Economic Development
In a macro sense, every business is about economic development -- about providing good jobs, improving economic vitality, and creating a future with more opportunities for the next generations. But for those organizations whose business it is to foster their community’s businesses, Voltedge EDge provides specialized marketing, training and education services.
For examples of our Economic Development websites visit:
www.fortbenningandthevalley.com
www.thevalleypartnership.com
www.sterlingdevelopment.com
Get the Voltedge EDge.
Voltedge EDge is our division designed to serve the specific needs of EDOs and utilities’ economic development departments. We partner with Ady International Company, a leading site selection consultancy, to uniquely provide marketing, training, and education assistance to the E.D. market.
Ady International Company is headed by Robert M. Ady. Among other distinctions, Mr. Ady has located more facilities in the United States than any other individual and co-founded the nine-county regional EDO-World Business Chicago.
Together, the Voltedge EDge team has consulted on dozens of E.D. websites, developed branding strategies for numerous EDOs, and provided training and education to hundreds of E.D. practitioners nationwide.
Voltedge EDge services:
Marketing
- Branding/Identity - name, tagline, logo, URL and more
- Marketing Plan Development - determine your markets, messages and media
- Website Assessment - learn how your current website rates on the over three-dozen factors we evaluate exclusively for EDOs
- Data Source Identification - learn what the basic essentials of community and regional data that corporate site selectors require and get access to the source of the best data for your community
- or region to attract the kinds of industry you are targeting.
- E.D. Website Development, including these features:
- GIS Mapping, integration to existing sites & buildings databases
- CMS
- Social Media
Education
- Labor Market Assessment -Let us quantify your labor shed, search for overlooked labor pools, and understand major employers’ intentions for hiring and expansions
- Webinars - customized training on topics of site selection, ED marketing, & more, delivered in 60- or 90-second webinar format to individuals in multiple or remote locations
Training
- Community Board Training - customized training on site selection, governance, and related topics pertinent to EDOs and their Boards
- Onsite Community Assessment - have us come to your community as if you were a finalist for a relocation project, and learn from our evaluation of your community’s performance
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