Local Development
Kristi Pieper
Director of Economic and Community Development
131 North Court Street
Prattville, AL 36067
Phone: (334) 358-6701
Cell: (334) 391-1710
Fax: (334) 361-1314
Email: kristi.pieper@autauga.com
Bryant Whaley
Director of Economic Development
101 West Main Street
Prattville, AL 36067
Phone: (334) 595-0100
Cell: (334) 274-3038
Lee Lawson
President & CEO
1100 Fairhope Ave.
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 251.970.4083
Email: llawson@baldwineda.com
Amanda M. Selph
Operations Manager
Phone: (251) 970-4081
Email: aselph@baldwineda.com
Phil Clayton
Director of Economic Development
333 East Broad Street
Eufaula, AL 36027
Phone: (334) 687-6664
Cell: (334) 695-3433
Fax: (334) 687-5240
Email: pclayton@eufaulachamber.com
Steve Hawkins
Executive Director
Phone: (334) 695-6598
Email: shawkins@eufaulachamber.com
Brian Hillson
Industrial Development Coordinator
157 SW Davidson Dr., Centreville, AL. 35042
Centreville, AL 35042
Phone: (205) 926-5222
Email: bibbchamber@gmail.com
Don Mitchell
Executive Director
P. O. Box 94
Oneonta, AL 35121
Phone: (205) 446-1180
Cell: (205) 625-3305
Fax: (205) 625-3302
Email: dmitchell@blountedc.com
Lisa H. Baker
Project Manager
Phone: (205) 625-3305
Email: lbaker@blountedc.com
David Padgett
Economic Developer
106 Conecuh Avenue East
P.O. Box 87
Union Springs,, AL 36089
Phone: (334) 738-5411
Cell: (334) 473-8016
Fax: (334) 738-5310
Email: david.padgett@bullockcountyalabama.com
Kalli Kenney
Phone: (334)239-5471
David W. Hutchison
Executive Director
P.O. Box 758
Greenville, AL 36037
Phone: (334) 371-8400
Cell: (334) 313-0341
Fax: (334) 303-7568
Email: dhutchison@bcced.com
Crystal Reaves Nimmer
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (334) 368 -1681 Mobile
Email: creaves@bcced.com
Don Hopper
Executive Director
1330 Quintard Avenue
P.O. Box 2283
Anniston, AL 36202
Phone: (800) 489-1087
Fax: (256) 237-4338
Email: donh@calhounchamber.com
Toby Bennington
Director, Planning and Economic Development
4305 McClellan Blvd
P.O. Box 2168
Anniston, AL 36202
Phone: (256) 241-7162
Email: tbennington@annistonal.gov
Chris Busby
Executive Director
Phone: (334) 642-1415
Cell: (334) 559-0579
Email: cbusby@chambersida.com
Andie Roberts
Project Manager
Phone: (334) 642-1415
Cell: (706) 590-2318
Email: andie@chambersida.com
2102 South Broad Avenue
Lanett, AL 36863
Daniel Steele
Director, Economic Development
260 Cedar Bluff Road
Suite 103
Centre, AL 35960
Phone: (256) 927-1805
Cell: (256) 266-1655
Fax: (256) 927-1811
Connie Bainbridge
Central Alabama Electric CoOp – Manager of Community & Economic Development
2030 7th Street, South
P.O. Box 2066
Clanton, AL 35045
Phone: (334) 782-4507
Email: cbainbridge@coop.caec.com
DeeAnn Campbell
Chief Industrial Development Officer
305 S Mulberry Ave
Butler, AL 36904
Phone: (205) 459-3459
Email: choctawchamber@tds.net
Chance Jones
Executive Director
85588 AL-9
Ashland, AL 36251
Phone: (256) 276-9319
Cell: (256) 223-1852
Email: ccedc2020@gmail.com
Tammy Perry
Director of Economic Development
850 Ross St
Heflin , AL 36264
Phone: (256) 463-2290
Email: tperry@cityofheflin.org
Jessica Dent
Executive Director
P.O. Box 347
Evergreen, AL 36401
Phone: 251-578-6724
Email: jdent@conecuhcounty.us
Robyn Snellgrove
President & CEO
3 South Forest Avenue
P.O. Box 4
Luverne, AL 36049
Phone: (334) 335-4468
Fax: (334) 335-4469
Email: robyn@crenshawcounty.net
Dale Greer
Director
200 First Avenue NE
P.O. Box 1009
Cullman, AL 35056-1009
Phone: (256) 739-1891
Fax: (256) 739-6721
Email: cullmaneda@cullmaneda.org
Mark Blankenship
Mayor of Ozark
275 North Union Avenue
Ozark, AL 36360
Phone: (334) 774-5393
Fax: (334) 445-0517
Email: mayor@ozarkal.gov
Holle Smith
President
3247 South Highway 231
Ozark, AL 36350
Phone: (334) 443-2000
Fax: (334) 774-4539
Email: hsmith@odedc.com
Wayne Vardaman
Executive Director
912 Selma Avenue
Selma, AL 36701
Phone: (334) 875-8365
Fax: (334) 875-7142
Email: vardaman@selmaeda.com
Ann Love
Project Manager
Phone: (334) 875-8365
Email: alove@selmaeda.com
Brett Johnson
Executive Director
2414 Airport Rd. W.
Fort Payne, AL 35968
Phone: (256) 845-7957
Fax: (256) 845-7993
Email: bjohbson@dekalbeda.com
Jami Posey
Assistant Director
Email: jposey@dekalbeda.com
Lisa Van Wagner
Executive Director
100 East Commerce St.
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Phone: (334) 312-6886
Email: Lisa.vanwagner@elmoreeda.com
Shane Ellison
Chief Administrative Officer
800 Forrest Avenue, Suite 113
Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone: 256-549-5495
Email: sellison@etowahcounty.org
David Hooks
Executive Director
1 Commerce Square
P.O. Box 271
Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone: (256) 543-9423
Fax: (256) 547-2351
Email: davidhooks@gadsdenida.org
Sondra Robbins
Phone: (256) 543-9423
Email: srobbins@gadsdenida.org
Sherye Price
Executive Director
16109 Hwy. 43
Suite C
Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: (256) 332-8726
Fax: (256) 332-8728
Email: sprice@franklineda.com
Jesse Quillen
Executive Director
102 Commerce Drive
P.O. Box 310130
Enterprise, AL 36331
Phone: (334) 393-4769
Fax: (334) 393-8127
Email: eandress@wiregrassedc.com
Eleanor Andress
Administrative Assistant
Email: eandress@wiregrassedc.com
Phillis Belcher
Executive Director
111 Main Street
P.O. Box 70
Eutaw, AL 35462
Phone: (205) 372-9769
Fax: (205) 372-9974
Email: gcida@uwa.edu
Rhonda Harrison
Economic Development Director
101 Court Square, Suite B
Abbeville, AL 36310-2135
Phone: (334) 790-3450
Email: rwjharrison@gmail.com
David Norwood
Community Relations Manager
Phone: (334) 693-4015
Email: DLNorwoo@southernco.com
Matt Parker
President
102 Jamestown Blvd.
Dothan, AL 36302
Phone: (334) 792-5138
Email: mattpree@aol.com
Scott Farmer
Executive Director
Post Office Box 1406
Dothan, AL 36302
Phone: (334) 794-4093
Fax: (334) 794-3288
Email: sfarmer@searpdc.org
Rachel Armstrong
Economic Development Specialist
Email: rarmstrong@searpdc.org
Nathan Lee
Project Manager
817 South Broad Street
Scottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: (256) 574-1331
Fax: (256) 259-0873
Email: jceda@scottsboro.org
Marilyn Lott
Email: mlott@scottsboro.org
Trevor Sutton
Economic Development Director
2117 Second Ave. North
Suite 100
Birmingham, AL 35203
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5, Birmingham, AL 35201
Phone: 205-241-8120
Kevin Jackson
President
20 Hightower Place, Suite 1
Florence, AL 35630
Phone: (256) 349-5632
Fax: (256) 764-3850
Email: kjackson@shoalseda.com
Adam Himber
Vice President
Email: ahimber@shoalseda.com
Tabitha Pace
President/CEO
12001 AL Hwy. 157
P.O. Box 367
Moulton, AL 35650
Phone: (256) 974-2899
Fax: (256) 974-2816
Email: info@lawrenceidb.com
Miranda Nappier
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (256) 974-2899
Email: mnappier@lawrenceidb.com
Phillip Dunlap
Economic Development Director
144 Tichenor Avenue, Suite 2
Auburn , AL 36830
Phone: (334) 501-7270
Fax: (334) 501-7298
Email: pdunlap@auburnalabama.org
John Sweatman
Director, Economic Development
204 S 7th Street
Opelika, AL 36803
Phone: (334) 705-5114
Fax: (334) 705-5113
Email: jsweatman@opelika-al.gov
Griffin O’Connor
Talent Attraction & Retention Coordinator
Phone: (334) 705-5115
Email: goconnor@opelika-al.gov
Bethany Shockney
President/CEO
1806 Wilkinson Street
Athens, AL 35611
Phone: (256) 232-2386
Fax: (256) 233-1034
Email: bshockney@lceda.com
Kay Widner
Office Assistant
Phone: (256) 431-5880
Email: kaywidner@lceda.com
Jim Byard
Economic Development Consultant
227 South Washington Street
Prattville, AL 36067
Phone: (334) 414-2560
Email: jim@byardassociates.com
Tucson Roberts
Email: tucsonatlantic@gmail.com
Joe Turnham
Executive Director
608 Dibble Street
Suite 7
Tuskegee, AL 36083
Phone: (334) 444-2672
Email: joeturnham@madeinmacon.com
Mark Ennis
Chairman
Phone: office (334) 725-8496 | mobile (334) 332-9446
Email: mennis@yourUBT.com
Chip Cherry
President & CEO
225 Church Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: (251) 535-2006
Fax: (256) 535-2015
Email: ccherry@hsvchamber.org
Jason Pendergrass
Chairman
2400 E. Coats Ave.
Linden, AL 36748
Phone: (334) 341-0189
Fax: (334) 295-4418
Email: jason@pendergrassinc.net
Joanna Hinson
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (334) 295-4417, Ext. 22
Email: joanna@marengoeda.com
Tom Wisemiller
President and CEO
Phone: (205) 468-3213
Fax: (205) 468-3214
Email: twisemiller@northwestalabama.org
Jamie Christian
Marketing & Membership Director
Phone: (205) 468-3213
Fax: (205) 468-3214
Email: jchristian@northwestalabamaeda.org
4020 U.S. Highway 43
Guin, AL 35563
Matt Arnold
President
2208 Ringold Street
Suite 1-A
Guntersville, AL 35976
Phone: (256) 582-5100
Fax: (256) 582-8700
Email: mattarnold@marshallteam.org
Ben Hulgan
Vice President
Phone: (256) 738-3006
Email: benhulgan@marshallteam.org
Nancy Robertson
Executive Director
5075 Research Drive NW
Huntsville, AL 35805
Phone: (256) 716-2444
Fax: (256) 830-0843
Email: Nancy.Robertson@tarcog.us
Lisa Lucente
Executive Administrative Assistant
Phone: (256) 716-2441
Email: Lisa.Lucente@tarcog.us
Established by a local initiative in 1968, the Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments (TARCOG) aims to identify and address common regional issues, opportunities, and challenges of northeast Alabama’s municipalities and counties. Local governments recognized that in order to address issues and concerns facing the region adequately and comprehensively, they must work together in a collaborative manner.
A year after TARCOG was established, the Alabama legislature approved the creation of regional development commissions and TARCOG was designated as Substate Planning District twelve. TARCOG later was designated as the region’s Area Agency on Aging. TARCOG brings together municipal, county, and state governments, and federal agencies to work as a single team that is focused solely on improving the region.
The governments of five northeast Alabama counties, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, and Marshall, and the municipalities located in those counties make up TARCOG. The council’s membership is made up of representatives from the counties and municipalities.
Todd Greer
Executive Director
358 St. Louis St.
Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (804) 937-3221
Email: todd@innovation-portal.com
Innovation PortAL is an entrepreneurial and innovation center designed to encourage the successful development of growing businesses on the Gulf Coast through entrepreneurial programming, industry collaboration and community development services.
David Rodgers, Jr.
Vice President of Economic Development
451 Government St
Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (251) 431-8657
Fax: (251) 421-8608
Email: drodgers@mobilechamber.com
John F. (Rickey) Rhodes
Executive Director
110 Beauregard Street
P.O. Box 1665
Mobile, AL 36633
Phone: (251) 433-6541
Fax: (251) 433-6009
Email: rrhodes@sarpc.org
Mike Colquett
Executive Director
15 North Mount Pleasant Avenue
Monroeville, AL 36460
Phone: (251) 743-1332
Cell: (251) 564-7233
Fax: (251) 743-2012
Email: director@mmceda.com
Greg Clark
Executive Director
430 South Court Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 262-4300, ext. 13
Fax: (334) 262-6976
Email: gclark@carpdc.com
Our Mission:
To serve the local governments and citizens of Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery counties by providing community and economic development programs, projects, partnerships, and funding opportunities.
Our Vision:
To become known as the benchmark organization for advancing regionalism and creating opportunities of mutual interest to the central Alabama region’s cities and counties, and their citizens.
