The Economic Development Department focuses on fostering private and public sector investment within the City. The Economic Development team is responsible for:

• Business attraction, retention and expansion efforts
• Marketing and promotion
• Increasing the City's workforce and senior housing stock
• Improving the quality-of-life via an array of services intended to support these goals

Among its responsibilities, the Economic Development Department directs and oversees the City's real estate functions including:

• Acquisitions and disposition
• Developing and administering the City's CDBG and Community Assistance Programs. 
• Formulating and implementing innovative, new incentive programs
• Orchestrating affordable housing development
• Facilitating the creation of new, living-wage jobs
• Grant writing, infrastructure development, workforce development and other initiatives set forth in the Agency Redevelopment Plans.