Leadership, Creativity, and Innovation are fundamental components of any economic development strategy. It takes the right resources to create an environment where positive development can occur, a community can grow, and businesses can thrive. But beyond the resources necessary to address the challenges of today, it is essential to be able to look ahead to tomorrow.

In today's extremely global economy, the need to develop a specialized economic development strategy to attract and retain employment opportunities has never been greater. Technology has killed borders, while the dissemination of information and education has created a global workforce. Nowadays, your community doesn't only compete with the one next door but with communities a thousand miles away. If you spend more than one minute to think what your community can offer a potential business or industry, there's probably a good explanation for it.

Our staff can assist in developing a good marketing package to help expand your community's economic base. In most cases, the battle is easy, especially when all the business you'll probably need is already there. Retention and expansion is paramount today.  Often your community can create new employment opportunities by nurturing existing businesses in the area using our “Economic Development Begins at Home” philosophy.

Examples of some economic development services include:

• On Call Economic Development Services
• Economic Adjustment Strategies
• CDBG Formula and Revolving Loan Fund Assistance
• Economic Development Planning
• Economic Development Administration Assistance (Public Works Applications)
• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Development for EDA Compliance
• Business Retension and Expansion (R&E)
• Marketing
• Economic Development Organization (EDO) Development
• Specialized project development