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Specialized Funding Programs

This section lists special funding sources for specific economic development activities.

ENERGY

Web Site Intelligence

Email:
Mail To Web: check email on the road

Transportation/ Logistics

Mapping/Driving Direction Sources

American Association of Port Authorities: Provide statistics on most major public ports in the U.S. (p) (703) 684-5700

Incentives


Commerce Clearinghouse: provides review of incentives by state, which is updated monthly, (p)(800) 835-5224



Directory of Incentives for Business Investment and Development in the United States:
A State by State Guide, National Association of State Development Agencies,

Human Resources

Abbott & Langer: Average salaries for 230 metro areas for professional, clerical, blue collar and white collar occupations, (p) (708) 672-4200

BLS Clerical Wage Indices: Clerical wage indices manufacturing and non-manufacturing for most metro areas, (p) (202) 606-7828

Government Support and Intelligence


California State Association of Counties: Represents all of California’s counties on legislative, administrative, and public relations issues. Provides broad support in many areas. (p) 916-327-7500

GIS Mapping Software/Services

ArcGIS: (p) (800) 447-9778

Autodesk, Inc.: (p) (800) 964-6432

Businessinfomaps.com: (p) (877) 447-6277

Energy/Utilities

Energy and the utilities go hand-in-hand with economic development. The utilities are vested in keeping businesses
healthy because they are big consumers of energy. However, if a business is a big energy user, high bills can hurt their
bottom line. Many utility companies will help businesses cut back energy costs and access programs that provide incentives
to cut energy use. Economic developers can help create this partnership to everyone’s benefit.

Economic Development Publications/Reading Materials/Tools

These are great information resources for economic developers to help them in their efforts to attract, retain, and expand business.