East Tennessee Economic Development Agency
ETEDA is a regional marketing and business recruitment organization that provides site location information and assistance. ETEDA helps facilitate the site selection process with its co-located partners, The State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The three organizations work together as one business recruitment team, which provides a single point of contact for the 15-county Knoxville-Oak Ridge Region.
Services:
- Economic Development
- Real Estate
ETEDA performs some of these research and analysis functions in-house and serves as an information clearinghouse and/or facilitator on all other listed services.
Economic Development Services
General Services
- Custom-tailored information packages to assist in decision making
Labor and Training
- Labor availability information
- Wage, salary and benefit data
- Pre-employment & on-the-job training information
- Labor draw and commuting pattern information
- Local employer interviews
Utility Services
- Utility cost and availability
- Utility reliability and capacity
Community Services
- Economic overview
- Cost of living/housing comparisons
- Demographic data
Transportation Services
- Common and contract carrier contacts
- Customs and foreign trade zone information/contacts
- Airfreight service analysis and comparisons
- Airline passenger service analysis & comparisons
Real Estate Services
Real Estate Assistance
- Access to ETEDA regional real estate data base
- Space requirements matched to building and site inventory
- Industrial and commercial property tours
Site Location Planning
- Zoning information
- Preliminary site and facility layout data
Construction
- Contractor contacts
- Design-build information
- National cost comparisons
