Over the course of its 25-year history, The Jefferson EDGE has provided a roadmap for promoting sustainability, job growth, and investment in Jefferson Parish. First adopted in 2000, the initial plan helped set the course for many of the Parish’s most successful initiatives.
The Jefferson EDGE 2030 was created with public and private participation and input from key stakeholders and partners. The Jefferson EDGE 2030 builds upon the previous EDGE plans to create a forward-thinking document that will inform the future of the Jefferson Parish economy. It is centered on six strategic priorities that all work in tandem to drive economic progress and validate Jefferson Parish as a major destination for business, innovation and quality of life.
Read the Jefferson EDGE 2030 Plan HERE
By 2030, Jefferson Parish stands as a nationally-recognized destination for business success and quality of life, a thriving economic center built through strategic industry development; targeted, localized investments; and shared economic opportunity.The plan focuses on six interconnected priorities that leverage parish strengths and address critical growth opportunities.
The Jefferson EDGE 2030 offers a holistic approach toward developing the Parish’s target industries. This new framework includes talent and workforce strategies as well as quality of place and real estate development strategies that will be necessary for JEDCO and its partners to achieve success in business development. The EDGE 2030 acknowledges the reality of modern economic development: successful companies need creative people and quality places.
Support the continued growth and diversification of Jefferson Parish’s healthcare industry, expanding its role as the region’s biggest growth engine and source of innovation.
Position Jefferson Parish as the epicenter of intermodal supply chain business growth in Greater New Orleans, leveraging the combination of intermodal—airport, water transport, rail, and highway—assets, and development-ready industrial sites.
Promote Jefferson Parish and Greater New Orleans as a premier location for culinary products produced locally and exported globally.
Expand the local environmental and engineering services industry through business development efforts that attract new jobs and investment into Jefferson Parish while also protecting and enhancing the Parish’s environmental resources.
Pursue major tech recruitment projects in Jefferson Parish, helping Greater New Orleans rise onto the national stage as a leading tech hub.
Invest in industry clusters that leverage parish strengths, resources, and assets- energy, food & beverage, healthcare, and manufacturing – through flagship projects like Churchill Park and the Food & Beverage Incubator.
Build career pathways from education through employment, creating incentives to retain graduates, and partnering with schools and employers to address the skills gap.
Position Jefferson Parish within the Greater New Orleans area to leverage collaborative opportunities while communicating its distinctive competitive advantages as a cooperative partner.
Create walkable communities by investing in mixed-use developments and strategic infrastructure, and transform underutilized properties into developments that support economic growth through major redevelopment partnerships.
Enhance Jefferson Parish’s business environment to increase attraction and retention by streamlining zoning and permitting processes, addressing rising insurance costs, and implementing targeted business incentives.
Build JEDCO’s internal capacity and resources to successfully implement EDGE 2030 priorities and strengthen data-driven storytelling to increase community awareness.
Through private funding and investment, the Jefferson EDGE has delivered key initiatives to the community, consistently evolving to meet the needs of Jefferson Parish. While many of the action items and recommendations of the Jefferson EDGE can and have been implemented by JEDCO alone, the major initiatives that create catalytic change in the Parish require seed funding. Private investment in the EDGE fund is the difference between realizing these major initiatives and losing momentum on our path to success. Public-private partnership gives Jefferson Parish a competitive EDGE.
The EDGE Investor levels represent the contribution amount received annually.
We could not implement game-changing initiatives without the support of our business community. We are grateful to our many EDGE Investors who have shaped the future of Jefferson Parish with their generous contributions.
Bryan Imports Co.
LaPorte CPAs and Business Advisors
Waldemar S. Nelson & Company
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