Economic Development

Responsibilities
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.