(Evansville, IN) – The Board of Directors for the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville
(GAGE) is pleased to announce the hiring of Ms. Deborah Davis Dewey, filling the
previously open position of president of GAGE.
Ms. Dewey, a native of Evansville, attended the Florida Institute of Technology earning a
Mechanical Engineering degree. She joined Westinghouse as a design engineer rising to
Manager of Strategic Planning before joining General Electric where she was a Product
General Manager while completing her MBA. Deborah later returned to the Midwest
taking a position with Louisville Gas & Electric where she ran their Western Kentucky
Energy business helping return this entity to profitability. Deborah has consulted on
business plan development, acquisition strategy and business startâ€up. She has formed
her own businesses. Deborah established an economic development function within
the power company where she served as President, and as such, supported local,
regional and state efforts to attract new business. She has developed packages for
‘angel’ and tier one investor groups and partnered with local and state government for
incentive packages for green field business projects. Deborah helped lead Henderson,
KY to establish its own United Way organization and she was a founding member and is
currently a Performing Arts faculty member for the Riverbend Academy, a Henderson,
KY educational resource for Visual & Performing Arts.
“We could not be more pleased to have Debbie lead the GAGE team. Debbie has
outstanding experiences that will enable GAGE to better serve Evansville and
Vanderburgh County across a wide range of economic development opportunities.
Debbie’s broad experience with large firms, startâ€ups, community services and projects
including her recent development work with the Port of Louisville will have direct
beneficial impact on our region. We welcome Debbie and look forward to her
partnering with businesses, elected officials, higher education and residents of our area
to help craft strategies that grow our economy,†said Daniel C. Bugher, Chairperson of
GAGE.
“I was raised in Evansville. I am proud to have been selected to participate in and lead
Evansville and Vanderburgh County’s economic development organization and I look
forward to working with businesses of all sizes and our elected officials in meeting their
economic development goals through a variety of strategies. Evansville has so much to
offer to both new and existing businesses and I believe that Evansville is poised for
growth with economic recovery,” said Deborah Davis Dewey.
Additional information about GAGE can be found at www.evansvillegage.com
A not-for-profit public-private partnership, The Growth Alliance for Greater
Evansville was created in early 2007 through the concerted efforts of government,
business and higher education. GAGE has five operating divisions: Entrepreneurial,
which operates Innovation Pointe; Downtown Development; EnGAGE, the program of
business outreach and assistance; EvansFests which plans certain Downtown-focused
events; and Technology Transfer, which oversees the partnership with the Naval
Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane).
