On November 21, 2019, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Rule came into effect. Under the new rules, the Department of Homeland Security rather than individual state agencies became responsible for targeted employment area (TEA) designation. However, a June 2021 ruling in the Northern District of California overturned the Modernization Rule, reversing the changes and shifting responsibility for TEA designation back to state agencies.

The EB5AN TEA map can help you determine whether your project is located in a TEA or is located close enough to other higher unemployment tracts such that a combined set of tracts may qualify your project for the EB-5 program.

Free Targeted Employment Area Map for all 50 States

Click the image to view the EB5AN TEA map

State Agencies Designated to Certify EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas

Although a project location may meet the criteria for TEA designation, it is up to the discretion of each state agency to determine official TEA eligibility. Below is a consolidated list of each approved state or local agency we work with to write official TEA certification letters.

Some states are more flexible than others when it comes to combining census tracts to meet the required TEA unemployment rate. To increase the likelihood of a state agency of approving a TEA letter, we recommend providing a short analysis demonstrating how the proposed EB-5 project will impact the local economy and the local employment impact the EB-5 project will have.

When the EB-5 Modernization Rule was implemented in 2019, all state agencies stopped issuing TEA letters. After the rule was overturned in June 2021, state agencies are in the process of starting to issue letters again. Because agencies are still responding to the overturning of the rule, some of the information on this list may not be accurate.

List of State Agencies

ALABAMA

Mr. Scott Stewart (staff level)
Department of Economic and Community Affairs
State of Alabama
PO Box 5690, Room 4427
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
Phone: (334) 353-3966 | Fax: (334) 242-5099
Email: scott.stewart@adeca.alabama.gov
Internet: adeca.alabama.gov

ALASKA

Mr. Dan Robinson, Chief, Labor Research & Analysis
Research and Analysis Section
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
1111 W 8th Street, Room 301
PO Box 115501
Juneau, AK 99811-5501
Phone: (907) 465-4500 | Fax: (907) 523-9654
Email: dan.robinson@alaska.gov
Internet: almis.labor.state.ak.us

ARIZONA

Mr. Kevin O’Shea, Vice President, International Trade
Arizona Commerce Authority
118 N 7th Avenue, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: 602-845-1200 | Fax: 602-845-1201
Email: kevino@azcommerce.com
Internet : azcommerce.com/locate/international-business-services

ARKANSAS

Mr. Rob Marek, Administrative Services Manager
Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
1501 S Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-1027 | Fax: (501) 683-5858
Email: robert.marek@arkansas.gov
Internet: arkansas.gov

CALIFORNIA

Ms. Panorea Avdis, Director
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
State of California
1325 J Street, Suite 1800
Sacramento, CA 95814-2944
Phone: (877) 345-4633 | Fax: (916) 651-5784
Email: EB5info@gov.ca.gov
Internet: business.ca.gov/Programs/International-Affairs-and-Business-Development/EB-5/

COLORADO

Mr. Paul Schacht, Director
Office of Labor Market Information
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
633 17th Street, Suite 600
Denver, CO 80202-2107
Phone: (303) 318-8850 | Fax: (303) 318-8899
Email: paul.schacht@state.co.us
Internet: colmigateway.com

CONNECTICUT

Dr. Andrew Condon, Director
Office of Research
Connecticut Department of Labor
200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109-1114
Phone: (860) 263-6255 | Fax: (860) 263-6263
Email: andrew.condon@ct.gov
Internet: ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi

DELAWARE

Dr. George Sharpley, Chief
Office of Occupational and Labor Market Information
Delaware Department of Labor
19 West Lea Boulevard
Wilmington, DE 19802
Phone: (302) 761-8060 | Fax: (302) 761-6598
Email: george.sharpley@state.de.us
Internet: labor.delaware.gov/divisions/oolmi/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Mr. Saikou Diallo, Associate Director
Office of Labor Market Policy and Information
District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
4058 Minnesota Avenue NE
5th Floor, Suite 5600
Washington, DC 20019
Phone: (202) 671-1632 | Fax: (202) 724-4002
Email: saikou.diallo@dc.gov
Internet: does.dc.gov/page/labor-statistics

FLORIDA

Mr. James Heckman
Bureau of Labor Market Statistics
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
107 E Madison Street, MSC G-020
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4111
Phone: (850) 245-7218 | Fax: (850) 245-7202
Email: james.heckman@deo.myflorida.com
Internet: floridajobs.org/

GEORGIA

Mr. Kenneth King, Program Operation Chief
Workforce Statistics and Economic Research
Georgia Department of Labor
223 Courtland Street NE, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30303-1751
Phone: (404) 232-4917 | Fax: (404) 232-3888
Email: kenneth.king@gdol.ga.gov
Internet: dol.state.ga.us/em/get_labor_market_information.htm

