- Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA)
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Florida Economic Development Council
- Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA)
- Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED)
- Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA)
- Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC)
- Missouri Economic Development Council
- North Carolina Economic Developers Association (NCEDA)
- Oklahoma Professional Economic Development Council (OEDC)
- South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA)
- Tennessee Economic Development Council (TEDC)
- Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC
Friday, June 29, 2012
Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy: Connecting with the
The local economic developer has a working relationship with all the
existing industries and is typically the first person a site selection
consultant calls (even before the mayor) on behalf of an industry that
is interested in bringing a business to a community. Healthy
relationships with these key local stakeholders will give you an idea
who's coming and who's leaving. A good start would be connecting with
the State representative of the Southern Economic Development Council (http://www.sedc.org).
Also, each State has its own Economic Development Council, representing
the economic development organizations within the State. The Southern
organizations are: