Economic Vitality Director Services

The issuing agency is seeking a vendor to provide economic vitality director services to lead and evolve its economic vitality strategic priority area. The agency needs a leader to identify opportunities for growth, investment, and innovation while monitoring market trends to inform business recruitment and retention strategies. This role serves as an advocate for policies and initiatives that support downtown economic growth and sustainability. The scope of work covers proactive business recruitment efforts targeting a diverse mix of retail, restaurant, office, and experiential uses. The selected vendor must manage and grow the website pipeline, including prospect tracking, lead generation, and site selection support. Building relationships with commercial realtors, developers, site selectors, and entrepreneurs is required to position downtown as a competitive market. The agency requires regular business outreach visits to assess needs, identify challenges, and uncover opportunities. The project involves developing and implementing retention strategies that support legacy businesses, small businesses, and emerging entrepreneurs. The vendor must collect, analyze, and maintain data related to downtown economic performance, including occupancy, leasing activity, business mix, and trends. The agency requires the use of tools such as Placer.ai and internal datasets to inform strategy and communicate impact. Eligible bidders must be located onshore within the United States. The performance of the work must be conducted onsite. The agency accepts digital responses submitted via email or online. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget for these services. While formatted as a procurement opportunity, the agency notes that this listing is a job posting rather than a traditional request for proposals.