Economic Development “Map” for Leesburg
In May 2003, the Town Council endorsed a Business Development Strategy for Leesburg. The report identified six strategies for the development of the Town’s business sectors, along with specific visions and action items for each of those strategies. In the first half of 2007, the Town Council, the Economic Development Commission (EDC) and Town staff reevaluated the Town’s Economic Development Program. The result was a new “map” for the Town’s Economic Development Program. This map, shown below, condenses the original six strategies (shown in the purple blocks) into three and incorporates the EDC’s task forces (shown in the yellow blocks).
2003 Business Development Strategy Report
The original Business Development Strategy outlined six strategies to guide the development (or redevelopment) of the Town’s business sectors. Those six strategies and their accompanying visions are:
- Hometown Downtown: A Place for Residents. Leesburg's downtown becomes a gathering place for residents on a regular basis offering entertainment, dining, and shopping for local citizens.
- The Seamless Experience: A Visitor Strategy. Visitors are provided with a unified experience to immerse them in the opportunities to explore Leesburg.
- Expanding Downtown: The Crescent District and Market East. Downtown economic development opportunities expand into other areas of downtown reinforcing existing neighborhoods and creating new investment opportunities.
- A New Market for Leesburg: Live/Work/Play. Leesburg becomes known as the DC region's premiere location for entrepreneurs offering small businesses a place to grow and thrive.
- Leesburg Heritage: Celebrating & Preserving Character. Leesburg's unique historic character is the hallmark of the community making Leesburg a national destination for preservation and heritage tourism.
- Getting the Job Done: Organizing for the Future. The Town of Leesburg is poised to handle future development and become an active partner in public private ventures for Economic Development.
In the report, specific short-term, intermediate-term and long-term action items are identified and outlined in a matrix format. Since adoption of the Strategy, that matrix has been updated a number of times to reflect status of action items, inclusion of new action items and changes to the strategies. Copies of the original Business Development Strategy report and the March 2007 version of the action item matrix are available for download.
- Development Activity Report UDPATED MONTHLY
- Business Development Strategy Report (PDF 3.34M)
- March 2007 Strategy Matrix
