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MCEDC outlines FY26 attraction, retention and marketing plan; committee presses for metrics and inclusion
Summary
MCEDC presented a three-part FY26 interim work plan on attraction, retention and marketing, described recent wins and a new lead-tracking system, and answered questions about minority-business outreach and outcome metrics.
MCEDC staff presented an interim FY26 work plan to the Montgomery County Economic Development Committee, describing coordinated efforts on business attraction, business retention and marketing and answering members’ questions about metrics, inclusion and follow-up processes.
Priyas Nivani, a director of economic development, said MCEDC has prioritized site-selector engagement and has received about 11 requests for information (RFIs) over the past two years; five RFIs remain active, one project has been won and several remain paused because of global economic conditions. “Out of that, 5 of the projects we’re still actively working on, 1 project, we actually have won,” Nivani said.
Staff described trade-show outreach including SelectUSA, where they met 39 companies and said four of those companies expressed interest in the county. Priyas also offered a relocation example: a German defense company…
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