Maryland
State Population: 5,558,058
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
food processing, chemical products,
computer and electronic products,
transportation equipment, primary
metals, coal and other mineral
products, seafood products
Major Metro Areas: Baltimore,
Silver Springs, Dundalk, Bethesda,
Wheaton
Howard County Economic
Development Authority
Janice Posey, Sr. Vice President
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21046
410-313-6500
Fax: 410-313-6525
www.hceda.org
jposey@hceda.org
Michigan
State Population: 9,938,444
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
motor vehicles and parts, machinery, fabricated metal products, food
processing, chemical products,
mining, tourism
Major Metro Areas: Detroit, Grand
Rapids, Warren, Flint, Lansing
Bay Future, Inc.
Frederick Hollister,
President & CEO
721 Washington Ave.
Suite 309
Bay City, MI 48708
989-892-1400
Fax: 989-892-1402
www.bayfuture.com
info@bayfuture.com
Minnesota
State Population: 5,100,958
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
food processing, manufacturing,
medical devices and products,
scientific instruments, nonelectrical
machinery, fabricated metals,
plastics, electrical goods, aerospace, printing and paper products,
wood products, iron ore, tourism
Major Metro Areas: Saint Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, Rochester,
Saint Cloud, Grand Rapids
Greater Metropolitan Area
Foreign Trade Zone
Steve Anderson, Administrator
6040 28th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55450
612-725-8361
Fax: 612-725-6498
www.mnftz.com
sanderso@mspmac.org
Mississippi
State Population: 2,902,966
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
apparel, furniture, lumber and
wood products, food processing
Major Metro Areas: Jackson,
Biloxi, Greenville, Hattiesburg,
Gulfport
Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll
Economic Development
Foundation
Angela Curry, Assistant Director
402 Highway 82 Bypass
P.O. Box 26 (38935)
Greenwood, MS 38930
800-844-SITE
662-453-5321
Fax: 662-453-8003
www.glcedf.com
angcur@bellsouth.net
Rankin First Economic
Development Authority
Tom Troxler, Executive Director
P.O. Box 129
101 Service Drive
Brandon, MS 39043
601-825-2268
Fax: 601-825-1977
www.rankinfirst.com
reception@rankinfirst.com
Tunica Chamber of Commerce
Lyn Arnold, President & CEO
P.O. Box 1888
1301 Main Street
Tunica, MS 38676
662-363-2865
Fax: 662-357-0378
www.tunicachamber.com
larnold@tunicachamber.com
Missouri
State Population: 5,754,618
Primary Industries: Manufacturing
including greeting card publishing,
automatic merchandising machines,
lumber and wood products, ammunition, paper products, motor vehicles
and parts; lead mining, lime and stone
quarrying, paving and asphalt products; agricultural production products,
manufactured food products
Major Metro Areas: Kansas City,
Saint Louis, Springfield,
Independence, Columbia
Boonville Economic Development
Sarah Gallagher,
Economic Development Director
for the City of Boonville
525 East Spring Street
Boonville, MO 65223
660-882-4001
Fax: 660-882-4004
www.boonville-mo.org
sarahg@boonville-mo.org
Dexter Chamber of Commerce
Janet Coleman, Economic
Development Coordinator
P.O. Box 21
Dexter, MO 63841
800-332-8857
573-624-7458
Fax: 573-624-7439
www.dexterchamber.com
info@dexterchamber.com
K-REDI (Kirksville Regional
Economic Development, Inc.)
Phil Tate, Director of Job Creation
201 South Franklin
Kirksville, MO 63501
866-675-7334
Fax: 660-627-1026
ptate@kirksvillecity.com
Missouri Career Center
Jasen Jones, Executive Director
730 South Wall Avenue
Joplin, MO 64801
417-629-3000
Fax: 417-629-3052
www.workforcezone.net
ceo@workforcezone.net
Rolla Regional Economic
Commission
Elizabeth Bax, CEcD,
Executive Director
203 University Center, East 1870
Miner Circle
Rolla, MO 65409
573-201-3772
Fax: 573-341-7268
www.rollaecondev.org
ebax@rollaecondev.org
