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However, as announced during a news conference at the Government Center on Wednesday morning, an agreement has been reached as of Jan. 1, 2017, for the six-person Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority to “assume the role of responsibility for economic development projects” involving the recruitment and marketing of new industry and businesses to Macon-Bibb County.
The MEDC, on the other hand, will continue “its focus of supporting and expanding existing industry and businesses and developing and improving the workforce in Macon-Bibb County” the agreement said.
The agreement is effective until Dec. 31, 2017.
“We are looking to revamp our economic development efforts in a way that we haven’t before,” Cliffard Whitby, chairman of the Industrial Authority, said during the announcement. “We will do it much more aggressively than we have been committed to doing.”
Beginning Jan. 1, Topping will begin the transition of services provided by the MEDC over to the Authority. Topping is to include Stephen Adams, the Authority’s director of economic development, or other staff designated by the Authority, in all appointments, requests and inquiries from any real estate brokers, or prospective company representatives.
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