Overview

In 2006, the Montgomery Region and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce worked with Market Street Services to design and implement Imagine a Greater Montgomery, a strategic economic development plan to build upon the community’s strengths and address its challenges while maximizing real opportunities. Over 250 community members participated in shaping the first Imagine a Greater Montgomery plan.

Since the adoption of the strategy in 2006, numerous accomplishments and strategic success have been achieved by the Chamber and its implementation partners: steady growth in regional per capita income; the launch of seven K–12 career academies; vastly improved communication and partnership among elected officials; the creation of the EMERGE Montgomery young professionals program; a significantly enhanced image through downtown and riverfront revitalization; and, in 2010, the leader in the state for announced new and expanding businesses. Perhaps the most important result of the Imagine a Greater Montgomery process has been the collective pursuit of a shared local vision.

The process to develop the Imagine a Greater Montgomery II Economic Development Strategy assessed the progress made with the 2006 Imagine plan, laying the groundwork for the next five-year planning cycle. Imagine a Greater Montgomery II continues the momentum from the 2006 strategy and adds focus to ongoing and future efforts.

CLICK HERE FOR PDFs OF THE STRATEGY, THE TARGET CLUSTERS, THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT, AND THE STEERING COMMITTEE.

Imagine a Greater Montgomery II Goals

Click on the links below for details on the four pillars of the 2012-2017 strategy.

Goal I: Champion Education and Develop Competitive Regional Talent

Chamber Board of Directors, Executive Committee Liaison: Vice Chairman Arthur DuCote
Regions Financial Corp.

Goal II: Strengthen and Diversify the Regional Economy

Chamber Board of Directors, Executive Committee Liaison: Vice Chairman Joe Hampton
Alabama Gas Corp.

Goal III: Transform Montgomery's Image and Quality of Place

Chamber Board of Directors, Executive Committee Liaison: Vice Chairman Leslie Sanders
Alabama Power Co.

Goal IV: Embrace Diversity and Build Leadership Capacity

Chamber Board of Directors, Executive Committee Liaison: Chairman Elect Horace Horn
PowerSouth Energy