Economic Development and Developers in the News # 143

Welcome to the 143rd weekly edition of Economic Development and Developers in the News.

Today's issue contains news from 21 economic development executives and organizations in 15 states and Canada.

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Arizona

Teri Pace Killgore is the new Economic Development Director for the City of Scottsdale.

Arkansas

The Hot Springs Metro Partnership has once again been accredited by the International Economic Development Council, making it one of 78 organizations recognized for their economic development efforts. (VP of Economic Development Cole McCaskill)

Canada

Dallas Gislason is the new interim CEO of the South Island Prosperity Partnership.

Burlington City Council has approved a motion for Tourism Burlington and Burlington Economic Development to merge by the end of the year.

Colorado

Jenny Houlne is the new Interim Community Development Director at City of Centennial.

Jessica Thurman is the new Economic Development Coordinator at Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Illinois

The Ogle County Economic Development Corporation has hired Charlene Coulombe as the new Executive Director.

The Village of East Alton has hired Moran Economic Development, an organization based in Edwardsville that is known for its expertise in economic development strategies. This move came after the retirement of their previous economic development leader.

Intersect Illinois, an economic development organization based in Chicago, is extending its "Be in Illinois" digital marketing campaign to Canada. Dan Seals, CEO, emphasized the potential of industry-specific commercial opportunities in Illinois for Canadian companies.