GUAM

Mr. Gary A. Hiles, Chief Economist
Government of Guam
Department of Labor
Suite 400, GCIC Building
414 W Soledad Ave
Hagatna, GU 96910-5074
Phone: (671) 475-7062 | Fax: (671) 475-7060
Email: gary.hiles@dol.guam.gov
Internet: bls.guam.gov

HAWAII

Dr. Eugene Tian, Chief
Research and Economic Analysis Division
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
PO Box 2359
Honolulu, HI 96804
Phone: (808) 586-2466 | Fax: (808) 586-8449
Email: eugene.x.tian@hawaii.gov
Internet: dbedt.hawaii.gov/economic/hawaii-targeted-employment-areas-eb-5

IDAHO

Mr. Salvador Vazquez, Director, Labor Market Information
Research and Analysis Bureau
Idaho Department of Labor
317 W Main Street, 3rd Floor
Boise, ID 83735
Phone: (208) 332-3570 | Fax: (208) 334-6455
Email: eugene.x.tian@hawaii.gov
Internet: lmi.idaho.gov

ILLINOIS

Mr. Rich Reinhold
Manager of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Programs
Economic Information and Analysis
Illinois Department of Employment Security
33 S State Street, 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 793-5896
Email: richard.reinhold@Illinois.gov
Internet: ides.illinois.gov/LMI/Pages/Targeted_Employment_Areas.aspx

INDIANA

Ms. Devin Hillsdon-Smith, Regulatory Affairs Liaison
STATS Indiana
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
One North Capitol, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-8800 | Fax: (317) 232-4146
Email: dhsmith@iedc.in.gov
Internet: iedcq.in.gov/programs-initiatives/eb-5-targeted-employment-areas/

IOWA

Ms. Cathy Ross, Director
IT and Labor Market Information Division
Iowa Department of Workforce Development
1000 E Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319-0209
Phone: (515) 725-3812 | Fax: (515) 725-2978
Email: cathy.ross@iwd.iowa.gov
Internet: iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/labor-market-information-division

KANSAS

Mr. Justin McFarland, Director, LMIS, and Deputy General Counsel
Labor Market Information Services
Kansas Department of Labor
401 SW Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66603-3182
Phone: (785) 296-5000 x2714 | Fax: (785) 296-0196
Email: justin.mcfarland@dol.ks.gov
Internet: dol.ks.gov

KENTUCKY

Mr. Jessica Burke, Executive Director and General Counsel
Office of Legal Services
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Old Capitol Annex
300 W Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-7670
Email: jessica.burke@ky.gov
Internet: ced.ky.gov/Entrepreneurship/EB_5

LOUISIANA

Mr. Sachin Chintawar, Acting Director
Research and Statistics Division
Louisiana Workforce Commission
1001 N 23rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4094
Phone: (225) 342-3147 | Fax: (225) 219-7759
Email: oois@lwc.la.gov
Internet: laworks.net/

MAINE

Mr. Chris Boudreau, Director
Center for Workforce Research and Information
Maine Department of Labor
118 State House Station
45 Commerce Drive
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 621-5186 | Fax: (207) 287-2947
Email: chris.boudreau@maine.gov
Internet: www.state.me.us/labor/cwri/

MARYLAND

Mr. Alex Clark, Trade and Investment Specialist
Office of International Investment and Trade
Maryland Department of Commerce
401 E Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 767-0563
Email: alex.clark@maryland.gov
Internet: commerce.maryland.gov/move/international-business-in-maryland/immigrant-investor-program

MASSACHUSETTS

Ms. Rena Kottcamp, Director of Research
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance
19 Staniford Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 626-6556 | Fax: (617) 727-5981
Email: rkottcamp@detma.org
Internet: mass.gov/lwd/economic-data/

MICHIGAN

Mr. Jason Palmer, Director
Bureau of LMI and Strategic Initiatives
Department of Technology, Management and Budget
3032 W Grand Boulevard, Suite 9-100
Detroit, MI 48202-3105
Phone: (313) 456-3108 | Fax: (313) 456-3150
Email: palmerj2@michigan.gov
Internet: milmi.org

MINNESOTA

Ms. Amanda Rohrer
Research Analysis Specialist
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-200
St. Paul, MN 55101-1351
Phone: (651) 259-7384 | Fax: (651) 282-5429
Email: amanda.rohrer@state.mn.us
Internet: mn.gov/deed/business/locating-minnesota/invest-mn/eb5.jsp

MISSISSIPPI

Ms. Mary Willoughby, Bureau Director
Labor Market Information
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
1235 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213
Phone: (601) 321-6260 | Fax: (601) 321-6243
Email: mwilloughby@mdes.ms.gov
Internet: mdes.ms.gov

