The Woodlands, TX (June 2009) The South Montgomery County Woodlands Economic Development Partnership (EDP) recently held its Quarterly Partner Luncheon at The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center.
For the past four years, the EDP has held these luncheons for their Partners in order to keep them informed of important issues facing businesses today. The guest speaker was Nelda Luce Blair, Chairman of The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau. Ms. Blair presented key facts about the community, as well as how important the CVB’s role is in regards to economic development.
Ron Bourbeau, CEO of the Economic Development Partnership, said, “Our community has many amenities of which we should all be proud. The Woodlands CVB helps bring vital tourist dollars to our area to help maintain our excellent quality of life, which reduces the burden on residents by keeping property taxes low. World-class shopping, fabulous dining, exciting entertainment and numerous parks and pathways help EDP attract and retain businesses for South Montgomery County.”
Partners who attended the luncheon were BBVA Compass Bank, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, City of Shenandoah, Community Associations of The Woodlands, Consolidated Communications, Corporate Incentives, Entergy, Halliburton Security DBS, Jefferson Wells, Jones Walker, Karlins & Ramey LLC, Lone Star College System, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, Montgomery County Precinct 3, Sellers Group, Stibbs & Co. Attorneys, The Kroger Co., The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center, The Woodlands Township, Winstead PC, Woodlands Chamber and Woodlands Warehouse Park.
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The Economic Development Partnership is dedicated to promoting the economic development of South Montgomery County through the support of existing businesses and the recruitment of new businesses that can bring job opportunities and capital investment to the area.
The EDP is a public/private partnership with 43 funding partners active in the organization. For further information on the EDP, log on to: www.edpartnership.net or call 281 363-8130. |
