Where Economic Resilience & Innovation Create Sustainable Transformation

The Sagax Resilience Mindset™

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Strategic Wisdom Meets Breakthrough Capability

Economic development, resilience planning, and real estate feasibility have never been more complex. Stakeholders demand comprehensive analysis of climate risk, economic impact, community benefit, and financial viability—all delivered faster than traditional methods allow.

Sagax Associates, founded in 2014 by Kirsten McGregor, bridges this gap by combining deep economic resilience domain expertise with AI-enhanced analytics. Our founder brings over 25 years of economic development and strategic planning experience, including over a decade specializing in cross-sector, intergovernmental recovery, adaptation, risk & crisis management, and sustainability—specifically integrated with private sector real estate development.

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25+ Years of Cross Sector & Intergovernmental Experience |

$150M+ in Client Funding Secured

Hundreds of Communities Served | Billions in Grants Management | Clients Nationwide

Training & Capacity Building

Build internal expertise through customized training programs, curriculum, facilitation workshops, and organizational development. We transfer knowledge so your team can sustain impact long after we’re gone.

Strategic Action Planning

From needs assessments to comprehensive action plans, we help you chart a clear path forward with authentic stakeholder buy-in, data informed solutions with realistic implementation timelines, budgets, and resources.

Funding Strategies & Development

Grant writing, sponsorships, diversified revenue strategies, and multi-year funding roadmaps that secure and leverage resources appropriate for your mission. We’ve helped clients secure well over $150 Million in funding and managed over Billions of government funds.

Facilitation & Engagement

Expert facilitation for complex stakeholder processes, community engagement, and collaborative decision-making. Through coalition building to public private partnerships, we help diverse groups find common ground and move forward together.

Sagax Approaches to Economic Resilience

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Clients Nationwide

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RECENT CLIENTS:

State of Colorado, Delaware Dept. of Labor via UD, Virgin Islands Research Tech Park, Delaware Prosperity Partnership, South Lake Tahoe, The Right Place (Michigan), Detroit Regional Partnership, NE Colorado Assoc. of Local Governments, The Columbus Region, Southeast Connecticut Enterprise Region, UD Institute of Public Administration, University of Texas-Arlington, UD College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment, Facility Logix (some are highlighted as case studies in the Blog)

CREDENTIALS & RECOGNITION:

→ 25+ years in cross sector economic development strategic planning
→ 10+ years specializing in economic resilience, mitigation, crisis & adaptation
→ Harvard Data Science Generative & Agentic AI Certified
→ Forbes "Next 1000" small businesses
→ EDWOSB & WOSB certified by US SBA since 2021
→ A+ BBB rating since 2021

EDO Marketplace, New Castle Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Business Network, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Delaware Supplier Diversity: WBE & SBF certified

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