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The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce, with the mission to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. EDA encourages programs that promote job growth and business expansion in today's technologies and in discovering tomorrow's. We support key initiatives among regional areas across the United States, thereby developing economic stability through intergovernmental and public/private sector collaboration. EDA has 6 regional offices throughout the country, located in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and Seattle. To find out what region you’re community is in, go to http://www.eda.gov/Contacts/Contacts.xml.

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is responsible for investing funds under its stewardship and for delivering benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature. Our mission is to improve the retirement security of Texas educators by prudently investing and managing trust assets and delivering benefits that make a positive difference in members’ lives. TRS is a defined benefit plan, with retirement benefits determined by a pre-established formula. The trust fund is sustained principally by three sources-contributions by members during their working careers, contributions by the state, and investment revenues. TRS was founded more than 85 years ago and has $225 billion in assets, making it the largest public retirement system in Texas in both membership and assets. It is the 6th largest public pension plan in the U.S. and is among the 20th largest in the world. The agency serves over 2.1 million people, of which over 1 million are public and higher education members and over 400,000 are retirement recipients and beneficiaries. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is constantly growing and looking for bright and talented individuals to join several departments, including Pension Services, Investment Management, Health, Organizational Excellence, IT, Legal and Compliance, and many more. TRS employees work in a culture of trust and collaboration and pride themselves in making a profound impact in the lives of Texas public education teachers. Additionally, TRS has the received the Top Workplaces USA award nearly consistently from 2012-2025, which can be attributed to its great leaders and employees. TRS is truly a great place to work and grow.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), a state authority created by the Virginia General Assembly to better serve existing and new companies, to expand, locate, or increase trade opportunities, by providing confidential site selection, workforce solutions, and international trade services. Site Selection and Business Development: The team at VEDP understands the complicated demands of the site selection process and offer years of experience to help make your site selection project for new and expanding businesses run smoothly. The Partnership consists of several divisions whose combined expertise confidentially provides the resources you need to make the most informed location decision with the least amount of your time and effort. VEDP's Division of International Trade and Investment: The division works with existing Virginia companies interested in pursuing, or increasing, foreign sales opportunities, and international companies seeking a prime business location to expand or relocate their operations.