Available Products and Services
The Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair
County is dedicated to working with businesses in expanding to and retaining
business in St. Clair County. Following is a listing of the products and
services that
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A primary mission of
EDA is the attraction of new business to St. Clair County. A
focus of staff time and resources is the attraction of new industry,
building upon the County's strengths in automotive, plastics,
polypropylene, tool and die, mold making, packaging and the medical
manufacturing sector. EDA staff identifies and assists clients
by:
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Attraction
Marketing - Staff conducts trade missions to various locations
in Europe and North America and also attends industry specific
trade and exposition shows throughout the year. Marketing
campaigns, one on one meetings, seminars and advertising
initiatives get the word out about St. Clair County.
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Real Estate
Services - Our office keeps a complete inventory of available
manufacturing facilities and vacant land suitable for industrial
development. Staff offers assistance in site selection, site
development and other regulatory issues.
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Financial
Packaging - EDA works with State and Local government to
provide financial incentives to firms interested in locating in
St. Clair County. Our office will assist you with Tax
Abatement, MEGA, CDBG and other funding possibilities to make your
project a success.
- Workforce
Training - Staff will work with your business to create custom
employee training programs in cooperation with the Michigan
Technology Education Center (M-TEC) and other local training
institutions. State grant assistance to underwrite these
costs are often available.
For more information
on any of these services, please contact Bruce Seymore at (810) 982-9511 or email us at dhaynes@edascc.com. |
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EDA has initiated a
proactive approach to retaining companies in the St. Clair County
area. As part of EDA's retention service strategy, we partner
with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to conduct
yearly retention interviews with our local companies to address issues
that the company may be facing. These interviews include
discussions on:
During these retention
interviews our staff informs the companies about EDA services
including acting as a liaison with the MEDC. |
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In today's competitive
worldwide economy, many companies have found that exporting improves
its competitive position. EDA staff offers expert counseling to
help local business with their export needs through the following:
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Liaison to the
Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center
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Export Counseling
and Market Planning
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Export Readiness
Analysis
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Identifying
Countries that purchase product or service
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Listings of Export
Trade Leads
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Payment and Finance
Options
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Export Government
Regulations
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Providing extensive
Export Resource Manuals
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Identification of
Foreign Trade Zone Benefits
To learn more about
selling to the government or exporting abroad, contact the Department
of Commerce Export Assistance Center at www.export.gov or the Pontiac Export Assistance
Center at (248) 975-9600 (email
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EDA operates a local Small
Business & Technology Development Center. This federally funded program provides no cost business
management consulting at a local level to assist people interested in
starting a business, as well as assisting existing businesses with
less than 500 employees.
On a daily basis, a
certified counselor assists businesses by offering assistance in the
following categories:
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Site Selection
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Business Expansion
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Business Plan
Preparation
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Production of
Marketing Materials
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Loan Proposal
Packaging
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Client Referrals to
Experts who partner with the SBTDC Network
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Consulting on Electronic Commerce
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Attorney and CPA
Recommendations
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Export Assistance
The program also links
resources of federal and local governments, community colleges,
universities and workforce development programs with the private
sector to produce practical solutions to business concerns.
For more information,
contact the Michigan SBTDC's via the internet at www.misbtdc.org |
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The EDA is the grantee
of record for Foreign Trade Zone #210 having been awarded the privilege
of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone for
the 60 mile geographic area surrounding the U.S. Customs port of entry
for Port Huron, Michigan.
A foreign trade zone
(FTZ) is a site within the United States, in or near a U.S. Customs
port of entry, where foreign and domestic merchandise is generally
considered to be in international commerce. Foreign or domestic merchandise
may enter this enclave without a formal Customs entry or the payment
of Custom duties or government excise taxes. Merchandise
entering a zone may be: |
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- Stored
- Repaired
- Displayed
- Manufactured
- Assembled
- Sampled
- Tested
- Manipulated
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- Salvaged
- Relabeled
- Mixed
- Destroyed
- Repackaged
- Cleaned
- Processed
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If the final product
is exported from the United States, no U.S. Customs duty or excise tax
is levied. If, however, the final product is imported into the
United States, Customs duty and excise taxes are due only at the time
of transfer from the foreign trade zone and formal entry in the
U.S. The duty paid is the lower of that applicable to the
product itself or its component parts. Thus, zones provide
opportunities to realize customs duty savings by zone users. In
addition, zone procedures provide one of the most flexible methods of
handling domestic and imported merchandise.
To learn more about
the foreign trade zone program, contact the National Association of
Foreign Trade Zones via the internet at www.naftz.org.
For more specific
information about Foreign Trade Zone #210, please contact Doug
Alexander at (810) 982-9511 or by email at: dalexander@edaofstclaircounty.com. |
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Includes a listing of all EDA Members,
location, product information, history of company and contact person.
All Members of our organization receive a complimentary copy of the
Membership Directory. Non-members can purchase a copy of the
Membership List for $75.00 by contacting our office by phone at (810)
982-9511 or eda@edascc.com.
Sample
page of the Membership Listing
EDA
Members have online access to the Membership and St. Clair County
Manufacturer's Directories. Click on the above link to be
directed to the "Members Only" area. Members must have
a valid User ID and Password for online access. Please call (810) 982-9511 or email eda@edascc.com to be issued one. |
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Includes all St. Clair County Manufacturers with detailed
information on each including: contact person, address, number of employees, SIC
Codes and product information. The Manufacturers Directory is available
to Members at no charge. Non-members may purchase the directory for
$75.00 by contacting our office by phone at (810) 982-9511 or eda@edascc.com.
Sample
page of the Manufacturers Directory.
EDA Members have
online access to the Membership and St. Clair County Manufacturer's
Directories. Click on the above link to be directed to the "Members
Only" area. Members must have a valid User ID and Password for
online access. Please call (810) 982-9511 or email eda@edascc.com to be issued one. |
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Every two years the EDA conducts a Wage & Benefit survey of
businesses in St. Clair County. The next scheduled update to this
survey is for Fall 2008. All manufacturers within St. Clair
County with more than 20 employees are asked to participate in the
survey. Any company that participates will receive a complimentary
copy of the final report that will average the collected aggregate
information. The 2006 Wage & Benefit Survey is available for purchase as
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Participating
Manufacturers |
FREE |
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Non participating
manufacturers / EDA
Member |
$50.00 |
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Non participating
manufacturers / Non EDA Member |
$75.00 |
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To receive a copy of the 2006 Wage & Benefit Survey please call our office at (810) 982-9511 or eda@edascc.com. |
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St. Clair County Health Care Trends Among Manufacturers 2000-2004 - FREE
This document is a seven page
analysis of the health care trends of St. Clair County manufacturers based
on data collected in the 2000, 2002 and 2004 Wage & Benefit Survey by the
EDA. |
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