For the ninth year in a row, the annual report of the High Point Economic Development Corp. received an award from one or both of two major economic development organizations.
Today, EDC representatives will accept a 2010 Communications Award at the annual conference of the Southern Economic Development Council in New Orleans. The council is the oldest and largest regional economic development association in North America, with members in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
The annual report – titled “High Point: Celebrating Successes, Tackling Challenges, Investing in our Future” – is a 16-page document highlighting the city’s economic development news, attributes and achievements during last year.
The report, released in March, includes listings of High Point’s largest employers and largest taxpayers.
“The High Point EDC staff members are proud to win an award for the ninth year in a row, showing that our efforts each year to produce an impressive report are being recognized,” said EDC President Loren Hill.
EDC staff use the report in recruiting new employers to the city and seeking to have expansions of existing employers take place in High Point.
The EDC is a public-private organization. Its 19-member board of directors is composed of the mayor, a High Point city council member, the city manager, five city council appointees, six High Point Partners appointees, two High Point Chamber of Commerce appointees and the three immediate past EDC chairmen.
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