone reps                           "

Phase II: Assessment of Business Climate              Sept 2- Jan. 25

    Review of Wyoming materials completed by consultants             Due

    Employer survey disseminated                                                 Complete

    Employer surveys due back from businesses                             Complete

    Local interviews and focus groups                                             Complete

    Report on Strengths & Weakness(for comments)

           posted to website                                                             Dec. 15-31

    Conference call with zone contacts                                           Jan. 7, 2005

    Final assessment reports for each zone posted on website         Jan 25

Phase III: Identification of Target Industries             Dec. 1-15

     Zone consultants submit preliminary targets                             Dec. 1

     Presentation of findings by conference call                               Dec. 8-15

Phase IV: Target Industry Reports                               Jan 14-Feb 21

     Draft target industry reports posted on website                         Jan. 14

     Responses to draft reports due from zone contacts                  Jan. 28

     Final target reports posted on web for all zones                        Feb. 18

     Call call or video conference to review target reports                  Feb. 21