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Strategy
Our Mission Drives the Region's Economic Success
Our core purpose is to cultivate an economic environment where all people and organizations flourish.
There are lots of reasons to invest in the GFMEDC!
- It starts with connecting with some of the most dedicated leaders in the metro.
- The GFMEDC serves as a business concierge to primary-sector companies supporting company growth and industry diversity
- Real results - from the many projects we support that bring in capital investment, added jobs and additional square footage
- A community that is flourishing, supported by a diversified economy, great jobs and excellent quality of life
We have a magnificent product to sell. Greater Fargo Moorhead companies benefit from a business-friendly environment, a well-developed and reliable infrastructure, exceptional higher education and research institutions and a culture of hard work and collaboration.
The GFMEDC, a non-profit organization, is funded both privately and publicly. Primary-sector, retail, and service-oriented businesses invest in our efforts, and the Cass and Clay County Commissions, Cities of Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead and Casselton provide public funding.
Strategic Playbook
Our strategic playbook is the plan that sets our course for the near future. It dives into our core purpose, core values and strategic initiatives showing how we’ll accomplish our work to support a strong regional economy.
ROI for Your Business is Why So Many Invest
Economic Impact Projects
From 2019 to present, the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation successfully supported 125 projects which created over 2,399 direct jobs, utilized 3.79M square feet of space and injected over $939M in capital investment into the region.
For more information on the full impact of GFMEDC-assisted projects, check out our full report.
GFMEDC Plan of Work
Our organization is honored to have supported many successful projects over the past five years and more (for example, $1B of capital investment).
And we’re not slowing down.
We’ll continue to work to attract new companies and support growth of existing companies, helping them overcome obstacles and enhance what’s working.
And we’ve committed to and put our plans on paper.
GFMEDC Targeted Sector Industry Profiles
Workforce - Leading Regional Recruitment
Our organization has invested in data and research systems to assist primary-sector companies and investors with workforce data and metrics.
We work directly with companies often to come up with creative and innovative ways to support their recruitment efforts.
For example we’ve built two sites:
In the coming 12-18 months, we will invest more than $1 million to market to and attract hundreds of workers from across the country in occupations that support manufacturing, healthcare and other key sectors.
Annual Report
The annual report is full of examples of our work and the impact of our support and collaboration.
In the results section of our annual report, we show both short term (previous year) impacts and long-term (several years) impact of our work as well as our Growth Initiative Fund.
GFMEDC Annual Report – Results
In our business development section, we highlight the largest primary-sector project that landed in Casselton in 2022 but we also highlight many project and expansions that are foundation to the steady growth and diversification of our region.
GFMEDC Annual Report – Business Development
In the community development/workforce section, we highlight the partnerships and programs that support workforce attraction, like our Regional Workforce Attraction Campaign.
Joining our Team
Join more than 125 private and public organizations (listed below) in supporting the important mission of the EDC.
Our average private sector investment is more than $5,300 annually with all investors contributing at least $1,000 annually.
We have no set investment levels as the GFMEDC will suggest an investment amount for consideration given the value of our work to the return to that investor. For example, some organizations within the same industry sector will invest more in the EDC because they have a larger market share.
We realize the importance of what we do and how it benefits all companies within our region. We’d love to talk to you in more detail about that alignment as we hope you’ll want to be part of this important work and mission.
Investors Receive The Following Benefits:
- Monthly Economic Indicators, Cost of Living data, and periodic economic reports and newsletters
- Access to and use of marketing materials created by the GFMEDC Invitation to attend special meetings on GFMEDC projects and initiatives (minimum of 3 annually)
- Network opportunities with top regional, state and national business and elected leaders
- Recognition on Website
- Opportunity to nominate board members and/or serve on the board of directors
- Recognition on Social Media ($2,500+)
- When appropriate, we will share your company and contact information with prospective clients (for those companies investing $2,500+)
- Proactive outreach from EDC for one-on-one meeting annually with President & CEO to discuss issues of importance to you (for those companies investing $2,500+)
- Development of targeted workforce report specific to your company’s recruitment needs, including identifying individuals with targeted skills/experience to recruit (minimum $5,000 investment)
- Opportunity to serve on an Advisory Board (for companies investing $5,000+)
We have a number of strategic sponsorship opportunities for consideration. Investors who make a minimum $5,000 investment in the organization are eligible to sponsor events
Join Your Peers
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Investors ($5,000+)
NDSP (North Dakota Soybean Plant)
RDO Equipment
Wells Fargo
Amity Technology
Bushel
Casselton JDA
Caterpillar Reman Drivetrain LLC
EagleRidge Development
Enclave
First International Bank & Trust
Sagency
Flint Group
Hector International Airport
Korber Medipak
Marvin Companies
Moore Engineering
Sparklight
Starion Financial
TrueNorth Steel
Dakotah Bank
Dakota Business Lending
Additional Investors
702 Communication
Advanced Business Methods
AE2S
AGCO, Precision Planting
Amazon
American Crystal Sugar Company
Appraisal Services
Arthur Companies
BankNorth
Be More Colorful
Beverage Wholesalers, Inc
BNSF Railway
Border Bank
Brady Martz
Burian and Associates, LLC
Capital Credit Union
Cardinal IG
Choice Bank
Cole Paper
Concorde General Agency
Consolidated Communications
Construction Engineers
CornerStone Bank
Corvent Medical
Dakota MB
Drekker
Fargo Glass & Paint
Fargo Jet Center
Fargo-Moorhead Area Association of REALTORS
Fluid Interiors
Fredrikson & Byron PA
GA Group
Gehrtz Construction Services
Goldmark Commercial Real Estate, Inc
Great Western Bank
Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops
Integreon
JBC Commercial Real Estate
JLG
Kilbourne Group
Livewire
Marsh Mclennan Agency
Mcgough Construction
McNeilus Steel
Mortenson Construction
Nilles Law Firm
North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS)
Northern Plumbing Supply
Olaf Anderson
Preference Employment Solutions
Pro Resources
Perficient
Promersberger
Property Resources Group
QBE/NAU Insurance
Red River Commodities
Robert Gibb & Sons
Rocking Horse Farms
Roers’ Construction & Development
Spherion Staffing
Spotlight Media
T F Powers Construction
T.L. Stroh Architects & Interiors
Thrifty White Drug
Ulteig Engineers, Inc
United Savings Credit Union
Vogel Law
Wanzek Construction
West Acres Development
Western State Bank
Zerr Berg Architect
