Economic Development Department

The Economic Development Department is responsible for the economic development activities of the City including financial and staff support for organizations directly involved with economic development, the provision of buildings and land to be used in promoting growth and liaison work with various organizations engaged in development-related activities in the Oak Ridge area.  Agencies contracted for economic development services include the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Tennessee Resource Valley and Melton Hill Regional Industrial Development Association.

Our Economic Development staff is responsible for working with and managing all the agencies contracted for economic development services including the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Tennessee Resource Valley and Melton Hill Regional Industrial Development Association. 

The Economic Development Department also provides support for the following boards:

1.                Industrial Development Board (IDB)

2.                Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau (ORCVB)

3.                Health and Educational Facilities Board (HEFB)

4.                Oak Ridge Housing Authority (ORHA)

Other projects that our group can be found working on include:

        City Center Master Plan (see home page)

        Parcel “A”

        Boeing Site

        Partners for Progress  (See below)   

2000 Policy Agenda

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