QC Inc. is officially open for business!

Emily at the new QC Inc. business incubator in Queen Creek, AZ.
Emily at the new QC Inc. business incubator in Queen Creek, AZ.

Deane and I had the pleasure of attending the Grand Opening of Queen Creek’s new business incubator, QC Inc. on Wednesday (02/09/2011) evening. The facility, which is located at 22713 S. Ellsworth Road, Building A, looks absolutely amazing! There are great office spaces available, social networking areas, access to top-of-the-line office machinery, coffee bar, a privacy office, and a lovely conference room sponsored by SRP. Anyone in the Queen Creek area with a home or small business would highly benefit from QC Inc.! The incubator location actually houses the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce, and has partnered with My Brother’s Office, an incubation hosting facility.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5:30 PM was held by the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce, and included several speakers. The first was Kim Moyers, the Economic Development Specialist for the Town of Queen Creek, followed by: Mayor Gail Barney; Lee Ester of SRP; Marquis Scott, MEd., President/Executive Director of the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce; and Jeff Cutler from My Brother’s Office. Foote Consulting Group received a mention as well, as we conducted the initial feasibility study for the incubator. We caught up with many of our fellow economic development contacts, and made some new ones too. Kim Moyers gave us the grand tour, and we dined on the awesome spread catered by a nearby smokehouse. It was a superb event. We wish QC Inc. all the best!

Brochures from the QC Inc.
Brochures from the QC Inc.
Kim Moyers talks about the QC Inc.
Kim Moyers talks about the QC Inc.
Mayor Barney speaks to attendees of the QC Inc. Grand Opening
Mayor Barney speaks to attendees of the QC Inc. Grand Opening

MAEDC Site Selectors Roundtable

Deane was recently featured in Site Selection magazine for his participation at the Site Selectors Roundtable at the Mid-America Economic Development Council (MAEDC) 2010 Competitiveness Conference in Chicago. Deane, along with our associate Don Schjeldahl from the Austin Group, and others, shared their thoughts regarding the “ramifications of the 2010 elections on incentive programs and other aspects of economic development.” The article, by Ron Starner of Conway Data, can be found here: Changing Tax Climate Affects Plant Movement

Would you rather hear the roundtable discussion? If so, please go here: Site Selectors Roundtable MP3

Way to go, guys!

Queen Creek to open the ‘QC Inc.’ business incubator

The Town of Queen Creek has announced that it will be launching its business incubator, QC, Inc.  As we helped with the concept and planning, we at FCG are very excited!  The incubator is a business-development program intended to help Queen Creek’s home-based, small businesses grow. There is not only the expertise of a Small Business Resource Team, but actual office space, access to an array of business services, and mentoring and training. QC, Inc. is a great way for small businesses to network and receive support from the Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce as well.

There is a great article at the AZ Republic online: QC to launch its incubator. Queen Creek also has more information on their Web site: QC, Inc.

We wish the Town of Queen Creek and QC, Inc. all of our best; congratulations!