Economic Development Investment Attraction Plan Services

The vendor is required to provide an economic development investment attraction plan with the intent to negotiate and enter into a contract with the city for the services.
- To create a practical, data-driven investment attraction plan that will:
• Confirm and prioritize industries and sectors for investment that were recently identified in the economic development strategy and action plan (2025) - and further drill-down to identify specific targets. 
• analyze and confirm the city region’s competitive advantages and value proposition. 
• Develop key messaging and branding strategies for investment attraction. 
• Recommend strategies to attract and retain investors and businesses. 
• Outline implementation steps, timelines, and performance metrics. 
• Develop sector profiles for traditional and emerging sectors that can be used for investment attraction and to get on the radar of partners such as invest state. 
• Outline a plan for increasing investment in the city landing business park, commercial and retail opportunities in the urban center and the west side of city. 
• Provide data to support investment decisions.
- Conduct in-depth market research (local, regional, global trends) that could include a swot and pestle analysis.
- Identify key investment opportunities and target investor profiles.
- Develop tailored attraction strategies, including marketing and outreach.
- Provide actionable recommendations and a clear implementation roadmap.
- Use their expertise to recommend successful approaches to investment attraction.
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: June 18, 2025