Best Practices - Economic Development

Answering questions from businesses interested in coming to the area is Connie Elias, President and CEO of the Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce's specialty. She has assembled a group to host scouts from prospective businesses and introduce them to the area and answer questions they might have. This program gets great feedback, and it has helped to bring new businesses and more than 500 jobs to the area. For more information, Connie Elias can be reached at (800) 331-4063 or the Alvin-Manvel Chamber website, www.alvinmanvelchamber.org.