{"id":38775,"date":"2023-10-07T19:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T02:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/?page_id=38775"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T20:30:45","slug":"economic-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/about-us\/economic-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-38853 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Service-Territory-Map-800x334.jpg\" alt=\"MEC Service Territory Map\" width=\"443\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Service-Territory-Map-800x334.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Service-Territory-Map-340x142.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEC-Service-Territory-Map.jpg 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/>Economic development continues to be a major goal of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. As new industry relocates to our area and existing industry expands, the quality of life for those we serve will dramatically improve and this is why the Cooperative exists.<\/p>\n<p>Listed here are economic development professionals and chambers of commerce within our service territory. Please feel free to contact any of these entities or Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative directly at <a href=\"tel:+1-434- 372-6153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(434) 372-6153<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Municipalities<\/h2>\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"staff-directory-grid row large-columns-3 medium-columns-2 small-columns-1\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38864\" class=\"col post-38864 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-municipalities\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/david-lilly\/\">Town of Gretna<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 656-6572\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38863\" class=\"col post-38863 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-municipalities\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/daniel-finz\/\">Town of Lawrenceville<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 848-2414\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38861\" class=\"col post-38861 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-municipalities\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/kim-callis\/\">Town of South Hill<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 447-3191\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38860\" class=\"col post-38860 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-municipalities\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/dusty-forbes\/\">Town of Chase City<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 372-5136\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38859\" class=\"col post-38859 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-municipalities\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/jeff-jones\/\">Town of Clarksville<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 374-8177\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38857\" class=\"col post-38857 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-municipalities\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/william-johnson\/\">City of Emporia<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 634-3332\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<h2>Counties and Development Agencies<\/h2>\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"staff-directory-grid row large-columns-3 medium-columns-2 small-columns-1\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38875\" class=\"col post-38875 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/alfreda-jarrett-reynolds\/\">Brunswick County IDA<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 848-0248\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38874\" class=\"col post-38874 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/natalie-b-slate\/\">County of Greensville<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 348-4205\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38873\" class=\"col post-38873 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/angie-kellett\/\">Mecklenburg County Economic Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 738-6388\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38872\" class=\"col post-38872 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/daniel-n-witt\/\">Charlotte County<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 542-5117\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38871\" class=\"col post-38871 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/matthew-rowe\/\">Pittsylvania County Economic Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 432-1669\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38870\" class=\"col post-38870 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/deborah-gosney\/\">Southside Planning District<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 447-7101\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38869\" class=\"col post-38869 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/kristy-johnson\/\">IDA of Halifax County<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 572-1734\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38866\" class=\"col post-38866 hwcp-staff-directory type-hwcp-staff-directory status-publish hentry staff-directory_category-counties-and-development-agencies\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"staff\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/staff-directory\/taylor-newton\/\">Lunenburg County Economic Development<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-details\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:(434) 696-2546\"><span class=\"hwicon-phone\" style=\"font-size: 1.3em\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<h2>Chambers of Commerce<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brunswickcountychamber.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brunswick Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emporiagreensvillechamber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emporia-Greensville Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chasecitychamberofcomm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chase City Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halifaxchamber.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halifax Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clarksvilleva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarksville Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlottecountyva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlotte County Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southhillchamber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Hill Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economic development continues to be a major goal of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. As new industry relocates to our area and existing industry expands, the quality of life for those we serve will dramatically improve and this is why the Cooperative exists. Listed here are economic development professionals and chambers of commerce within our service territory. 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