Vp, Business Attraction
Current* Generated economic development wins for the St. Louis region including Performance Food Group’s $120M investment in North St. Louis County, Refresco’s $22M expansion in Truesdale, and Chick-Fil-A Supply’s $16M distribution center in Maryland Heights. * Lead and execute a business attraction strategy to design and deliver solutions to employers considering Greater St. Louis for a job-creating investment. Build a robust project pipeline by generating new investment leads to position St. Louis’ competitive advantages. * Provide services including site location visits, customized market research, financial incentive assistance, and a concierge-style aftercare role to ease the company’s transition into St. Louis. * Develop and nurture relationships with regional partners, sector corporate executives, commercial real estate brokers, the site selection consultant community, and influencers. Drive inclusive growth by winning new business attraction deals that generate jobs and capital investment to grow the region’s targeted industry clusters, particularly those identified as part of the STL 2030 Jobs Plan.* Built a comprehensive sales funnel that more accurately describes current activity than previous iterations. Ideated on a five-phase solution that tells the story of what has happened in the past and what is happening now to better predict what will happen in the future.