Our agency provides a tailored service with creative solutions to implement your vision.

Your community is unique.

We strive to help you complete transformational projects.

LIA collaborates with local governments and organizations to connect them to the necessary resources to support these projects. Our team is experienced in a wide range of economic development and transportation services including: infrastructure funding, economic analysis, community development, and industrial site selection.

Our goal is to establish a long-term partnership with you and keep your community's values and desires at the forefront of everything we do. We approach our work with integrity and care because we understand that these projects are vital to your community.

Recently Awarded Projects

$86.7 M

MDOT

I-20/I-55 Freight Corridor in Jackson, MS

$40.7 M

MDOT

SR 67 in Harrison County, MS

$19.5 M

MDOT

I-55 in Jackson, MS

Capabilities

We are a fully remote agency with an agile team located across the southeast. Our team has experience in a broad range of activities relating to transportation and economic analysis, with the purpose of this work most often being focused on municipal planning efforts and applications for state and federal funding programs.

Data Collection & Analysis

  • Benefit-Cost Analysis

  • Socioeconomic & Demographic Research

  • Community Surveying

  • Environmental Justice & Equity Analysis

  • Workforce Analysis

  • Fiscal Impact Analysis

  • Economic Impact Analysis

Project Funding & Strategy

  • Grant Writing for Discretionary Federal Programs

  • Project Management 

  • Strategic Planning

  • Project Advocacy

Meet Our People

  • Alex Pickle

    Co-Founder
    Hattiesburg

  • Josh Sullivan

    Co-Founder
    Hattiesburg

  • A'Miracle Fagan

    Regional Project Director
    Atlanta

  • Kathleen Tullis

    Project Analyst
    New Orleans

  • Maddie Roberts

    Director of Project Delivery
    Nashville