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| Organization |
Scope - and maps for
California and Nevada |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
California
EDO Directory California service
providers |
Survey |
Profile |
| California Commission for
Jobs & Economic Growth |
State - private |
|
www.4cajobs.com |
No |
No |
| TeamCalifornia |
State |
|
www.teamcalifornia.org |
No
Project announcements |
No |
| California Assn for Local
Economic Development |
State |
|
www.caled.org |
No |
No |
|
Northern California |
maps for
CA and NV |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
California
EDO Directory California service
providers |
Survey |
Profile |
|
City of Clovis |
City 93612 |
|
www.ci.clovis.ca.us
|
No |
No |
| Madera County EDC |
County 93637 |
|
www.maderaindustry.org |
No |
No |
| Monterey County |
County 93902 |
|
www.montereycountybusiness.net |
11/19/02 |
No |
| Central Coast Marketing
Partnership - Salinas |
Region 93912 |
|
www.ca-central-coast.org |
No |
No |
| City of San Mateo |
City 94403 |
|
www.ci.sanmateo.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Napa Valley Economic
Development Corp. |
County 94559 |
|
www.nvedc.org
|
No |
No |
| Vallejo Chamber of
Commerce Economic Dev. |
City 94590 |
|
www.vallejosite.com |
No |
No |
| Emeryville Economic Dev. &
Housing Dept. |
City 94608 |
|
www.ci.emeryville.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Economic Dev Alliance for Business
(The East Bay - Oakland) |
Region 94612 |
|
www.edab.org |
No |
No |
| City of Berkeley |
City 94703 |
|
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
|
No |
No |
| Gilroy Econ Dev Corp |
City 95020 |
|
www.gilroyedc.org |
No |
No |
| San Jose Office of
Economic Development |
City 95113 |
|
www.do-biz-here.com |
No |
No |
| San Joaquin Partnership |
County 95219 |
|
www.sjpnet.org |
No |
No |
| City of Merced |
City 95340 |
|
www.cityofmerced.org |
No |
No |
| Sierra Economic
Development District, Auburn |
Region 95603 |
|
www.sedd.org
|
No |
No |
| Stanislaus County
(Modesto) |
County 95354 |
|
www.co.stanislaus.ca.us |
No |
No |
| City of Elk Grove |
City 95758 |
|
www.elkgrovecity.org |
No |
No |
| City of Sacramento |
City |
|
www.cityofsacramento.org/econdev |
No |
No |
| Sacramento Area Commerce &
Trade Org. |
Region 95814 |
|
www.sactoedc.org |
No |
No |
| Sacramento Municipal
Utility District |
regional utility |
|
www.smud.org |
No |
No |
| Yuba County Airport and
Economic Development |
County 95993 |
|
www.yubacounty.org |
No |
No |
| Economic Dev. Corp of
Shasta County, Redding |
County 96002 |
|
www.shastaedc.org |
No |
No |
| Upstate California
Economic Development Council, Red Bluff |
Region 96080 |
|
www.upstatecalifornia.org |
No |
No |
|
Southern and Central California |
maps for
CA and NV |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
California
EDO Directory California service
providers |
Survey |
Profile |
| Los Angeles County |
County 90071 |
|
www.laedc.org
|
No |
No |
| City of Santa Monica |
City 90405 |
|
www.santa-monica.org |
No |
No |
| Long Beach Area Chamber |
Metro 90831 |
|
www.lbchamber.com |
No |
No |
| City of Industry |
City 91744 |
|
www.cityofindustry.org |
No |
No |
|
City of Ontario |
City 91764 |
|
www.ontariocalifornia.us
www.ci.ontario.ca.us
|
No |
No |
| City of Poway |
City 92064 |
|
www.ci.poway.ca.us |
No |
No |
| San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp |
Region 92101 |
|
www.sandiegobusiness.org |
No |
No |
| Coachella Valley
Enterprise Zone |
EZ 92236 |
|
www.cveza.com
|
No |
No |
| Valley of Imperial Dev.
