Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Elected Officials honored by Economic Development Partnership


The South Montgomery County Woodlands Economic Development Partnership (EDP) held its 12th annual Elected Officials Reception at The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center on February 16th. For the past 12 years, the EDP has taken great pride in expressing their appreciation to elected officials at the local, county, state and federal levels. “We are excited to have an opportunity to personally thank our elected officials for their dedication to making our area prosper. Our officials are pro-business and work towards making a strong economic environment for our area by encouraging job growth for our local businesses,” said Gil Staley, CEO of the Economic Development Partnership.  Photograph left to right are 
Representative Rob Eissler, Texas House of Representatives, Marsha Williams, Senator Tommy Williams’ Office, Congressman Kevin Brady, United States House of Representatives, Dr. Ed Robb, The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, and Bruce Tough, The Woodlands Township Board of Directors.
This year the EDP Platinum Level Sponsors, Petroleum Wholesale, The Woodlands Development Company, The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, and The Woodlands Township thanked the elected officials for their assistance and support in helping make local businesses and organizations successful.

Several elected officials at the federal, state, and local levels were in attendance at the reception.

Special thanks go to the sponsors of this event, who made hosting this reception possible.

The Economic Development Partnership generally promotes the economic development of South Montgomery County through supporting existing businesses and the recruitment of new businesses that can bring job opportunities and capital investment to the area.

The EDP is a public and private partnership with 42 funding partners active in the organization. For further information on the EDP and information about the local business community, visit www.edpartnership.net or call 281 363-8130.

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