Web Excellence Awards
Economic Development
For websites of economic development agencies, investment promotion bodies, chambers and all kinds of initiatives supporting economic growth.
11 winners in Economic Development, recognized by the Web Excellence Awards.
Since 2014, Buffalo, NY, has been a major player in the startup ecosystem. Businesses worldwide are invited to participate in 43North’s accelerator program, which offers millions of dollars in funding and a system of support and resources each year to help emerging enterprises scale. After ten years of hard work
DC SmallBizHelp is a one-stop hub for Washington, DC small businesses and entrepreneurs as they Plan, Start, and Grow their business. Valuable resources, support organizations, lenders, and trainings. It is a robust resource hub to help small business owners discover, connect to, and navigate DC’s small business ecosystem.
Edmonton Global’s award-winning site has an eye-catching design that intuitively and visually communicates Edmonton’s innovation and attractiveness, driving businesses to invest in the city.
ElkGroveBusiness.org: A Modern Hub for Business Success As home to the largest consolidated industrial park in North America, Elk Grove Village needed a website that represented our dynamic business community and aligned with our Beyond Business Friendly customer service philosophy. The previous site was outdated and difficult to navigate, making
The Greater Richmond Partnership is a regional economic development group for the Greater Richmond, Virginia MSA. Their website was designed for company real estate professionals, corporate real estate brokers, and site location consultants. The goal was to help them find information related to target industries and key data points to help
The Hanover County Economic Development website was redesigned to create a modern, accessible, and audience-focused platform that reflects the County’s strengths as a business destination. The project modernized the user experience, improved mobile performance, and delivered full WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility so users with visual impairments can easily adjust the
MACROview: Measuring Progress in Metro Atlanta MACROview is a unique, interactive tool designed for metro Atlanta leaders who monitor, drive, and depend on the economic and social health of the region. Powered by the Metro Atlanta Chamber, MACROview is an authoritative collection of interactive, downloadable datasets—key indicators of our region’s
The Shenandoah Valley Partnership website redesign transforms a seven-year-old site into a modern economic development platform built for how site selectors and investors actually evaluate regions today. The previous site was content-heavy, difficult to navigate, and not aligned with current research behaviors. The new site repositions the website as a
When the San José Public Library Foundation (SJPLF) was ready for a website overhaul, they called upon Digital Pollen Collective to create a new web presence that effectively served their community + addressed their unique dual audiences. Together, we developed a solution that leveraged streamlined navigation, intuitive search paths, and
The City of Staunton Economic Development website redesign transformed a rigid, template-driven platform into a strategic digital asset built to attract and inform business decision-makers. The previous site, hosted on a legacy government system, limited the City’s ability to present content effectively and made updates difficult. As a result, key
Virginia’s New River Valley needed a modern economic development website that matched the strength of its universities, advanced industries, and growing technology sector. The previous site lacked the visual impact, navigation clarity, performance speed required to support business attraction and talent recruitment. Onward New River Valley selected Whittington Consulting to