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<br /> <br />QUALIFICATIONS <br /> <br />This section provides a historical overview of the three firms that form the project team. For each firm, <br />we provide a written overview and a list of clients. The section begins with Avalanche Consulting, and is <br />followed by TXP and Gateway Planning Group in that order. <br /> <br />ABOUT AVALANCHE CONSULTING <br /> <br />Avalanche Consulting, Inc. is an economic development consulting firm that was established in 200S. <br />We develop targeted economic development strategies for communities and plan and manage marketing <br />campaigns. Our products are tools rather than lengthy written reports, offered either a la carte or as a <br />complete package and tailored to the client's needs. The firm has a remarkable record of repeat business <br />and long-term relationships. We attribute this to our dedication to customer service and quality work. <br /> <br />Avalanche and its partners are experts in their fields helping economic developers answer their most <br />pressing questions: What are my community's competitive advantages? Which audiences should <br />we target? What specifically should we do to attract them to our community? What's the right mix <br />of development to ensure that our residents and businesses are well-served in the long run? What <br />can we do to create a sense of place and provide a high quality of life for our residents? We not only <br />provide strategies that address these issues, but we also provide the tools needed to implement our <br />recommendations. <br /> <br />Avalanche's President and CEO, Amy Holloway, is a national expert on the topic of economic <br />development strategic planning. She has nearly 15 years of experience managing economic development <br />planning processes and writing strategic plans. Amy has worked with dozens of communities across the <br />U.S. and Europe, for both large and small, urban and rural communities. She has a friendly, approachable <br />personality that shines in projects that involve high levels of public participation. <br /> <br />Avalanche is located at: <br /> <br />1601 D West 6th Street <br />Austin, Texas 78703 <br />(512) 472-1555 phone <br />(512) 233-2937 fax <br />www.avalancheconsulting.net <br /> <br />Avalanche's Clients <br /> <br />Since it was established in 2005, Avalanche Consulting, Inc. has provided strategic planning and <br />marketing assistance for the following clients: <br /> <br />Bay Area Houston Partnership, 2005 - Aerospace industry sales strategy <br /> <br /> <br />Brazos County Exposition Complex, 2008 - Marketing strategy and impact analysis <br /> <br />CenterPoint Energy, 2006 - Economic development workshops for Houston area communities <br /> <br />PROPOSAL: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE. RFP #08510 <br /> <br />[9 <br />