Alliance, El Centro |
Local 92243 |
|
www.valleyalliance.com |
No |
No |
| Imperial Valley EDC |
County |
|
www.ivedc.com |
No |
No |
| Coachella Valley Economic
Partnership |
Local 92260 |
|
www.moveherenow.com |
No |
No |
| City of Twentynine Palms |
City 92277 |
|
www.29palms.com |
No |
No |
| City of Fontana |
City 92335 |
|
www.fontanabusiness.org |
No |
No |
| City of Hesperia |
City 92345 |
|
www.hesperia.net |
No |
No |
| City of Victorville |
City 92392 |
|
www.ci.victorville.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Inland Empire North,
Regional Economic Development Authority, Victorville |
Region 92393 |
|
www.ienorth.org |
No |
No |
| San Bernardino County |
County 92401 |
|
www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us |
No |
No |
| Inland Empire Economic Partnership |
Region 92408 |
|
www.ieep.com |
No |
No |
| City of Riverside Dev.
Dept. |
City 92502 |
|
www.riverside-ca.org
|
No |
No |
| City of Temecula |
City 92589 |
|
www.cityoftemecula.org |
No |
No |
| Southwest Riverside County
Economic Alliance - Temecula |
County 92590 |
|
www.swrco.com
|
No |
No |
| Irvine Chamber of Commerce |
City 92614 |
|
www.destinationirvine.com |
No |
No |
| Orange County Business
Council |
County 92614 |
|
www.locationoc.com
www.ocbc.org
|
No |
No |
| Anaheim Advantage |
City 92805 |
|
www.anaheim.net |
No |
No |
| Kings County EDC, Hanford |
County 93230 |
|
www.kingsedc.org |
No |
No |
| City of Lemoore |
City 93245 |
|
www.lemoore.com |
No |
No |
| The EDC of Tulare County |
County 93274 |
|
www.edctulare.com
www.2GrowYourBiz.com
www.sequoiaregion.com
|
No |
No |
| Kern Economic Dev Corp,
Bakersfield |
County 93302 |
|
www.kedc.com |
No |
No |
| Economic Vitality Corp of
San Luis Obispo County |
County |
|
www.sloevc.org |
No |
No |
|
City of Palmdale |
City 93550 |
|
www.cityofpalmdale.org |
No |
No |
| Fresno County Economic
Development Corp. |
County 93721 |
|
www.fresnoedc.com |
No |
No |
| California Central Valley
EDC, Stockton |
Region 93721 |
|
www.californiacv.com |
No |
No |
|
Washington |
maps for the
Northwest (OR, WA) |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
Washington
EDO Directory Washington service
providers |
Survey |
Profile |
| Washington State Office of Business
& Tourism Dev, Trade & Economic Dev. |
State 98504 |
|
www.whywashington.com
www.oted.wa.gov
www.waforbusiness.org
|
No
Project announcements |
No |
| Kitsap Regional Economic
Development Council |
Region 98312 |
|
www.kitsapedc.org |
No |
No |
| Port of Bremerton |
Port 98367 |
|
www.portofbremerton.org |
No |
No |
| Tacoma Economic Development
Department |
City 98424 |
|
www.wiredcityusa.com |
No |
No |
| Grays Harbor EDC |
Port 98520 |
|
www.ghedc.com |
No |
No |
| Columbia River Economic Development
Council |
Region 98661 |
|
www.credc.org |
No |
No |
| Port of Vancouver |
Port 98666 |
|
www.PortVanUSA.com |
No |
No |
| Grant County Economic
Development Council |
County 98837 |
|
www.grantedc.com |
No |
No |
| Yakima County Development
Association |
County 98907 |
|
www.ycda.com |
No |
No |
| Spokane Area EDC |
Metro 99201 |
|
www.spokaneedc.org |
No |
No |
| Avista Utilities |
Utility 99220 |
|
www.avistacorp.com |
No |
No |
|
TRIDEC Tri-City Industrial Dev
Council |
Region 99336 |
Carl Adrian
TEL (509)735-1000
|
www.tridec.org
List of
available properties |
No |
Example |
| Palouse Economic
Development Council |
Town 99403 |
|
www.palouse.org |
No |
No |
| Cowlitz EDC |
County |
|
www.cowlitzedc.com
|
No |
No |
| Econ Dev Assn of
Skagit County |
County |
|
www.skagit.org |
No |
No |
| Port of Kalama |
Port |
|
