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The EDC is a not-for-profit community organization composed of business, educational and professional leaders working with elected officials to maintain a strong, stable economy for our area. This private/public partnership invests time, talent and dollars to create the correct environment for broad-based economic success. A healthy, vibrant local economy is a direct result of sound economic planning.
YOUR INVESTMENT IS IMPORTANT!
The increased level of worldwide competitiveness requires that communities work together to ensure economic vitality. Your voice and participation can help direct our continued successful efforts. If the economic health of your community is important to you, become an investor in this community-wide economic effort. An investment in your community is an investment for your company!
Investment Benefits & Activities:
- Quarterly Luncheons
- Economic Updates
- Workforce Development Workshops
- Community Profile
- Economic Summits/Conferences
- Chairman's Circle
- Leadership Networking
At Right: EDC Board Members gather for a photo at the September Annual Luncheon. |
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EDC Strategies:
- Business Attraction
Recruiting new businesses to our area that complement our existing economic structure.
- Workforce Initiatives
New and existing businesses must have a skilled workforce to achieve success. Through our partnerships, we are strengthening the labor pool.
- Business Retention
Helping our existing businesses grow and succeed ensures a healthy economic future.
- Community Enhancement
Growth has to be cultivated and managed through what is best for our environment and quality of life.
If you would like to become an investor, please fill out the form below.
| FIVE-YEAR INVESTOR LEVELS |
| Platinum Plus |
$20,000 + Annually |
| Platinum |
$10,000 - $19,999 Annually |
| Gold |
$ 5,000 - $9,999 Annually |
| Silver |
$ 1,000 - $4,999 Annually |
| Bronze |
$ 600 - $999 Annually (Under 15 employees) |
For more information on investment benefits with the Ocala/Marion County EDC, please contact Ann Spang, Vice President Corporate Relations at (352) 291-4416, or e-mail ann@ocalaedc.org.
Photo courtesy of Ocala.com |
Ann Spang, EDC, VP Corporate Relations and Jim Copeland,
EMBARQ Public Relations Manager, enjoy the festivities at the Victory
Celebration for the Lead The Way Campaign. |
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We gratefully acknowledge our current investors who are Leading the Way to economic vitality with five-year financial commitments.
Platinum Plus
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City of Ocala
- Lockheed Martin
- Marion County Board of County Commissioners
- Ocala Business Journal / Star Banner
- SunTrust Bank, North Central Florida
- Workforce Connection - Citrus • Levy • Marion
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Platinum
- Cardinal LG
- Central Florida Community College
- Cheney Brothers, Inc.
- Class 1, Inc.
- Community Bank & Trust of Florida
- Cone Distributing, Inc.
- Cox Communications and Cox Media
- Custom Window Systems, Inc.
- Danny Gaekwad – Holiday Inn & Suites
- Duratek Precast Technologies
- E-ONE, Inc.
- EMBARQ
- Munroe Regional Medical Center
- Ocala Regional Medical Center
- Progress Energy
- Regions Bank
- SECO (Sumter Electric Co-Operative, Inc.)
- Signature Brands, LLC
- Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation
- Wachovia Bank, NA
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Gold
- Associated Grocers
- Boyd Development Company
- Chester J. Trow, P.A.
- Classic Fire
- Commercial Structures, Inc.
- Florida Citizens Bank
- Hilton Ocala
- Marion Regional Manufacturers Association
- National Parts Depot
- Ocala Magazine
- Ocala Recycling, LLC
- Ocala Style
- On Top of the World Communities, Inc.
- Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute
- TECO/Peoples Gas
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Silver Plus
- American Spaceframe Fabricators International (ASFI)
- Edwards Construction Services, Inc.
- Ford of Ocala
- Franck’s Pharmacy
- Hamlet Construction Company
- Ocala Utility Services
- Roberts Real Estate, Inc.
Silver
- Ausley Construction Company, Inc.
- Benefit Advisors
- (BB&T) Branch Banking & Trust
- Brown & Brown, Inc.
- Bruno-Ehlers Enterprises, Inc.
- Campus USA Credit Union
- CenterState Bank.
- Compass Bank
- Contemporary Interiors
- Crippen,Trice & Hornby, LLP
- Deltona Corporation
- DeLuca Toyota, Inc.
- Duggan, Joiner & Company
- Ehlers Realty, Inc.
- Ellison Property Management, Inc.
- Fabian Dinkins Construction, Inc.
- First Impressions Printing, Inc.
- Florida Handling Systems
- Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' & Owners' Association (FTBOA)
- Florida's Blood Centers
- Gateway Bank
- George Mangan Insurance
- Heritage Management Corporation for Ocala Industrial Properties
- HITS, Inc.
- Hospice of Marion County, Inc.
- Independent Bank
- Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC)
- Johnson, Peoples Architects
- Lassiter-Ware Insurance
- M&S Bank
- Medero Medical
- Mercantile Bank
- Ocala Breeders Sales Co., Inc.
- Ocala Lumber Sales Company
- Park Avenue Bank
- Pratt Industries, Inc.
- Pro Poly of America, Inc.
- Rasmussen College
- RBC Bank
- Seminole Feed
- Silver Springs Shores Investments, LLC
- Sonitrol of North Central Florida
- Stentiford Construction Services, Inc.
- Stokes Electric
- Strive! Rehabilitation
- The Vines Hospital
- Third Party International, Inc.
- Townley Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- USA Scientific, Inc.
- Webster University – Ocala Metropolitan Campus
- Winco, Inc.
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Bronze- Ajax Construction, Inc.
- American Heritage Design Group
- BJ Trophies, Gifts & Awards
- Brian Ehlers Construction
- Castro Realty, Inc.
- CFCC Foundation
- Chazal Insurance
- City of Belleview
- Clardy Oil Company
- Early Learning Coalition of Marion County, Inc.
- Edward Jones
- Fakhoury Chiropractic
- First Avenue National Bank
- Florida Northern Railroad
- FoxFire Realty – Van Akin
- Ginger Broslat Communications
- GPI Southeast, Inc.
- Griffin Insurance Agency, Inc.
- International Property Services Corporation, Realtor
- Kevin McDonald Allstate Insurance
- London Engineering & Associates, Inc.
- Marion Cultural Alliance
- MJ Altman Companies, Inc.
- NetSource Technologies, Inc.
- Ocala Civic Theatre
- Ocala Human Resources Management Association (OHRMA)
- Paddock Mall
- Phillips Printing
- Radcliffe Enginineering
- Scott Cameron State Farm
- Sperry Van Ness
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