Community Grant Supports Economic Development, Business Recruitment in La Grange

Fayette Electric Cooperative (FEC) has awarded a $10,000 Community Reinvestment Grant to the City of La Grange to support the development of enhanced marketing content and visual assets for the La Grange Economic Development Corporation’s new economic development website. The website is being designed as a primary online marketing and business recruitment tool for the community. 

The Community Reinvestment Grant Program is funded through Fayette EC’s eligible unclaimed capital credits. Rather than allowing those funds to escheat to the state, Fayette EC reinvests them into the communities it serves through grants supporting education, economic development, community enrichment, and quality-of-life initiatives. These grant funds do not come from members’ electricity rates and do not impact the cooperative’s financial health. 

“The Community Reinvestment Grant Program allows Fayette Electric Cooperative to put unclaimed capital credits back to work in the communities we serve,” said Tracy Denton, director of marketing, communications, and training at Fayette Electric Cooperative. “The City of La Grange’s project will provide valuable tools to help showcase the community, attract new businesses and investment, and highlight the many assets that make La Grange a great place to live, work, and do business.”

According to the City of La Grange, the funding will help support professional photography, videography, custom illustrations, and other digital media for the new Economic Development website. The materials will showcase La Grange’s business climate, workforce, quality of life, available properties, incentives, community assets, and economic opportunities, while creating content that can be used across multiple marketing platforms for years to come. 

The project is designed to improve the way La Grange markets economic development opportunities to prospective businesses, investors, developers, entrepreneurs, residents, and visitors. The new website will provide accessible information about doing business in La Grange while highlighting local employers, workforce assets, educational opportunities, quality-of-life amenities, and community resources. The City anticipates the project will strengthen business attraction efforts, support local business growth, encourage investment, and increase La Grange’s visibility throughout the region. 

Through its Community Reinvestment Grant Program, Fayette Electric Cooperative continues to demonstrate the cooperative principle of Concern for Community, reinvesting eligible unclaimed capital credits into projects that create meaningful, long-term benefits across the communities it serves. 

About The City of La Grange

The City of La Grange is committed to fostering a strong, vibrant community through quality public services, thoughtful growth, and economic development. Through the La Grange Economic Development Corporation and partnerships with local organizations, the City works to support existing businesses, attract new investment, and promote the community’s workforce, quality of life, and economic opportunities.