IEDC is thrilled to announce the following projects are in the running for this year’s Best in Show Award, which is the highest accolade given within the 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Awards program. Judges handpicked these fourteen projects as the best of the best in economic development across all categories and population sizes of this awards program.
Project Name |
Organization |
Location |
"Better in BTR" Talent Attraction Campaign |
Baton Rouge Area Chamber |
Baton Rouge, LA |
Mesa Business Builder Program |
City of Mesa Office of Economic Development |
Mesa, AZ |
Feria Southside |
City of Santa Fe Economic Development |
Santa Fe, NM |
Academy for International Trade |
City of Tucson |
Tucson, AZ |
Old Courthouse Center Rehabilitation |
City of Woodstock |
Woodstock, IL |
Choose Culpeper Farms Website |
Culpeper County Economic Development |
Culpeper, VA |
2023 Annual Report |
Development Corporation of Abilene |
Abilene, TX |
Life Sciences Report |
Greater Sacramento Economic Council |
Sacramento, CA |
Diving Into a Great Partnership at Regency Mall |
Henrico Economic Development Authority |
Henrico, VA |
Regency Mall Makes a Splash |
Henrico Economic Development Authority |
Henrico, VA |
Technology Sector: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation |
Bethlehem, PA |
US - UK InsurTech Corridor |
MetroHartford Alliance |
Hartford, CT |
Minot Intermodal Facility |
Minot Area Chamber EDC |
Minot, ND |
Employment Sites Program |
Pinellas County Economic Development |
Clearwater, FL |
Take a closer look at each project in our new online gallery here.
Only one of these projects will be selected by the Excellence Awards Advisory Committee as the official Best in Show Award winner, which will be revealed live during the IEDC 2024 Annual Conference on September 17 in Denver, Colorado.
Stay tuned as more exciting news and IEDC’s celebration efforts for all Excellence Awards winners will be shared later this month!