The Denison Development Alliance (DDA) is a public non-profit entity organized and empowered by the City to develop and implement a comprehensive economic development program. Through an alliance with the Denison Development Foundation, the Denison Chamber and the City, a very strong pro-business climate has been established and maintained for several years. The affairs of DDA are managed by the board members and staff presented below.
Incentives
Robert Sylvester
Chairman
Landmark Bank
Marketing
Robert Crawley
American Bank of Texas
Retail Development
Dr. Darius Maggi
Sterling Properties
Treasurer
Marvin Smith
State Comptrollers Office
Workforce Development
Harry Kirshman
Texoma Medical Center
 Tony Kaai President |
Scott Smathers Vice President of Business Development |
 Loretta Rhoden Vice President of Operations |
 Jessica Lane Secretary |
DDA will provide you with all the data and introductions you need for every aspect of a new business location process including, but not limited to the following:
- Introduce you to Denison leaders
- Represent you before public bodies
- Make a success of your commitment to Denison in every way
LOCATION NEEDS
- Assess your requirements
- Locate the best suited building or site
- Schedule interviews with local employers
SUPPORTIVE DATA
- Prepare a community/trade area profile
- Quantify demographics and traffic
- List economic indicators
- Identify support services
- Provide list of existing industries
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Provide the right introductions to financial sources
- Acquaint you with financing alternatives
- Assist with financing packages
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
- Prepare transportation profile
- Obtain freight rate structure
- Prepare comparative costs of trucking and rail
BUSINESS COSTS
- List applicable taxes
- Detail tax exemptions that apply
- Estimate your tax liability
- Furnish costs for construction, land, and utilities
- Conduct labor surveys
- Outline all available incentives
BUSINESS CLIMATE
- Meet with federal, state and local government officials to discuss regulations that impact you
- Provide briefings on community plans for economic development
- Talk to educational leaders about training programs and plans
QUALITY OF LIFE
- Produce cost of living information
- List recreational and cultural assets
- Describe opportunities available in our progressive educational systems from primary to post-secondary levels
workforce |
market access |
buildings & sites |
community profile |
business environment
Denison
Development Alliance
311 West Woodard Street
Denison, TX 75020
(903) 464-0883 * (888) 244-1908 phone
(903) 465-6476 fax
ssmathers@denisontx.org
e-mail
