Elmendorf EDC taps retail recruiter to grow economy

The Elmendorf Economic Development Corp. (EEDC) has approved a three-year contract with Retail Strategies LLC to help grow the local economy. The city corporation’s board members took the action Aug. 14 at an early-afternoon meeting, following a presentation by Tyler Sudderth, Retail Strategies’ director of community partnerships. Elmendorf City Manager Cody Dailey told the Wilson County News that Retail Strategies uses demographics and other data to attract national retailers. “The company will coordinate a stakeholders’ meeting and public hearing in a couple of months to see what people are looking at for more targeted recruitment,” he said after the meeting....

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