WHO WE ARE

Founded in 2005, DEEC is an alliance of businesses and community-based organizations aimed at promoting sustainable prosperity for all District residents, with an emphasis on economic opportunities for historically disenfranchised individuals and groups. MORE>>

what we do

DEEC is dedicated to supporting the extension of economic opportunity to historically underserved citizens of the District of Columbia through the promotion of free enterprise and free markets. MORE>>

In the News

Our new “Ballpark Report” has just been released, detailing how District workers lost out on the new stadium. MORE>>

Goals Unmet on Stadium Construction Jobs for D.C. Workers
Washington Post
October 2, 2007

"The District Economic Empowerment Coalition is scheduled to release a study on the figures that paints an even bleaker picture. The report says the share of journeyman hours worked by D.C. residents is 29 percent, based on an analysis of the sports commission's data."

Rebuilding the construction trades, rebuilding the District’s middle class
Ted Trabue,
DC Examiner
July 26, 2007