Site to feature GIS-powered property database with demographics reporting

Richmond, VA – May 24, 2011 – Red Sage Communications, Inc., a leading provider of Web and marketing solutions for the economic development industry, recently partnered with Timmons Group to develop a comprehensive economic development website for PowerSouth Energy Cooperative. The site provides a wide range of detailed information about doing business within the communities located in PowerSouth’s service area in Alabama and Northwest Florida. A robust Site LoGIStics Portal, developed by Timmons Group will be integrated into the site for GIS-based property searches, including the ability to run a variety of radius-based demographic and economic reports.

“PowerSouth has a strong history of working with site selectors and local economic development groups to bring new industries to Alabama and Northwest Florida. We offer a variety of services to our distribution members, including marketing and economic development support,” said Taylor Williams, an economic development representative at PowerSouth, “The information and resources provided through this website will be another strong tool that we can provide to our distribution members for the region’s benefit.”

The new website will serve as a marketing and business development tool for new and existing business and industry clients. Businesses, real estate professionals and site location specialists will have the ability to access detailed site and building information with key demographic, economic and consumer data powered by Site LoGIStics to identify profitable locations. Combining this tool with a wide range of other area information, including available incentives, cost of business data, transportation networks, workforce development resources and information about targeted industries, provides a single web-based resource for all important site location data.

About Red Sage Communications, Inc.
Red Sage Communication, Inc. is an award-winning marketing company that specializes in providing websites and communications consulting for economic and community development. An active partner with the Economic Development Association of Alabama (EDAA) and the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), Red Sage works with a wide range of economic development groups, cities, county agencies, utility providers, Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, as well as related organizations.

About PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, headquartered in Andalusia, Alabama, is a generation and transmission (G & T) cooperative, providing the wholesale power needs of 20 distribution members – 16 electric cooperatives and four municipal electric systems – in Alabama and Northwest Florida. PowerSouth’s vision is to build member relationships by providing reliable, competitively priced wholesale power and promoting development of the communities our members serve.

About Timmons Group
Timmons Group is a leading provider of technology-based services and has emerged as a leading provider of geospatial information architecture and ESRI solutions. Timmons Group is a recipient of both the ESRI Business Partner of the Year award and the ESRI Foundation Partner. For more information about Timmons Group’s geospatial products and services, contact Lowell Ballard at lowell.ballard@timmons.com or visit www.timmonsgis.com.

Media contact:
Tim Asimos, CPSM
Corporate Marketing Manager
Timmons Group
804.200.6375
tim.asimos@timmons.com