www.portofkalama.com
|
No |
No |
|
Oregon |
maps for the
Northwest (OR, WA) |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
Oregon EDO
Directory Oregon service providers |
Survey |
Profile |
| Oregon Economic & Community
Development |
State 97301 |
|
www.econ.state.or.us |
No
Project announcements |
No |
| Oregon Economic
Development Assn. |
Regions |
|
www.oregon4biz.com |
No |
No |
|
Port of The Dalles |
Port 97058 |
|
www.portofthedalles.com |
No |
No |
|
Portland Development Comm. |
Metro 97201 |
|
www.portlanddev.org |
No |
No |
| PacifiCorp |
Utility 97204 |
|
www.pacificorp.com |
No |
No |
| SEDCOR - Salem Economic
Development Corp. |
County 97301 |
|
www.sedcor.com |
No |
No |
|
Central Coast Econ Dev Alliance |
County 97341 |
|
www.coastbusiness.info |
No |
No |
| Lane County (Eugene) |
County 97440 |
|
www.lanemetro.com
|
No |
No |
| Economic Development for
Central Oregon |
Region |
|
www.EDforCO.org |
No |
No |
|
Umpqua Economic Dev Partnership |
County |
|
www.umpquaedp.org |
No |
No |
|
South Coast Dev Council |
County |
|
www.scdcinc.org |
No |
No |
|
Nevada |
maps for
CA and NV |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
Nevada EDO
Directory Nevada service providers |
Survey |
Profile |
| Nevada Commission on Economic Development |
State 89701 |
|
www.expand2nevada.com |
No
Project announcements |
No |
| Nevada Development
Authority |
State 89109 |
|
www.nevadadevelopment.org |
No |
No |
| City of Henderson |
City 89015 |
|
www.cityofhenderson.nv.us |
No |
No |
| Las Vegas Office of
Business Development |
City 89101 |
|
www.lasvegasnevada.gov |
No |
No |
| Sierra Pacific |
Regional utility 89511 |
|
www.econdev.sierrapacific.com |
No |
No |
| Reno Sparks Tahoe EDA of W Nevada |
Region |
|
www.edawn.org |
No |
No |
| Northern Nevada
Development Authority, Carson City |
Region 89703 |
|
www.nnda.org
|
No |
No |
|
Alaska |
maps for
Alaska, Hawaii, and Pacific |
Contacts
Bruce
- GDI |
|
Survey |
Profile |
| State of Alaska website |
State |
|
www.state.ak.us
Doing Business in Alaska |
No |
No |
| Alaska Office of Economic
Development - focus on tourism, minerals, fisheries |
State |
|
Office
of Economic Development |
No |
No |
| Alaska Economic
Development Resource Guide - Dept of Commerce |
State |
|
Alaska resource guide |
No |
No |
| Alaska Economic
Information System |
State |
|
Economic
Information System |
No |
No |
Department of Commerce,
Community, and Economic Development -
Division of Community Advocacy - local community information around Alaska |
State and local |
|
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/
Community
Database Information Summaries |
No |
No |
| Alaska Regional
Development Organizations - Dept of Commerce |
State regions |
|
ARDOR regions
with maps
Regional
development strategies |
No |
No |
| Alaska Industrial
Development & Export Authority |
State 99503 |
907-269-3000 |
www.aidea.org |
No |
No |
| Alaska State Chamber of
Commerce |
State chamber |
|
www.alaskachamber.com
|
No |
No |
| List of Alaska Chambers of
Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureaus |
chambers, tourism |
|
Chambers
and CVBs |
No |
No |
| Alaska Journal of Commerce |
business news |
|
www.alaskajournal.com
|
No |
No |
| Anchorage Economic Development Corporation |
Region |
|
www.aedcweb.com |
No |
No |
|
Municipality of Anchorage - Port of Anchorage - FTZ No. 160 |
City |
|
www.muni.org
|
No |
No |
| Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce |
Chamber 99501 |
|
www.anchoragechamber.org |
No |
No |
| Copper Valley Development
Association, Glennallen Alaska |
Region 99588 |
|
