Denise Morris spoke to a packed house at the PointBank Business Breakfast in Pilot Point on Wednesday morning.
Morris, who serves as the economic development director for the Pilot Point Municipal Development District, spoke of the Pilot Point game plan for economic development.
'On a daily basis, that's kind of how many of our conversations are starting with developers and prospects; they really just come in and say, 'Show us the money,'' she said, quoting 'Jerry Maguire.' '[The city staff and I] all have to kind of pump the brakes and say, 'Let's hear about your project. What do you have going on? How can we work together? And maybe we'll get to the money situation.’' In addition to drawing in new business, the MDD focuses on retaining existing businesses, both big and small, that employ residents and contribute to the local economy.
