Cory Lacy
Vice President of Economic Development | Denton EDP
Cory is a seasoned economic development, sales and commercial real estate professional. Cory most recently served as the President of the Best Southwest Partnership. The Best Southwest Partnership is a cooperative effort among the founding partners of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, and various other community and business partners in southern Dallas and northern Ellis counties. From 2003- 2016, Cory worked for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Fort Worth, Texas and was responsible for the management and oversight of a team dedicated to providing economic development services for JLL rail clients. Those services included project management, site selection, contract negotiation, process management and relationship building. Prior to joining JLL, Cory owned an economic development consulting firm specializing in assisting economic development corporations, local governments and site selectors with strategic planning, labor analysis, and incentive policy creation and implementation. His prior experience includes business recruitment and retention, real estate acquisition, planning, permitting, financing, facility design and leasing. Cory is active in several organizations including the International Economic Development Council and the Texas Economic Development Council, serving on the board of directors from 2000-2005.
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