Comments on: Where do economic developers come from? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/where-do-economic-developers-come-from/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-do-economic-developers-come-from Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 23:44:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Elaine Vechorik http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/05/where-do-economic-developers-come-from/#comment-133234 Elaine Vechorik Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:48:20 +0000 http://msbusiness.com/?p=61219#comment-133234 Yes, my county is included in a NEW tri-county proposed economic development committee for Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha.

With all these agencies working on economic development in my area, we need more?

Federal Economic Development Resources
TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority
US Census Bureau
US Department of Labor
FAA – Federal Aviation Administration
ARC – Appalachian Regional Commission
SBA – Small Business Administration
USGS – US Geological Survey
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
EPA – Environment Protection Agency
US Army Corps of Engineers
International Economic Development Council
Southern Economic Development Council
Regional and State
TVA – Tennessee Valley Authority
MDA – Mississippi Development Authority
MEC – Mississippi Economic Council
MEDC – Mississippi Economic Development Council
SEDC – Southern Economic Development Council
IHL – Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Mississippi State Government
Mississippi Municipal League
MDOT – Mississippi Department of Transportation
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Mississippi State Tax Commission
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation
North Mississippi Industrial Development Association
Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway
MMA – Mississippi Manufacturer’s Association
Golden Triangle Planning and Development District
Columbus-Lowndes Development LINK
West Point Clay County Community Growth Alliance

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