HANEKE DESIGN JOINS TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH EDC AS CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL INVESTOR

Agency strengthens support for the region’s leading economic development organization.

Tampa, FL – Haneke Design today announced that it has joined the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation (EDC) as a Chairman’s Council Investor. The EDC is the lead designated economic development agency for Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Plant City.

“Haneke Design was launched in Tampa and has achieved great success with the talent and local support we’ve found in this market,” said Jody Haneke, President of Haneke Design. “We are passionate about this community’s prospects for future growth and prosperity, and look forward to playing a meaningful role as an Investor in the Tampa Hillsborough EDC in helping local companies and those we recruit here to thrive.”

Haneke Design is the Tampa Hillsborough EDC’s primary digital agency partner. The firm designed and developed the EDC’s nationally and internationally award-winning website, tampaedc.com. As a Chairman’s Council investor, Haneke Design will strengthen its partnership with the EDC by updating the existing web site and creating new digital properties for the organization’s international business development and talent attraction initiatives.

As a Chairman’s Council Investor, Haneke Design President, Jody Haneke will serve on the board of the EDC, serve on a Standing Committee, participate in a domestic business development mission, and join in other leadership activities and investor-only events. Haneke Design will be recognized as an Investor of the EDC on the organization’s web site, in its annual report, and other marketing materials.

“We’re very excited to welcome Jody to our leadership team as our newest Chairman’s Council Investor,” said EDC President and CEO, Craig J. Richard. “Haneke Design’s creativity and vision has helped the EDC gain recognition among economic development organizations nationwide. Their expertise will be essential for the success of our marketing campaigns and the fulfillment of the goals we’ve established in our 2017-2019 strategic plan.”

Since its establishment in 2009, the Tampa Hillsborough EDC has helped more than 180 businesses generate over 25,000 new jobs and more than $1.5 billion in capital investment in Hillsborough County.

About the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation

The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation is the lead designated economic development agency for Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace. A partnership between the public sector and private corporate investors, the EDC works to develop and sustain a thriving local economy through the attraction, retention and expansion of high-wage jobs and capital investment within targeted industry sectors.

The Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation exists because of the generous support of over 100 corporations, Hillsborough County, and the cities of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace. For more information, visit www.tampaedc.com.