Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois

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The strategic plan hones in on the need for the Southwestern Illinois region to consider workforce and talent retention and attraction efforts, including diversifying the region’s industries. Doing so will attract and accommodate various levels of professions, experience, and education levels.

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Strategic plan

The Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois is an organization dedicated to fostering economic growth in a 9-county region of Southwestern Illinois. Steadfast City was enlisted to develop a plan for reinvigorating the Leadership Council’s strategic goals, with emphasis on the organization’s key mission of attracting a diversity of residential, commercial, and retail development, improving safety and education infrastructure, reforming tax and incentive structures, and developing government and community revitalization initiatives.

The Steadfast City team researched demographic, economic, workforce, and industry trends for the region, and assessed real estate/land availability to determine a baseline “state of the region.” The Steadfast team then worked to gain a better understanding of existing conditions, including existing and potential partners by conducting meetings with key regional economic development leaders and stakeholders. After synthesizing the qualitative and quantitative data, Steadfast City created and presented strategic recommendations and action items that are organizationally appropriate, and leveraging new partnerships to drive their collective goals and day-to-day work.