Golden Shovel Agency: An Economic Development Strategy & Communication’s Firm

Golden Shovel is the leading economic development firm helping communities build resilience and drive growth. We created the only website platform exclusively for economic development, pioneered virtual reality for business attraction and talent development, and deliver IEDC award-winning strategies and marketing campaigns. As a trusted partner, we help organizations attract billions in investment, create jobs, and grow talent—so you can solve today’s most pressing challenges and compete at a higher level.

impactAIR: Securing the Future of Local Airports

The future of aviation is coming quickly. This shift is significant, and it will create opportunities for airports and communities that are ready for the change.

What Sets Us Apart

Golden Shovel has helped economic developers attract billions in investment, talent and developers to their community.

95%

Client Retention Rate

400+

Projects Completed

16+

Years in Business

43+

States

Countries

50+

Team Members

Years Average Employee Tenure

56%

Faster Website Launch Times

Every Community Has a Unique Story to Tell:

Golden Shovel Agency serves economic development organizations across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, including public and private organizations, regional groups, utilities, cooperatives and more.

What We Do

Golden Shovel Agency is a full-service economic development strategy and communications firm.

Transform your community’s future through 5-year economic development, target industry, BR&E and marketing strategies.

Strategy

Showcase your opportunities using a custom-designed, ADA-compliant website built on the only platform made for economic development.

Website Design + Development

Promote your community to site consultants, business executives, and talent. GSA marketing and lead generation campaigns produce results.

Marketing

Transport people to your community through dynamic site tours, social media videos, and interactive VR videos for talent attraction and training.

Video

Craft your community’s unique identity with GSA’s IEDC-award-winning designers who design logos and complete brand identity packages.

Branding

Tell your story in a powerful way, connecting with your target audience and inspiring them to invest, relocate or grow in your community.

Content

Featured Work See All

AdvanceCT

Creating an IEDC Gold Award-winning website powering economic development for the State of Connecticut.

Select Fort Bend Economic Development Fort Bend County, TX

Select Fort Bend County, TX

Developing the strategy guiding growth in one of the nation’s fastest-growing counties.

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BeinBA (Broken Arrow, OK)

Creating VR videos and ad campaigns that helped drive an IEDC Gold Award-winning talent attraction campaign.

Live. Work. Preble. (Preble County, OH)

Creating and leading a custom talent and developer attraction campaign driving 100+ new homes and talent to rural Ohio.

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TeamCalifornia

Spreading the message that “Doing Business in California is Easier Than You Think.”

Osage Valley homepage shown on multiple screen sizes

Osage Valley (MO) Electric Cooperative

Enhancing member services and promoting community development.

Awards

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Testimonials See All

Designing a website with Golden Shovel Agency has been a great process. Having input from an outside organization helped us develop an identity while taking all the special things about McMinn County and putting them in one place. I’ve worked with clients and employers to build websites for the past four years, and this was the easiest one to develop.

Brianna Baker

Discover McMinn

As a small-but-mighty team of three, we lean on Golden Shovel for everything from web maintenance to supplemental content. There aren’t enough hours in the day for us to do everything this community deserves, and being able to trust our partners at GSA with time-consuming tasks frees us to do what only we can do. Without their help, we wouldn’t be able to engage with local stakeholders, reach out to exciting new concepts, or tell the Grapevine story nearly as well.

Steven Jones

Grapevine Economic Development

Working with Golden Shovel proves time and time again to be a top-notch experience. They are constantly pushing us to innovate and stay on top of our creative game in our efforts to keep Pasadena, TX a thriving place to do business.

Julianne Echavarria

Pasadena EDC

Becoming a GSA client was very important when I took the job at TCEDA. I had worked with GSA before and knew that I needed a team behind me to create an online presence for the county and our organization.

Carley Bruning

Thayer County Economic Development Alliance

Our experience with Golden Shovel Agency has been positive. They were responsive, professional, and dedicated to creating a website that aligns with our needs. Their expertise in economic development websites ensured we have a tool that effectively supports our organization’s mission.

Taylor Lennox

Mission West Community Development Partners

Golden Shovel completed a deep data dive for Bergen County, and I can’t tell you how excited (and grateful) I am. The experience has been wonderful. Their enthusiasm, intelligence, open mindedness, willingness, collaboration and more are invaluable.

Joanne Cimiluca

Bergen County Economic Development

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