Riverside 市获国际经济发展委员会三项大奖：18 个月引进 6 家国际企业，私人投资逾 1.42 亿美元
美国加利福尼亚州河滨县 Riverside 市消息：Riverside 市政府 10 月 29 日宣布，该市获得国际经济发展委员会（IEDC）三项国际荣誉，包括「年度经济发展组织」铜奖、房地产开发与再利用金奖与特别活动银奖，市经济发展团队的招商成绩获国际同行认可。
金奖授予 Farmhouse Collective 项目：该项目通过公私合作，把一座长期空置的历史汽车旅馆改造为活力市场，扶持 15 家本地商户、创造逾 100 个就业岗位，并撬动逾 200 万美元私人投资。银奖授予航天社区博览会（Aerospace Community Expo），该活动汇集逾 2200 名学生、教育工作者、航天企业、军方机构与 workforce 伙伴，为青少年对接航天与先进制造业职业通道。
市府表示，这批荣誉是其经济发展转型的阶段性成果：过去 18 个月，Riverside 引进 6 家国际企业，带来逾 1.42 亿美元私人投资与逾 700 个优质就业岗位，集中于清洁与绿色技术产业。今年早些时候，该市已获 IEDC「认证经济发展组织」（AEDO）资格，跻身全球少数获此认证的经济发展机构。
市长 Patricia Lock Dawson 表示，获得 AEDO 认证与三项国际大奖，印证了市经济发展团队按最高标准开展工作、为社区吸引投资与创造就业的成果。社区与经济发展局局长 Miranda Evans 表示，团队下设 APEX、BEST 与 CATALYST 三个小组，统筹企业引进、留存扩张、创业扶持与房地产 revitalization，这份国际认可将增强 Riverside 在全球招商舞台上的公信力。
国际经济发展委员会是全球最大的经济发展专业人士会员组织，其年度卓越奖表彰在创新、领导力与可衡量经济影响方面表现突出的社区、组织与项目。
City of Riverside Earns Three IEDC International Honors: Six International Companies and Over $142 Million in Private Investment in 18 Months
RIVERSIDE, Riverside County, California — The City of Riverside announced on October 29 that it has earned three international honors from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), including a Bronze Award for Economic Development Organization of the Year, a Gold Award for Real Estate Development & Reuse, and a Silver Award for Special Event.
The Gold Award recognizes Farmhouse Collective, which transformed a historic, long-vacant motel into a vibrant marketplace through a public-private partnership. The project supports 15 local vendors, created more than 100 jobs and leveraged more than $2 million in private investment while preserving a historic Riverside property. The Silver Award honors the Aerospace Community Expo, which brought together more than 2,200 students, educators, aerospace companies, military organizations and workforce partners.
The city said the honors reflect a broader transformation of its economic development work: through its Riverside Realized effort, the city welcomed six international companies in just 18 months, generating more than $142 million in private investment and more than 700 quality jobs in the clean and green technology cluster. Earlier this year, Riverside earned IEDC's Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) designation.
Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson said earning the AEDO designation and now receiving three international awards reinforces what the city is building, with its economic development team competing at the highest level to attract investment and create jobs. Miranda Evans, Community & Economic Development Director, said the department's APEX, BEST and CATALYST teams take a strategic, partnership-driven approach to business attraction, real estate revitalization and workforce development.
The International Economic Development Council is the world's largest membership organization for economic developers, and its annual Excellence in Economic Development Awards recognize communities, organizations and initiatives demonstrating innovation, leadership and measurable economic impact.
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