Economic Development Coordinator

Under general supervision of the Director of Economic Development and Government Affairs, the Business Development Coordinator manages and implements the City’s business retention and expansion and small business development programs. The position builds relationships with local businesses, identifies and responds to business needs, connects businesses with technical and financial resources, and monitors program outcomes. The Coordinator also supports business attraction activities, downtown redevelopment initiatives, economic research, marketing, special projects, and other departmental priorities.

• Coordinate the City’s Business Retention and Expansion Program, including work plans, business visits, follow-up procedures, and performance measures.
• Conduct business visits to identify operational challenges, workforce and infrastructure needs, expansion opportunities, regulatory concerns, and risks of closure or relocation.
• Build relationships with businesses, property owners, developers, industry representatives, and community partners.
• Coordinate assistance with City departments, utilities, workforce organizations, educational institutions, economic development partners, and government agencies.
• Connect businesses with financing, workforce assistance, permitting, incentives, procurement, training, and other resources.
• Maintain records of business visits, assistance provided, referrals, follow-up activities, investments, and jobs created or retained.
• Analyze business feedback, program results, and economic trends to recommend improvements to the local business environment.
• Prepare program reports, presentations, and updates for department leadership, the Economic Development Commission, City Council, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate small business development programs, including technical assistance, workshops, entrepreneurship initiatives, applications processes, participant communications, referrals, and outcome reporting.
• Support Business Incubator operations and programming, including tenant recruitment, application evaluation, partner coordination, business assistance, and performance monitoring.
• Develope program guidelines, outreach strategies, training and networking opportunities, and performance measures that support business formation and growth.
• Assist with business attraction by supporting prospect inquiries, site visits, research, presentations, and property and market information.
• Support downtown redevelopment projects, business assistance, outreach, and revitalization initiatives.
• Assist with implementing the City’s economic development strategic plan and represent the City at meetings, conferences, trade shows, and community events.

• Support departmental marketing, research, public outreach,special events, and other economic development initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Business retention and expansion, business attraction, small business development, entrepreneurship, and downtown redevelopment principles, practices, methods, and techniques.
• Economic development and community development programs, strategies, and best practices.
• Program and project planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Business outreach, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement practices.
• Marketing, public outreach, and business recruitment principles and practices.
• Research methods and the interpretation of economic, demographic, workforce, business, and market data.
• Small business operations, financing, technical assistance, and entrepreneurial support resources.
• Local government organization, operations, policies, and procedures.
• Record keep…