MISSOURI

Mr. William Niblack, Manager, Labor Market Information
Economic Research and Information Center
Missouri Department of Economic Development
301 W High Street, Room 580
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-3637 | Fax: (573) 751-7160
Email: william.niblack@ded.mo.gov
Internet: ded.mo.gov/programs/business/missouri-eb-5-investor-visa-program

MONTANA

Ms. Annette Miller, Bureau Chief
Research and Analysis Bureau
Department of Labor and Industry
1315 Lockey Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 444-2741 | Fax: (406) 444-2638
Email: anmiller@mt.gov
Internet: ourfactsyourfuture.org

NEBRASKA

Mr. Phil Baker, LMI Administrator
Nebraska Department of Labor
550 S 16th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 471-9964 | Fax: (402) 471-9867
Email: phil.baker@nebraska.gov
Internet: dol.nebraska.gov

NEVADA

Mr. Bill Anderson, Acting Director
Research and Analysis Bureau
Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
500 E 3rd Street
Carson City, NV 89713
Phone: (775) 684-0450 | Fax: (775) 684-0342
Email: detrlmi@nvdetr.org
Internet: nevadaworkforce.com/TEA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mr. Bruce DeMay, Director
Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau
New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
45 S Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301-2410
Phone: (603) 228-4126
Email: elmi@nhes.nh.gov
Internet: nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/eb5-program.htm

NEW JERSEY

Mr. Chester Chinsky, Director, Labor Market Information
Labor Market and Demographic Research
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
1 John Fitch Plaza, 5th Floor
PO Box 388
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 984-6925 | Fax: (609) 777-3623
Email: chester.chinsky@dol.state.nj.us
Internet: nj.gov/labor/lpa/LMI_index.html

NEW MEXICO

Mr. Juan Torres, Finance Development Director
New Mexico Economic Development Department
Joseph M. Montoya Building
1100 S Saint Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4147
Phone: (505) 827-0238 | Fax: (505) 827-0328
Email: juan.torres@state.nm.us
Internet: gonm.biz/business-development/brc-directory/eb-5-foreign-investor-program

NEW YORK

Mr. Ed Kowalewski, Director of Industry Development and International Strategic Business Development
Empire State Development
95 Perry Street, Suite 500
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 846-8237 | Fax: (518) 485-1773
Email: ekowalewski@esd.ny.gov
Internet: labor.ny.gov/stats/immigration_act.shtm

NORTH CAROLINA

Ms. Jacqueline Keener, Director
Labor and Economic Analysis Division
North Carolina Department of Commerce
301 N Wilmington Street, 5th Floor
4329 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4329
Phone: (919) 707-1523 | Fax: (919) 715-6866
Email: jacqueline.keener@nccommerce.com
Internet: nccommerce.com/business/tools/eb-5-immigrant-investor-program-tea

NORTH DAKOTA

Ms. Marcia Goetz, Labor Marketing Information Manager
Job Service North Dakota
1000 E Divide Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58506
Phone: (701) 328-2836 | Fax: (701) 328-1025
Email: megoetz@nd.gov
Internet: ndworkforceintelligence.com/

OHIO

Ms. Mary Oakley, Chief
Labor Market Information Bureau
Ohio Development Services Agency
77 S High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Email: mary.oakley@development.ohio.gov
Internet: development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_eb5.htm

OKLAHOMA

Mr. Don Hackler, Deputy Director & Legal Counsel
Oklahoma Employment Security Comm.
900 N Stiles Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 815-5359
Email: don_hackler@okcommerce.gov
Internet: okcommerce.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/EB-5_Immigrant_Investor_Program.pdf

OREGON

Mr. Michael Meyers, Economist
Business Oregon
775 Summer Street NE, Suite 200
Salem, OR 97301-1280
Phone: (503) 986-0123
Email: michael.meyers@oregon.gov
Internet: oregon4biz.com/Global-Connections/EB-5/designate.php/

PENNSYLVANIA

Mr. Keith Bailey, Director
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Center for Workforce Info. and Analysis
651 Boas Street, Room 220
Harrisburg, PA 17121
Phone: (717) 787-3266 | Fax: (717) 772-2168
Email: keibailey@pa.gov
Internet: paworkstats.state.pa.us/

PUERTO RICO

Ms. Elda Pares, Director
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
505 Munoz Rivera Ave
PO Box 199540
San Juan, PR 00919-5540
Phone: (787) 754-5300 | Fax: (787) 765-4687
Email: epares@trabajo.pr.gov
Internet: trabajo.pr.gov/

RHODE ISLAND

Ms. Donna Murray, Assistant Director
Labor Market Information
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920-4407
Phone: (401) 462-8751 | Fax: (401) 462-8766
Email: dmurray@dlt.ri.gov
Internet: dlt.ri.gov/lmi/

SOUTH CAROLINA

Mr. Ben Johnson
South Carolina Department of Commerce
Division of Research
1201 Main Street, Suite 1600
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 737-4633
Email: bjohnson@sccommerce.gov

