Testimonials
In late July of 2024 we decided to buy some CityViz data offerings to augment our Investment Attraction website www.chooseportalberni.ca.
Three weeks later, CityViz had successfully integrated the data into our website. In reviewing my emails in that time period, I see that the CityViz team communicated their progress almost daily. Delightfully, minimal staff time was required on our part and we took advantage of the discount offered to BCEDA members.
After seeing immediate interest in the data, we moved it into its own tab on our website.
In mid-December we asked CityViz for some additional data and tools that we could use for understanding the impact of changes in employment levels in various economic sectors. By the end of December, CityViz had installed that and taught us how to use it. The Economic Strategy tool allows us to consider which sectors are best suited to recovery, strengthening or diversifying initiatives. The Economic Impact Calculator allows us to see the financial impact to our economy of changes in employment in our existing economic sectors.
Altogether the Economic Dependencies section of the data portal has emerged as one of our most used tools. In the two and a half months since the data became available, we have used it for grant applications, the master plan for another municipal department and orientation sessions with Council.
CityViz has been very responsive to our change requests and very thoughtful about how the data is best presented and used and I do not hesitate to recommend them.
You are welcome to go to the data portal on our aforementioned website, ‘poke around’ and see for yourself the value in it.
Sincerely,
Pat Deakin, Economic Development Manager, City of Port Alberni
“CityViz offers an invaluable data platform for investment attraction. Their team excels in compiling and presenting statistical data from diverse, credible sources. The platform’s ability to provide community-specific insights has significantly enhanced our economic development website www.choosecranbrook.ca, by offering users reliable, accurate information and customizable reports tailored to their needs. This online data portal is instrumental not only in responding to investment inquiries but also in supporting the broader information presented on our site. Having access to this level of data shifts the conversation with developers and investors, enabling more informed, data-driven discussions and facilitating quicker, more confident decision-making. I highly recommend CityViz for their professionalism, expertise, and outstanding customer support.”
Darren Brewer, Economic Development Officer, Engineering and Development Services, City of Cranbrook
“CityViz offers a data platform that is a must have for investment attraction! CityViz team does an excellent job of compiling and presenting statistical data from a variety of sources. The value of having statistical data specific to our community enhances our economic development website www.investgrandforks.com by providing users with reliable, accurate information and the ability to create reports specific to their needs. This online data portal is not only beneficial in responding to investment inquiries, but also helps support information provided throughout our website. I highly recommend CityViz as they are very professional, knowledgeable and provide helpful support.”
Sandy Elzinga, Manager Community Economic Development, Community Futures Boundary
“The CityViz data portal has provided our team with the tools and abilities to access data in one place. Not only does this streamline our processes in terms of providing information to clients, but the portal is publicly available providing our community, decision makers, and business executives with information at their fingertips they can use to make informed decisions. The CityViz team is always working on new innovative ways to display the data, source new data sets, and works with our team to customize the dashboard to meet organizational strategic priorities.”
Eva Weston, Business Development Officer, Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission
“Working with CityViz has been nothing short of amazing. They are enjoyable to work with, they listen to what you need and want, and they put it all together with ease and accuracy. The data platforms they have developed for the communities I have been involved with over the past couple of years offers the opportunity for better decision making which leads to better results from an economic, planning and development perspective.”
Gail Scott, Community Economic Development Officer, District of Sooke