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 domain expertise with AI-enhanced analytics. Our founder brings over 25 years of economic development and strategic planning experience, including a decade specializing in cross-sector, intergovernmental economic resilience, adaptation, and sustainability—specifically integrated with private sector real estate development.
This isn't AI replacing expertise. It's AI amplifying a quarter-century of pattern recognition, relationship navigation, and strategic judgment. The result: comprehensive feasibility studies in days instead of months, scenario modeling at unprecedented scale, and strategic recommendations that integrate economic, environmental, and social realities.
Where Resilience & Innovation Create Sustainable Transformation
Strategic Wisdom Meets Breakthrough Capability
What We Deliver:
→Strategic insight shaped by 250+ projects across 25 years
→AI-powered analytics that model complexity traditional methods can't handle
→Cross-sector fluency (public, private, community) that comes from doing this work, not reading about it
→Specialized expertise at the critical nexus of economic resilience, sustainability, and development
→Speed that respects your timeline, depth that respects the stakes
Traditional consultants offer experience but move slowly.
AI-native firms move fast but lack domain wisdom.
Sagax gives you both.
Clients Nationwide
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 resilience & adaptation
→ Harvard Data Science Generative & Agentic AI Certified
→ Forbes "Next 1000" small businesses
→ EDWOSB & WOSB certified by US SBA
→ A+ BBB rating
EDO Marketplace, New Castle Chamber of Commerce, Sustainable Business Network, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Delaware Supplier Diversity: WBE & SBF certified
