March/April 2006 | Trade and Industry Development

March/April 2006

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Welcome to our first annual Corporate Investment & Community Impact (CiCi) Awards. This unique, unparalleled awards program recognizes corporate locations and investments with a focus on both the company investing in a community and the economic developers responsible for securing that investment.
 
When we set out with the objective of honoring achievements in economic development, a few things became abundantly clear. For one, we realized that the companies investing in these communities deserved some recognition. After all, it is their investment that makes the difference. We also began to understand that so many of these projects go unrecognized. Oftentimes the largest investments steal the headlines, while the smaller, yet very important announcements fall under the radar. These deals may not be the largest in terms of sheer numbers or investment. They are, however, great in the eyes of the community or region – perhaps saving or replacing hundreds of jobs in a community, or launching a new industry in a region.

In this issue

Drivers of Success in Liberty County

BY: Rhonda Proctor

When Ronald E. Tolley, CEO of the Liberty County Development Authority (LCDA), met with representatives from the Gift Wrap company in 1995, he and his team worked tirelessly to help the company's executives select a site for the United States' oldest maker of Christmas gift wrap, ribbons and stationery. The goal of the company was to move its space constrained plant from headquarters in Massachusetts, and consolidate plant operations on one centralized manufacturing campus. more....