Description
Develop and implement strategies and programs to attract, retain, and grow businesses; expand jobs and tax base; and coordinate incentives, sites, workforce, and infrastructure for towns, cities, counties, and regions.
- • Design, promote, or administer economic development plans, policies, and programs for business attraction, retention, and expansion.
- • Recommend approval, terms, or conditions for incentives, grants, or development agreements.
- • Prepare narrative and visual reports on economic indicators, target industries, and real estate, including GIS maps and dashboards.
- • Advise elected officials and executives on project feasibility, ROI, compliance, and strategic alternatives.
- • Conduct BRE surveys, market research, and impact studies on workforce, supply chains, regulations, and infrastructure.
- • Consult with officials and stakeholders on goals for business attraction, entrepreneurship, redevelopment, and inclusive growth.
- • Stay current on laws and policies affecting incentives, taxation, zoning, permitting, and reporting requirements.
- • Mediate stakeholder concerns and negotiate alternative deal structures or community benefit commitments.
- • Coordinate with site selectors, utilities, planners, lenders, and developers on projects and site readiness.
- • Review and evaluate economic impact, fiscal impact, and cost-benefit analyses for proposed projects and programs.
- • Supervise or coordinate the work of economic development staff, contractors, or interns.
- • Organize public meetings, roundtables, or workshops with businesses, workforce partners, and community groups to shape strategies.
- • Market the community to target industries and investors; manage branding, digital content, and lead generation, including RFIs and trade shows.
- • Align infrastructure and transportation investments with target industry and logistics needs.
- • Evaluate proposals for development or infrastructure support based on jobs, wages, capital investment, equity, and long-term fiscal health.
- • Secure and manage grants or financing tools (e.g., EDA, CDBG, TIF) for sites, infrastructure, and small business programs.
- • Assess effects of regulations, permitting timelines, and utility constraints on business investment decisions.
- • Assess feasibility of expansions, relocations, or redevelopment proposals and recommend improvements.
- • Maintain inventories of available sites and buildings; coordinate due diligence and readiness efforts.
- • Conduct company visits and site tours to assess needs for workforce, training, utilities, freight, and permitting.
- • Prepare statistical reports and presentations on labor markets, demographics, industry clusters, and competitiveness.
- • Develop and maintain property databases, CRM systems, and GIS layers for projects and leads.
- • Maintain records on incentives, compliance benchmarks, clawbacks, and project performance metrics.
- • Research and compile data from economic reports, surveys, GIS, and financial analyses for RFIs, RFPs, and proposals.
- • Respond to business and public inquiries regarding programs, permitting, sites, financing, and incentives.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
