The group once known as the Highwood Business Development Corporation is twenty years old.
General Manager John Lockhart says they have plenty to brag about.  "Over 23-hundred jobs created," he said, "Over 30 million dollars in economic development cash injection into the region because of the businesses we helped get started, the over 900 entrepreneurs that we assisted through training and non-financial assistance."
Lockhart says they also helped two thousand people find jobs and develop career plans.