Maine
State Population: 1,317,253
Primary Industries: Agriculture, paper, lumber and wood products, food processing, leather products
Major Metro Areas: Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn
First Park-Maine’s Premier Business & Technology Center c/o Kennebec Regional Development Authority Leonard Dow, Executive Director P.O. Box 246 46 C First Park Drive Oakland, ME 04963 800-966-1002 207-859-9716 Fax: 207-859-9719 mail@firstpark.com www.firstpark.com
Maryland
State Population: 5,558,058
Primary Industries: Agriculture, food processing, chemical prod- ucts, computer and electronic prod- ucts, transportation equipment, pri- mary metals, coal and other miner- al products, seafood products
Major Metro Areas: Baltimore, Silver Springs, Dundalk, Bethesda, Wheaton
Allegany County Economic Development 701 Kelly Road, Suite 400 Cumberland, MD 21502 800-555-4080 Fax: 301-777-2194 www.alleganyworks.org mdiaz@allconet.org
Howard County Economic Development Authority Janice Posey, Sr. Vice President 6751 Columbia Gateway Dr. Suite 500 Columbia, MD 21046 410-313-6500 Fax: 410-313-6525 jposey@hceda.org www.hceda.org
Michigan
State Population: 9,938,444
Primary Industries: Agriculture, motor vehicles and parts, machin- ery, fabricated metal products, food processing, chemical products, mining, tourism
Major Metro Areas: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Lansing
Battle Creek Unlimited Karl Dehn, President & CEO P. O. Box 1438 Battle Creek, MI 49016 269-962-7526 Fax: 269-962-8096 www.bcunlimited.org
Branch County Economic Growth Alliance Lisa Miller, Executive Director One Grand Street Coldwater, MI 49036 517-279-6908 Fax 517-278-2947 lmiller@coldwater.org www.coldwater.org
Luce County Economic Development Council Carmen Pittenger, Executive Director 14150 County Rd 428, Suite B Newberry, MI 49868 906-293-5982 Fax: 906-293-2904 www.luceedc.org/index.html mclaren@up.net
The Right Place Birgit Klohs, President & CEO 161 Ottawa Ave NW Suite 400 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616-771-0325 Fax: 616-771-0555 info@rightplace.org www.rightplace.org
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, aero- space, printing and paper products
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 steve.anderson@mspmac.org www.mnftz.com
Willmar & Kandiyohi Economic Development Commission Steve Renquist, Economic Development Director Jean Spalding, Assistant Director P.O. Box 1783 Willmar, MN 56201 888-815-7370 320-235-2320 Fax: 320-231-2320 steve.edp@kandiyohi.com jean.edp@kandiyohi.com www.kandiyohi.com
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
Cleveland County IDF Judson Thigpen, Director 600 Third St. Cleveland, MS 38732 662-843-2717 Fax: 662-843-2718 judson@clevelandmschamber.com www.clevelandchamber.com
Hinds County Economic Development District Blake Wallace, Executive Director PO Box 248 Jackson, MS 39205 601-353-6056 Mobile: 601-572-7201 blake@selecthinds.com www.selecthinds.com
Oxford-Lafayette Economic Development Foundation Max Hipp, President/CEO P.O. Box 108 299 West Jackson Avenue Oxford, MS 38655 662-234-4651 Fax: 662-234-4655 max@oxfordms.com info@oxfordms.com www.oxfordms.com
