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: