WE HELP COMMUNITIES GROW AND ATTRACT JOBS.
Our Services
Visioning + Strategic Planning
Visioning + Strategic Planning
Visioning + Strategic Planning
We help communities create an innovative strategic plan to grow and attract jobs.
Leadership Education
Visioning + Strategic Planning
Visioning + Strategic Planning
We help educate community leaders on emerging opportunities for job growth.
Collaborative Action
Visioning + Strategic Planning
Collaborative Action
We help communities increase collaboration and implement plans focused on job growth.
About Us
Dr. Malcolm Portera
Dr. Portera, the former President of Mississippi State University and Chancellor of the University of Alabama System, has been involved in economic development for the past 40+ years. Dr. Portera helped to recruit industrial development projects that have resulted in over $15 billion of capital investment in the Southeast U.S. These projects include Nissan-Mississippi, Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, Hyundai-Alabama, Mercedes-Benz Alabama, Victor Company of Japan, and several others.
Andy Portera
Andy, an attorney by training, has worked with economic development organizations, city and county governments, and higher education partners since co-founding Portera & Associates in 2014. Andy’s consulting practice focuses on rural communities and organizations throughout the Southeast US. In addition, Andy has taken several partners on international recruiting trips to Germany, Japan, and South Korea.