State & Local Investments

ACENET
94 Columbus Rd.
Athens, OH 45701
T 740-592-3854
F 740-593-5451
info@acenetworks.org
www.acenetworks.org
ACENET promotes local economic sustainability by assisting those local businesses seeking to manufacture complex goods on a regional level through the creation of informal networks with other local businesses.

AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST
1717 K St., NW, Suite 707
Washington, DC 20036
T 202-331-8055
F 202-331-8190
info@aflcio-hit.com
www.aflcio-hit.com
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) is one of the nation’s largest pension investment programs specializing in housing investment.

AFL-CIO OFFICE OF INVESTMENT
815 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
T 202-508-6969
F 202-508-6992
www.aflcio.org/corporateamerica/capital
The AFL-CIO Office of Investment conducts rates works with union trustees on active government for corporate sector and promotes investment that generates benefits for workers, without sacrificing pension returns, including the development of worker-friendly investment products.

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ALLIANCE (AMIBA)
222 South Black Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-582-1255
www.AMIBA.net
AMIBA aims to create a culture of support for community-based business through public education and collaborative efforts among member businesses. The first independent business alliance was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1997. As of 2005, similar associations now exist in 17 other communities in 11 states and 1 Canadian province.

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
1666 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20009
T 202-884-7799
www.arc.gov/abd
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a U.S. government agency responsible for promoting economic development in the Appalachian region. Agency activities include the publishing of research reports, as well as grants and loans to promote small business development.

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CalPERS)
Lincoln Plaza
400 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
T 916-795-3829
www.calpers.ca.gov
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System pension fund, the largest public pension fund in the United States, is noted for its active engagement in targeted investment and serves as a resource for information on the policy issues surrounding this practice.

CENTER ON WISCONSIN STRATEGY
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1180 Observatory Dr., Rm. 7122
Madison, WI 53706
T 608-263-3889
F 608-262-9046
cows-info@cows.org
www.cows.org
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) is a research and policy analysis program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. COWS provides research, policy analysis, feasibility studies, and technical assistance in the area of high-road economic alternatives that foster worker-friendly, high-wage jobs in the state of Wisconsin.

CO-OP AMERICA
1612 K St., NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
T 1-800-58-GREEN
info@coopamerica.org
www.coopamerica.org
Co-op America is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing social and environmental problems through a variety of programs, research, and education. Co-op America hosts the Social Investment Forum, which reports on and promotes the targeting investments to benefit local communities.

HEARTLAND LABOR CAPITAL NETWORK
One Library Place, Suite 201
Duquesne, PA 15110
T 412-460-0488
F 412-460-0487
heartland.sva@att.net
www.heartlandnetwork.org
The Heartland Labor Capital Network works to implement jobs, creating economic development investment strategies that utilize the capital held by labor in pension funds and other institutions in order to create high road workplaces and build sustainable regional economies.

INSTITUTE FOR FIDUCIARY EDUCATION
350 University Ave., Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95825
T 916-922-1100
F 916-922-9688
www.ifecorp.com
The Institute for Fiduciary Education (IFE) is an educational organization that provides workshops and seminars for private, public, and nonprofit executives in the area of economically targeted investments (ETIs.)

MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
433 Chestnut St.
Berea, KY 40403
T 859-986-2373
F 859-986-1299
info@maced.org
www.maced.org
MACED is a regional organization serving communities in Kentucky and the Central Appalachian region. Services offered include the Business Development Program, which helps to finance job-creating enterprises, particularly for those of lower income levels. Other programs are designed to promote entrepreneurial activity and sustainable development throughout the region.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
440 First St., NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
T 202-393-6226
F 202-393-2630
www.naco.org
The National Association of Counties is a national organization that represents county governments. Services for participating counties include legislative analysis and research, technical and public affairs assistance, and advocacy.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
400 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 390
Washington, DC 20001
T 202-624-7806
F 202-624-8813
info@nado.org
www.nado.org
The National Association of Development Organizations is a public interest group that provides a variety of services for regional development organizations across the U.S., including training, advocacy, and research in support of a regional approach to economic development.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS
1666 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
T 202-986-1032
F 202-986-1038
www.narc.org
The National Association of Regional Councils is a nonprofit membership organization serving the interest of regional councils and metropolitan planning organizations nationwide, conducts research, and promotes regional economic development strategies among its members.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES (NASDA)
12884 Harbor Drive
Woodbridge, VA 22192
T 703-490-6777
F 703-492-4404
mfriedman@nasda.com
www.nasda.com
The National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA) is a national, nonprofit, trade association that provides members with a wide variety of training services, workshops, technical assistance, and data analysis in the area of economic development. Members come from economic development agencies across the country as well as from public, private, and nonprofit enterprises.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL EQUITY FUNDS (NASLEF)
c/o Merritt Community Capital Corp.
1736 Franklin St., Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
T 510-986-1350
F 510-986-1353
info@naslef.org
www.naslef.org
The National Association of State and Local Equity Funds (NASLEF) is a professional, nonprofit association formed in 1994 to promote the efficient management of state and local equity funds. Collectively, member funds have created or rehabilitated more than 45,000 units of affordable housing and have raised $2.1 billion in equity capital for rental housing developments throughout the United States.

NATIONAL BUSINESS INCUBATION ASSOCIATION
20 East Circle Dr. #37198
Athens, OH 45701
T 740-593-4331
F 740-593-1996
info@nbia.org
www.nbia.org
The National Business Incubators Association is a nonprofit membership organization that provides technical assistance, hands on management assistance, and access to financing opportunities to help ensure the long-term viability of participating member-businesses in incubators.

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS OF ALABAMA
135 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
T 1-800-214-2158
F 334-240-3032
rsainfo@rsa.state.al.us
www.rsa.state.al.us
Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) manages the state’s pension funds. It has been a leader and innovator among state pension funds in the area of economically targeted investments (ETIs).

UNION LABOR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
111 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
T 202-682-0900
www.ullico.com/b
One of the nation’s leading union-friendly investors, the Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO) is working to support sustainable development through labor-based pension activism such as the “J for Jobs” program, a tax-exempt pension plan that invests in income-producing properties that are exclusively union built.