Jacksonville Economic Development

  1. Mission
  2. What We Do

The mission of the Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Alliance (JEDCA) is to promote growth and development in our City of Jacksonville. This includes the rejuvenation of our downtown; beautification of our City; the development of our business and industrial Community; enhancement of our educational systems and maximizing the quality of life.

Master Plan Steering Committee:

In order to accomplish our goal, our City leadership developed a short and long-term Master Plan. This Plan includes 13 initiatives and a Steering Committee of leading citizens to help implement methods for attaining these initiatives. This Committee leads the way to:

City Beautification – Improved cybercommunications – Workforce Development – Infrastructure Improvements


Jacksonville business Ambassadors:

In addition to the Steering Committee the Master Plan also established a coalition of business leaders; the Jacksonville Business Ambassadors, to improve:

Housing – Business recruitment – Business Development – City Image – Investor Recruitment – Health Systems