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Scott Poag

CEcD

Director of Business Development

Yates Construction

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Professional Bio

Scott serves as the Director of Business Development with Yates Construction, one of the top contractors in the United States. Scott has served on the site development side and local side of economic development across the American South, announcing over $2,000,000,000 in new capital investments and over 10,000 net new jobs. He has successfully worked with a full range of companies from startup to Fortune 500. His leadership has also successfully supported various workforce development, entrepreneurial, and legislative initiatives.
Recently, Scott was named to Augusta, Georgia's Top 10 Young Professionals to Watch list, a Distinguished Young AFCEAN by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, named as a 40 under 40 Rising Star in Economic Development by New York based Development Counselors International, and received Top 40 Under 40 Alumni honors from East Carolina University.

Company/Organization

Photo of Yates Construction Yates Construction
104 Gully Avenue
Philadelphia, MS 39350-2730
https://www.wgyates.com/
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Education:
East Carolina University 2007 BSBA Finance
East Carolina University 2007 BA Hospitality Management
East Carolina University 2009 MBA
Awards:
2015 Augusta's Top 10 Young Professionals to Watch
2016 Young Gamechangers
2017 40 under 40 Rising Star in Economic Development
2017 Distinguished Young AFCEAN
2017 East Carolina University 40 under 40
Areas of Expertise
Architecture/ Engineering, Commercial Development, Downtown Revitalization, Retention/ Expansion, Speculative Building Development