SEDC News

September 10, 2026 - HACKBERRY and LAFAYETTE, La. – Black Bayou Energy Hub, LLC announced a $1.6 billion investment to expand its Lafayette...

Are You the Next EDC President? Catawba County (pop. 168,000) is recognized as a regional center for advanced manufacturing, healthcare,...

Building Leaders, Building Loyalty: What the GEARS Program Teaches About Community Engagement Local manufacturers kept telling the Manufacturing...

Round Rock, Texas: Building an Entrepreneurship Roadmap the Community Helped Draw Submitted by the Round Rock Chamber — Round Rock, Texas...

Shaping the Narrative: Engagement Before the Announcement By Gus Fontenot, Director of Site Selection and Special Projects, SWLA Economic...

Montgomery County, Maryland, Builds Community Engagement into its Strategic Plan Montgomery County (MD) Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is...

Growing Alabama's Workforce From Within: The Rise of the CEO Program By Chris Egelston, Community Engagement Leader, Midland Institute for...

Employer insight fuels workforce initiatives in Kilgore, Texas The employers and workers at the ground level have the surest sense for what...

Community Engagement Success Story: North Carolina’s electric cooperatives help deliver more than $8 million in REDLG funding in...

Case Study: What Happens When a Project Announcement Generates Opposition? By Gus Fontenot, Director, Projects & Site Development, Southwest...

LEBANON, VA – SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 -- Loans totaling $5.26 million for economic development projects in three counties were approved by the...

Jackson, Miss. (Sept. 2, 2026) – Shipbuilding company Gulf Ship is expanding operations in Gulfport, a project that represents a corporate...