Our Values:
– Professionalism
– Integrity
– Coalition Building
– Knowledge
– Adaptability
Caleb Goodwyn
Chief Economic Development Officer
600 S. Court Street
Montgomery, AL 36101
Phone: 334-240-9420
Cell: 334-372-7603
Email: cgoodwyn@montgomerychamber.com
The Montgomery Chamber’s Economic Development Division was named a Top 20 Economic Development Organization in the U.S. by Site Selection Magazine in 2020 and 2021.
Strategically located at the intersection of Interstate 65 and Interstate 85, Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama and the second largest city in the state. The metropolitan area, comprised of Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties, has a population of more than 374,000.
A region of vast economic diversity, Montgomery is home to state and regional governments, a major military installation, the USAF Air University, an extensive service industry, wholesale and retail trade, Civil War and Civil Rights tourism, and an industrial base that includes Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama — Hyundai’s first manufacturing plant in the United States. This unique diversity provides a well-balanced economic environment. According to Moody’s Economy, Montgomery’s Cost of Doing Business is 87% of the national average and Cost of Living is 95% of the national average.
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce has an experienced, professional Corporate Development Team.
They are the key players in bringing new industry to the area including the major economic game-changer Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama.
They also work closely with existing industry to enable their growth and success in Montgomery and the RIver Region.
Jeremy Nails
President & CEO
300 Market Street NE, Suite 2
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: (256) 353-1213
Fax: (256) 353-0407
Email: jwn@mceda.org
Robby Cantrell
Executive Director
216 Jackson Street S.E.
P. O. Box C
Decatur , AL 35601
Phone: (256) 355-4515
Fax: (256) 351-1380
Email: rcantrell@narcog.org
NARCOG’s mission is reflected by the dedication statement on the plaque at the front of its central headquarters building at 216 Jackson Street NE in Decatur, Alabama. The statement reads:
“Dedicated to Improving the Quality of Life for the Citizens of Cullman, Lawrence and Morgan Counties.”
The North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments, or NARCOG, is your local elected officials working together to make your community a better place to live, to work, to play, and to do business. For over forty years, NARCOG has been serving the three county region of Cullman, Lawrence, and Morgan counties. The people at NARCOG are continuously searching for new ways to positively impact the quality of life for individuals and the vibrancy and livability of communities within the region.
Cedric Hudson
Chairman
30 Pitts Street
Uniontown, AL 36786
Phone: (334) 410-0519
Email: commissionerhudson@gmail.com
Donald Bennett
Tony Junkin
Asst VP / Commercial Loan Officer
120 2nd Avenue NW
Gordo, AL 35466
Phone: (205) 469-8347
Email: tjunkin@bankfirstfs.com
Tedd Clem
President
100 Industrial Boulevard
Troy, AL 36081
Phone: (334) 670-2274
Email: tclem@pikecountyedc.net
Kim Sasser
Email: ksasser@pikecountyedc.net
Tyson Howard
Executive Director
5900 Carmichael Place
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: (334) 244-6903
Fax: (334) 270-0038
Email: tyson.howard@adss.alabama.gov
SCADC provides technical assistance to local governments in order to address essential community development needs in such areas as water and sewer services, transportation infrastructure, storm water drainage, housing rehabilitation, and recreation through various project initiatives.
The South Central Alabama Development Commission’s Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program is a locally controlled source of capital used to provide gap financing to start-up and expanding businesses in Bullock, Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Macon, and Pike counties. The primary goal of the program is to stimulate the economy through the creation of local jobs. The RLF targets small to medium-sized businesses, which are financially sound but are unable to secure adequate financing for start-up or expansion projects. Loans can be made for financing land, buildings, equipment, and working capital. The RLF was not established to compete with private lending institutions but to complement commercial lending programs by providing necessary “gap finance” once the bank and owner have reached their financial limits.
