Nicolosi & Associates is proud to be among the longest-established providers of consulting services to local governments. A primary service of our local government practice is economic development consulting or “EDcon”. EDcon services utilize a diverse group of professional team members who assist our clients with economic development issues, strategic financial planning, project financing, zoning and planning, collaborative intergovernmental initiatives, and public-private partnerships.
How Our Team Works
When a community has economic development personnel on staff, our team works closely with them to provide a new perspective and introduce best practice solutions that are tailored to the community’s vision. In engagements where the local government client does not have economic development personnel on staff, our team acts as an out-sourced economic development extension of the local community’s team.
Our firm’s EDcon perspectives and solutions are based on decades of service to local governments on thousands of economic development projects. While best practices and creative solutions are a great starting point to establishing a vision and plan, our professionals understand that no two communities or projects are alike and that the crafting and execution of a plan is always unique to each community.
Our EDcon Service Includes:
Vision workshops that bring key stakeholders together to develop a unified vision and goal
• Community citizens and leaders
• Elected officials
• Affected taxing bodies
Crafting an execution plan to carry out the vision
• Creation of a master/site plan
• Determination of appropriate development incentives to be offered
• Determination of how the incentives will be funded
Identifying and attracting new businesses to the community
• Target demographic analysis
• Development impact analysis
• Identifying existing community strengths & weaknesses
• Development of marketing plans to target users
Negotiations with new and existing businesses
• Creation of specific incentive structures between local governments and private businesses
Contact us today to speak with an experienced municipal attorney.
