The Benefits of Economic Development in Your Community  
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Saginaw County Celebrates Economic Development Week

Saginaw, Mich., part of the Great Lakes Bay Region, May 8, 2017 - This week, May 8-14, Saginaw Future Inc. is celebrating Economic Development Week with 5,000 economic developers.  Economic Development Week is an event launched by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) to celebrate achievements in the economic development profession.

Well-managed economic development organizations help to advance economic growth through investment and reinvestment in their communities through diversifying and strengthening the local economy.

Economic developers strive for growth, the creation of well-paying jobs and facilitate an improved quality of life. The industry remains as complex, challenging and rewarding as ever.
The Benefits of Economic Development in Your Community 
How Can You Celebrate Economic Development in Your Community? 
  • Influence business colleagues to consider a location in Saginaw County and the Great Lakes Bay Region. 
  • Buy Local and Recommend Saginaw County businesses to others
  • Visit communities throughout Saginaw County 
  • Have a potential project, contact us,
  • Follow Saginaw Future on social media and spread the good news!
We are extremely grateful to all of our business and civic leaders who support economic development. The 2016 highlights below would not have been possible without Saginaw Future's Outstanding Contributors.
Business Expansions  27
Jobs Created/Retained  1,034
Total Value of Contracts $59,873,140 
Business Attractions  5
Government Contracts  768
NEW INVESTMENT $91,546,744
Saginaw Future Inc.
515 N. Washington Ave., 3rd Floor
Saginaw, MI 48607  US