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Sugar Land Development Corporation board receives orientation on role, funding and priorities
Summary
Staff provided an orientation on the Type A economic development corporation’s statutory basis, funding sources, target industries and governance; board members received annual calendar details and performance‑agreement safeguards.
At the start of the joint meeting, staff delivered an orientation on the Sugar Land Development Corporation’s purpose, governance, funding and priorities. Jennifer Alexander, business development manager, and Colby Millenbrook, business recruitment manager, outlined the state statutory basis for type‑A economic development corporations and the local implementation in Sugar Land.
Alexander told the board that the SLDC was approved by voters in 1993 and that the corporation focuses on attracting and retaining primary jobs — defined as employment producing goods or services sold outside the local region — in five target industries: advanced manufacturing, business and professional services,…
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