Stronger Together: A Blueprint for Regional Growth

Our mission is to support economic diversification and resilience in both urban and rural areas, fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation while leveraging the strengths of our urban centers and rural landscapes to promote sustainable and equitable growth for all residents.

Your Plan, Our Future

The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is a regionally owned planning process designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, and Washington Counties.

Demographics
and
Population

Presentation and data gathered for Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties.

Updated August 2024

Collaboration Across Industry, Community, and Government Sectors

ACTION

Power in

Economic
Indicators

Presentation and data gathered for Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties.

Updated November 2024

Regional Planning Committee

Crafting Communities that Embrace Every Generation

Meeting Times and Locations

Date and time is TBD
Washington County Regional Planning Meeting
Nashville
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Nashville, 125 E Elm St, Nashville, IL 62263, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.
Date and time is TBD
St. Clair County Regional Planning Meeting
Belleville
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Belleville, 10 Public Square A300, Belleville, IL 62220, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.
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Randolph County Regional Planning Meeting
Chester
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Chester, 1 W Taylor St, Chester, IL 62233, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.
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Monroe County Regional Planning Meeting
Waterloo
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Waterloo, 100 S Main St, Waterloo, IL 62298, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.
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Madison County Regional Planning Meeting
Madison County
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Madison County, Madison County, IL, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.
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Clinton County Regional Planning Meeting
Clinton County Courthouse
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Clinton County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax St, Carlyle, IL 62231, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.
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Bond County Regional Planning Meeting
Greenville
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Greenville, 200 W College Ave, Greenville, IL 62246, USA
Stronger Together As a region we need your help to ensure our communities prosper in an emerging industry and job market, while remaining loyal to our identities and establishing our core values. Please join us as we define our path forward.

Meetings Beginning in 2025