Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

48 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 that comes from a program like SARMA is that we receive numerous good leads from our “deputized” manufacturers. We get a lot of velocity, meaning a lot of introductions, to potential new businesses. We also gain a lot of traction because our industrial base helps us court these companies into the region so that they can work with them. We’re not recruiting competition, we’re recruiting industry that complements our existing industrial ecosystem. That’s probably the inside-out definition of economic clustering.” Strong economic development partnerships exist not only between the COSADC and the Chamber, but also with Angelo State University (ASU), the ASU Small Business Development Center, Howard College, San Angelo Independent School District, Tom Green County, Concho Valley Workforce Development Board, Downtown San Angelo, Goodfellow AFB, Texas Manufacturers Assistance Center (TMAC), City of San Angelo