SOUTH DAKOTA

Ms. Bernie Moran, Administrator
Labor Market Information Center
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
420 S Roosevelt Street
PO Box 4730
Aberdeen, SD 57401-5131
Phone: (605) 626-2314 | Fax: (605) 626-2322
Email: bernie.moran@state.sd.us
Internet: dlr.sd.gov/lmic/

TENNESSEE

Ms. Lisa Howard, Assistant Commissioner
Workforce Insights and Reporting Engine Division
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
220 French Landing Drive, Suite 4B
Nashville, TN 37243-1002
Phone: (615) 253-3983 | Fax: (615) 532-9434
Email: lisa.howard@tn.gov
Internet: tn.gov/workforce.html

TEXAS – STATEWIDE

Mr. Doyle Fuchs, Director
Labor Market Information
Texas Workforce Commission
101 E 15th Street, Suite 0252
Austin, TX 78778-0001
Phone: (512) 936-3105 | Fax: (512) 936-3204
Email: doyle.fuchs@twc.state.tx.us
Internet: tracer2.com/

TEXAS – AUSTIN

Mr. David Colligan, Manager
Global Business Expansion Division
City of Austin
301 W 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 974-6381
Email: david.colligan@austintexas.gov
Internet: austintexas.gov/eb-5

TEXAS – DALLAS

Ms. Heather Lepeska, Manager
Office of Economic Development
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street, Room 5CS
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: (214) 670-1222 | Fax: (214) 670-0158
Email: heather.lepeska@dallascityhall.com
Internet: dallasecodev.org/faq.aspx?TID=24

TEXAS – HOUSTON

Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
City of Houston
901 Bagby
PO Box 1562
Houston, TX 77251
Internet: houstontx.gov/ecodev/eb5.html

TEXAS – SAN ANTONIO

Mr. Thomas Davis, Manager
Economic Development Department
City of San Antonio
Frost Bank Tower, 19th Floor
100 W Houston Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: (210) 207 6529 | Fax: (214) 670-0158
Email: thomas.davis@sanantonio.gov
Internet: sanantonio.gov/edd

UTAH

Ms. Carrie Mayne, Director and Chief Economist
Workforce Research and Analysis
Utah Department of Workforce Services
140 E 300 South
PO Box 45249
Salt Lake City, UT 84145
Phone: (801) 526-9721 | Fax: (801) 526-9238
Email: cjmayne@utah.gov
Internet: jobs.utah.gov/wi/

VERMONT

Mr. Mathew J. Barewicz, Director
Economic and Labor Market Information Section
Vermont Department of Labor
5 Green Mountain Drive
P.O. Box 488
Montpelier, VT 05601-0488
Phone: (802) 828-4153 | Fax: (802) 828-4050
Email: mathew.barewicz@vermont.gov
Internet: vtlmi.info/

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Mr. Gary Halyard, Director
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Virgin Islands Department of Labor
4401 Sion Farm
Christiansted, VI 00820-4245
Phone: (340) 773-1994 x 2104 | Fax: (340) 773-0094
Email: ghalyard@vidol.gov
Internet: vidol.gov/labor_statistics.php

VIRGINIA

Mr. Tim Kestner, Director
Virginia Employment Commission
Economic Information & Analytics
703 E Main Street, Room 327
PO Box 1358
Richmond, VA 23219-1358
Phone: (804) 786-7496 | Fax: (804) 786-7844
Email: tim.kestner@vec.virginia.gov
Internet: data.virginialmi.com/gsipub/index.asp?docid=465/

WASHINGTON

Mr. Robert Haglund, Program Manager
Workforce Information and Technology Services
Washington State Employment Security Department
212 Maple Park Avenue SE
PO Box 9046
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
Phone: 360-507-9616
Email: rhaglund@esd.wa.gov
Internet: fortress.wa.gov/esd/ … eb-5-investor-targeted-employment-areas

WEST VIRGINIA

Mr. Joseph Jarvis, Director
Research, Information, and Analysis Division
WorkForce West Virginia
1321 Plaza E, Suite 106
Charleston, WV 25305-1400
Phone: (304) 558-2660 | Fax: (304) 558-1343
Email: joseph.w.jarvis@wv.gov
Internet: lmi.workforcewv.org

WISCONSIN

Ms. Heather Thompson, Section Chief, Labor Market Information
Bureau of Workforce Information and Technical Support
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
201 E Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 267-5053
Email: heather.thompson@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Internet: worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/worknetinfo.aspx?htm=tea_requests

WYOMING

Mr. Tony Glover, Manager
Research and Planning
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
246 S Center Street
Casper, WY 82602
Phone: (307) 473-3801 | Fax: (307) 473-3834
Email: tony.glover@wyo.gov
Internet: doe.state.wy.us/lmi/