Bolstering our affiliates

WITH SERVICES, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIONS

We at the EDC are convenors. We connect dots. Bring business leaders and organizations together so they can support one another and serve our residents for the greater good.

In addition to serving our members and representing economic development professionals serving the entire region, the EDC is the umbrella organization for 10 key partners representing industry or area-specific organizations whose work both separately and as a team betters the region's economy and quality of life.

Our affiliate model allows for these key partners to access business services such as IT and accounting support, participate in group health insurance, pension plans, and 401K plans. By offering these services, our affiliates are able to reduce costs and have greater impact in our community.

“We’re strengthening this economic ecosystem that is multi-faceted and diverse in both who we serve and the services we provide,” says Xiomara Albán DeLobato, our chief of staff.

We are also conveners for our affiliates.

If leaders of the affiliate organizations seek support in convening our EDC members, we make it happen. We lift up our affiliates, give direct access to our corporate leaders, and showcase their successes.

The EDC has a longstanding, collaborative partnership with state, federal, and municipal officials. This dynamic allows us to provide added advocacy on behalf of our affiliates or additional resources or updated and new legislation.

Overall, our affiliates are comprised of economic development leaders within specific industries or districts. By organizing ourselves as one powerful regional asset, the EDC responds to companies and economic issues as a team with the resources and expertise of many.