The Talon Group, LLC, a government relations firm with principal partners Chip Reno and Quentin Whitwell, was established in 2004 to assist firms doing business with federal, state and local governments. The primary emphasis of The Talon Group is government relations consulting and lobbying work with the Mississippi delegation in the US Congress, the members of the Mississippi state legislature, and the decision-makers in Mississippi’s executive branch including those in the many executive agencies. The principal partners in The Talon Group have worked with many national corporations and state associations and dozens of other smaller specialized companies to pass public policy initiatives into law at the state or federal level, as well as in procuring or maintaining contracts with virtually every executive agency in Mississippi. Unique among government relations firms, The Talon Group also offers their clients unparalleled assistance for infrastructure planning, strategy, problem solving, and financing for those clients seeking Federal appropriations and assistance in the general areas of transportation, environmental and water resources as well as in economic development.