Case Study
Economic and Community Development Institute
Location
Columbus, Ohio
problem
Adapting to Changes in the Trucking Industry
services provided
Strategic Planning & Project Design
The Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI) of Columbus, Ohio, has partnered with SGA Strategies for more than a decade to launch creative solutions and programs.
ECDI is widely recognized as an innovator and effective community development financier. ECDI sought to enter the trucking industry and invested in developing a trucking business.
The conditions supporting the expansion of trucking in Ohio shifted dramatically between the time the financing was secured and the planned launch of the business.
To help the organization adjust to this significant market shift and maintain its return on investment, SGA Strategies led ECDI through high-level strategic thinking and project redesign. The result? ECDI created the Food Fort, an industrial-sized facility offering all the physical resources a restaurant or food-based business needs, along with training, services, and access to capital.
Client Testimonials
“The Economic and Community Development Institute has worked with SGA Strategies for over 15 years in designing high impact community solutions. Jointly we have designed projects ranging from our Food Fort which was featured on ABC Television’s Nightline to small business incubators and other innovative projects. Our partnership has resulted in winning over $15 million in very competitive federal funding programs. SGA Strategies in-depth knowledge of community economic development, strategic planning and organizational development issues has helped us generate resources, design transformative initiatives and gain national recognition.”
Inna Kinney
Founder and President
Economic and Community Development Institute
Columbus, Ohio
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