Alison Benton
Alison Benton is the President of Aliquantus Consulting, where the primary goal is to create strong and genuine partnerships between government and businesses. By providing unique and creative solutions to economic development issues, Aliquantus seeks to smoothly navigate the site selection and incentive negotiation process for their clients, both public and private.
Professional Experience:
• More than twenty years of practice in the economic development field with public, private
and non-profit experience
• Specialty practice focuses on negotiating customized solutions for business, such as training grants from federal, state and/or local sources, solving employer issues related to real estate expansions, hiring, and layoff assistance.
• Primary industries served: aviation, health care, telecommunications, financial services,
retail, energy, non-profit, education, hospitality, government, and technology
• Representative sampling of clients: IBM, HCA, Shell Oil, Citigroup, Target, American
Airlines, ExpressJet, Hilton, Sprint, and American Greetings
Background:
• B.A. in Communication, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1984
• Economic Development graduate studies at University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1992
• Graduate of Economic Development Institute, 1993
• Prior to joining Aliquantus Consulting, Alison was a Principal at UHY Advisors SALT and
served as Director at RSM McGladrey and American Express Tax and Business Services. She
previously was a Senior Manager at Deloitte Tax, Vice President of Government
Partnerships for Strategic Partnerships, and Director of Economic Development for the
West Central Texas Council of Governments and the Town of Flower Mound, Texas.
Active and Prior Professional Memberships Include:
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC)
Active and Prior Civic Memberships Include:
President, Abilene Clean & Proud
Board Member, Keep Texas Beautiful, Greater Keller Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Keller Economic Development Board