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This section lists special funding sources for specific economic development activities.

ENERGY

Email:
Mail To Web: check email on the road

Angel Networks
Arizona Angels
California: Tech Coast Angels
Angel Investors

Mapping/Driving Direction Sources

American Association of Port Authorities: Provide statistics on most major public ports in the U.S. (p) (703) 684-5700

AccuWeather: Customized weather information for 55,000 worldwide cities, (p)(814)235-8650

ACCRA: Cost of living comparisons among metro areas

Commerce Clearinghouse: provides review of incentives by state, which is updated monthly, (p)(800) 835-5224


Directory of Incentives for Business Investment and Development in the United States:
A State by State Guide, National Association of State Development Agencies,

Abbott & Langer: Average salaries for 230 metro areas for professional, clerical, blue collar and white collar occupations, (p) (708) 672-4200

BLS Clerical Wage Indices: Clerical wage indices manufacturing and non-manufacturing for most metro areas, (p) (202) 606-7828

California State Association of Counties: Represents all of California’s counties on legislative, administrative, and public relations issues. Provides broad support in many areas. (p) 916-327-7500

ArcGIS: (p) (800) 447-9778

Autodesk, Inc.: (p) (800) 964-6432

Businessinfomaps.com: (p) (877) 447-6277

Energy and the utilities go hand-in-hand with economic development. The utilities are vested in keeping businesses
healthy because they are big consumers of energy. However, if a business is a big energy user, high bills can hurt their
bottom line. Many utility companies will help businesses cut back energy costs and access programs that provide incentives
to cut energy use. Economic developers can help create this partnership to everyone’s benefit.