The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has renewed its relationship with the Partnership Gwinnett economic development initiative for another year.

Commissioners voted Tuesday to contribute $500,000 to the initiative this year. It’s the fourth year of a five-year agreement.

Partnership Gwinnett is a joint effort by more than 160 governments and businesses to recruit companies to the area. Among its biggest successes: luring NCR’s headquarters to Gwinnett in 2009.

Partnership Gwinnett will hire a consultant to evaluate its effectiveness to date and outline economic development plans for the next five years.