www.alaskaeconomicdevelopment.org |
No |
No |
| Kenai Peninsula Economic
Development District |
Region |
|
www.kpedd.org |
No |
No |
| Kenai Chamber of Commerce |
Chamber 99611 |
|
www.kenaichamber.org
|
No |
No |
| Kenai Convention &
Visitors Bureau |
Tourism |
|
www.VisitKenai.com
|
No |
No |
| Kenai Peninsula Tourism
Marketing Council |
Tourism |
|
www.kenaipeninsula.org |
No |
No |
| Fairbanks North Star
Borough |
Region 99707 |
|
www.co.fairbanks.ak.us |
No |
No |
| Fairbanks Economic
Development Corp. - FTZ 195 |
City 99701 |
907-452-2185
888-476-3332 |
www.investfairbanks.com |
No |
No |
| Fairbanks Alaska
Convention and Visitors Bureau |
Tourism 99701 |
|
www.explorefairbanks.com |
No |
No |
| Prince William Sound
Economic Development District |
Region |
|
www.pwsedd.org |
No |
No |
| Southeast Conference |
Region |
|
www.seconference.org
|
No |
No |
| Sitka Economic Development
Association |
City 99835 |
907-747-2660 |
www.sitka.net |
No |
No |
|
Hawaii |
|
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| Hawaii Department of Business, Economic
Development & Tourism |
State |
808-586-2423 |
www.hawaii.gov/dbedt
www.hawaii.gov/openforbusiness |
No |
No |
| Enterprise Honolulu |
Island |
|
www.enterprisehonolulu.com |
No |
No |
| Kapolei Hawaii |
City |
|
www.kapolei.com |
No |
No |
Explanation of column
headings above
- Organizations are generally sorted in
postal code order so that locations which are geographically close to each
other will usually (not always) be grouped together. This is a
selective directory, even though the state directory is more comprehensive
than the very selective one we will maintain at the regional level to
highlight the organizations which support our work or are found to be of
frequent interest for the convenience of the executives and business
advisors we serve.
- Scope : is the area served by the
organization, and postal code. We may include thumbnail maps which
expand to show information about participating areas, or link directly to
good maps or GIS research tools on the organization's website.
- Contacts : relationship leader at GDI
Solutions for maintaining information about contacts in this area.
If there is a working relationship through our various GUIDE services, we
also list the key organization contact, phone, and optional e-mail.
- Website and other resources : Aside from
the main website link, we may include other direct links to highlight
special features of expected interest to executives, especially if they
might not be readily noticed by just visiting the website. A good
example of this is when relevant content is actually maintained somewhere
else, such as a regional website rather than the local one, so that one
would otherwise need to know to follow the available links between the
websites.
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The default
for all other columns is "No" unless the organization supports our work.
- Survey : areas which have responded to our
GUIDE Network Survey, with a link to their response for convenience if
published (optional) and highlighted at the top. This is often
useful as an executive summary at the "long list" stage of location
selection.
- Profile : participates in our GUIDE Area
Profile service (also highlighted at the top of the page). This
involves a closer working relationship to maintain more timely and
detailed knowledge of the area throughout the year, and also involves a
more detailed executive summary on the website, with many relevant links.
If there are significant incentives in the area, we may also link to a
GUIDE Incentives Profile.
