Zachary and Associates, Inc. is a Detroit-based firm specializing in all phases of economic development with specific expertise in market research, historic preservation, commercial revitalization, public/private liaison, community planning, business plan preparation, economic impact analysis, project feasibility and financial packaging. The firm provides comprehensive consulting services to city, state, county and federal governmental agencies, educational institutions, community development corporations, private developers and non-profit agencies. As consultants to both sides of the public/private arena, Zachary and Associates, Inc. obtains success with difficult, complex development projects by establishing market feasibility and the wise use of resources. The firm embraces the philosophy that both community initiated and private economic development should be seen as an integral process, one that combines economic resources with the most feasible and economically sound planning principles.