Lisa M. Sandt
Executive Director
2207 Gateway Drive
Opelika, AL 36801
Phone: (334) 528-9206
Fax: (334) 749-6582
Email: LSandt@lrcog.com
Lisa Sandt
Planning and Economic Development Director
Phone: (334) 528-9205
Email: Lisa.Sandt@adss.alabama.gov
Shaun Culligan
Economic Development Manager
931 Broad Street
Phenix City, AL 36867
Phone: 334.448.2857
Email: sculligan@phenixcityal.us
Victor Cross
President
1107 Broad Street
Phenix City, AL 36867
Phone: (800) 892-2248 or (334) 298-3639
Fax: (334) 298-3846
Email: pcrccham@LDL.net
Kelli Roberts
Amy Sturdivant
Managing Director
1126 County Services Drive
Pelham, AL 35124
Phone: (205) 620-6658
Fax: (205) 620-6644
Email: info@58inc.org or asturdivant@58inc.org
Philip Morgan
Email: pmorgan@sceida.org
Don Smith
Executive Director
500 College Circle
Suite 306
Pell City, AL 35125
Phone: (205) 814-1440
Fax: (205) 814-1441
Email: dsmith@stclairedc.com
Allison Brantley
Director, Economic Development
Station 45
Livingston, AL 35470
Phone: (205) 652-3827
Email: abrantley@uwa.edu
Calvin Miller, CED
Executive Director
225 North Norton Avenue
P.O. Box 867
Sylacauga, AL 35150
Phone: (256) 245-8332
Fax: (256) 245-8336
Email: millercalv@tceda.com
Deborah Thornton
Research Analyst
Phone: (256) 245-8332
Email: thorntondebo@tceda.com
Lori Sokol
Executive Director
1130 Quintard Ave., Suite 300
P.O. Box 2186
Anniston, AL 36201
Phone: (800) 239-6741 or (256) 237-6741
Fax: (256) 237-6763
Email: lori.sokol@earpdc.org
Denise Walls
Interim Executive Director
1675 Cherokee Road
P O Box 1105
Alexander City, AL 35010
Phone: (256) 215-4404
Cell: (256) 750-5253
Fax: (256) 215-4452
Email: dwalls@lakemartineda.com
Justice Smyth
Executive Director
2204 University Boulevard
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: 205-349-1414
Email: Justice.smyth@tcoeda.com
Dennis Stripling
Executive Director
4200 Highway 69 North, Suite (35473)
P.O. Box 509
Northport, AL 35476
Phone: (205) 333-2990 ext 218
Fax: (205) 333-2713
Email: warc@westal.org
Green Suttles III
Executive Director, Jasper Industrial Development Board
Office: (205) 530-6379
Cell: (205) 522-8527
Email: gsuttles@jaspercity.com
Jasper Industrial Development Board
204 19th Street East, Suite 101
Jasper, Alabama 35501
Charles Ball
Executive Director
2 Twentieth Street North; Suite 1200
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 251-8139
Email: cball@rpcgb.org
The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB) provides planning services, economic development services and multiple initiatives for six counties and 84 communities throughout central Alabama.
The Commission works through a consultation process with local governments, citizens, non-profits and the private sector in Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and Walker counties. It is through this process that opportunities and cost effective solutions are identified to assure physical and economic growth for everyone.
David Knight
Director
204 East 19th Street
P.O. Box 1448
Jasper, AL 35502
Phone: (205) 302-0068
Fax: (205) 387-0980
Email: davidk@wceida.com
Kerri Jones
Project Manager
Phone: (205) 302-0068
Email: kerrij@wceida.com
Rosalyn Sales
Executive Director of Economic Development
P. O. Box 608
Jackson, AL 36545
Phone: (251) 246-2428
Email: rsales@cmcgas.com
Matthew McKinley
CFO / Economic Development
Phone: (251) 709-5060
Email: mmckinley@cmcgas.com
John Clyde Riggs
Executive Director
107 Broad Street
Camden, AL 36726
Phone: (334) 682-4234
Fax: (334) 682-4205
Email: jcriggs50@gmail.com
John Clyde Riggs
ATRC Executive Director
107 Broad Street
Camden, AL 36726
Phone: (334) 682-4234
Email: jcriggs50@gmail.com
Laura Agee
Director (in training for econ. dev. w/JCR)
Phone: 334-682-4929
Email: la.agee02@gmail.com
Brooks Kracke
President/CEO
P. O. Box 1668
Decatur, AL 35602
Phone: (256) 353-9450
Fax: (256) 353-5982
Email: bkracke@naida.com
Cynthia M. Burns
Vice President
Phone: (256) 353-9450
Email: cburns@naida.com
The North Alabama Industrial Development Association is an economic development organization ready to assist companies and site location consultants find available sites and buildings in North Alabama. If you are looking for industrial property or office space in the Southeast, North Alabama is a great location.
This website was built to fulfill all of your site selection needs by providing a searchable database of available sites and buildings in our 13-County region, an overview of each county, analysis on the major industry sectors including our existing industry, information on labor, demographics, transportation, education, utilities, and comprehensive maps of the region.
For further assistance please call 1-800-669-9450 or email to naida@naida.com.
Keith Jones
Executive Director
103 Student Drive
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
Phone: (256) 389-0555
Fax: (256) 389-0599
Email: kjones@nacolg.org
Jeff Mobley
Chair
P.O. Box 368
Haleyville, AL 35565
Phone: 205-489-1101
Fax: (256) 417-6532
Email: jeff@lowemobleylowe.com
Melinda Weaver
Vice-Chair
Email: MFWEAVER@southernco.com