Albuquerque, NM, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance (AREA) announced that Scott Powell has joined its workforce as executive vice president. Scott will support and drive the implementation of the recently agreed 5 year agreement AREA 1.0 Strategic Plan, designed to establish a national identity that attracts business, jobs and investment; attract, retain and align talent; and removing barriers to regional competitiveness.

Scott was most recently executive vice president of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC), where he led the transformation of the 7-year-old organization into a leader in the field. In 2022, the International Economic Development Council awarded GSEC the Bronze level Economic Development Organization of the Year award.

“Scott is a highly respected economic development professional who has directed or has conducted all core disciplines in the field of economic development,” said Danielle Casey, President and CEO of AREA. “He understands the importance of regionalism and will focus on AREA’s efforts to create tradable sector jobs across the region.”

With more than 17 years of community and regional economic development experience, he has extensive experience in business location, retention and expansion, entrepreneurship, redevelopment, tourism, business intelligence, strategic planning and people development. He was recognized by Consultant Connect as one of the Top 50 Business Developers in North America for 2022.

“I am very excited to join the AREA team. The commitment and dedication of the board, team and regional stakeholders is tremendously impressive,” said Scott Powell. “The competition for jobs, talent and investment will continue to accelerate and I have no doubt we can dramatically improve the region’s competitive position and make some big gains.”

Mr. Powell has led several projects that help attract and retain over 10,000…