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All area representatives are encouraged to reply to the free
GUIDE Network
Survey, which consists of very basic questions to help maintain
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or position of any organization on these lists,
or their position on the lists, does not imply any endorsement or opinion about their services,
nor by them about our own. The selections are simply intended to be helpful to executives who may be
unaware of such contacts, or how to reach their websites quickly.
Please contact us directly for relevant introductions or any additional
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Contact information for relationship leaders at GDI Solutions :
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We develop and maintain
working relationships among participating area representatives - economic
development organizations - and professional service providers as well as
senior corporate executives who are responsible for the planning of major
projects such as new, relocated, expanded or consolidated offices,
factories, distribution centers or other operations. |
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e-mail |
Phone |
Fax |
| Bruce Donnelly |
bruce@gdi-solutions.com |
847-304-4655 |
847-304-5375 |
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This directory selectively highlights
participating economic development organizations and professional service
provider contacts
in the US West Coast region by including more relevant links to useful
content than just the local website. We maintain more comprehensive
state directories for economic development organizations in
California,
Washington,
Oregon,
Nevada, Hawaii and Alaska in this region, as well as
directories for other
NAFTA and global regions.
The directory may also identify other contacts of potential interest to
executives and business advisors
on a selective basis, as in the case of the following initial examples.
We work together with EDO's to share timely knowledge about the benefits of
their areas as we serve potential investors and advisors who are responsible
for business location or site selection decisions for foreign direct investment (FDI)
or capital investment projects such as new factories or
offices, expansion projects, business relocation, and consolidation of
operations as in post-merger integration situations. Related services
support
global B2B technology partnering. |
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Corporate Real Estate Firms |
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This section will be used
for convenience to highlight major corporate real estate firms with
operations in the region.
See also the
global CRE
list, which can be used to find local offices of firms which may not be
highlighted below.
We may also provide selective
major property listings for the region, with links to the real estate
firms and agents involved. |
| Grubb & Ellis
Knight Frank |
www.grubb-ellis.com |
| NAI |
www.naiglobal.com
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| Colliers
International - Bakersfield, Bellevue, Carlsbad, Fairfield, Fresno, Gilroy,
Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (13), Oakland, Palo Alto, Pleasonton,
Portland, Reno, Roseville, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose,
San Mateo, Seattle, Stockton, Tacoma, Walnut Creek |
www.colliers.com |
| Regus -
furnished, staffed, and equipped offices on short-term leases, plus meeting
rooms, videoconferencing, and temporary (daily) space which may be useful to
project teams needing a place to operate in an area during planning or
startup work |
www.regus.com
for list of offices in over 300 locations worldwide |
| Northern California |
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| Cornish &
Carey Commercial (Palo Alto, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Emeryville, Pleasanton,
Walnut Creek, Sacramento) - ONCOR International |
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| BT Commercial |
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| Southern California and
Nevada |
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| Voit
Commercial Brokerage (Chula Vista, San Diego, Anaheim, Irvine, Los Angeles,
Las Vegas, Phoenix) |
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Business
Location Consultants, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering,
Interior Design, and Construction |
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This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of location
consultants and
project management
services. |
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Tax and Legal
Consultants |
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This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of tax
advisors and
international legal advisors. |
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Banks, Project Finance |
| This section
will be used to highlight regional contacts relevant to direct investment
projects. |
| Lund Financial - investment banking
boutique, off balance sheet financing of corporate real estate |
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Venture Capital - including "angel" investor groups,
mezzanine finance, and other early stage finance and venture capital
resources for entrepreneurs in the region |
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We specialize in personal, independent introductions to
relevant professional service providers such as business location strategy
consultants and our many economic development contacts according to the
project interests of the executives we serve.
We can also privately coordinate executive visits to one
or more business locations when
planning an investment project or seeking local business alliances.
Please
contact us to discuss such services or introductory referrals. |
Partners4Technology
The International
Business Introduction Service
for Technology-Led Business Cluster Development
www.partners4technology.com
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