Community Assistance

ETEDA provides resources and expertise that significantly enhance the economic development efforts in the region.  We work closely with the local communities in the 15-county area to provide customized community development assistance, offering a broad range of demographic resources and support material.

• Utilize comprehensive databases to provide customized support materials for specific projects including the most current data on:
  • workforce
  • education
  • target industry 
  • proximity, radius and location maps
• Provide research for communities preparing grant requests and back-up research for relocation and expansion requests.
• Maintain accurate and thorough data on all available sites/buildings in each of the fifteen counties.
• Provide annual report of regional industry trends data to communities and developers including prospect information on:
  • number of requests for buildings
  • building size and ceiling height
  • number of actual projects
  • types of industry considering the region.
• Host training opportunities throughout the year for local economic developers using subject matter experts.
• Provide a forum to discuss common issues.
• Promote the virtual building concept as a means to offer product to prospects.