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selective regional directory of economic
development contacts for
Missouri,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Nebraska, North Dakota and
South Dakota and professional service providers
or other resources at the state, metro, city, county and local levels. They perform investment
promotion and project support services to attract corporate investment
projects and jobs. Services may include site selection support and
incentives for new, expanded, or relocated offices, factories, R&D,
distribution and other operations. See also :
Other regional economic development
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and other resources for strategic investment planning as highlighted
below. See also maps for
the South Central,
Mountain, or
Midwest Great Lakes regions,
and Canada. |
| Missouri |
Scope;
maps of
MO, IA, KS, NE, ND, SD |
Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
Missouri EDO
Directory |
| Missouri Dept of Economic Development |
State 65102 |
800-523-1434
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www.missouridevelopment.org
www.missourisites..org
www.ecodev.state.mo.us/ded
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| Lt. Governor |
State 65102 |
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www.ltgov.state.mo.us |
| St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth
Assn |
Metro 63102 |
James Alexander
314-444-1135
GDI : Bruce |
www.stlcrga.org |
| EDC of St Charles County |
County 63304 |
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www.edcstcharlescounty.com |
| City of Kirksville |
City 63501 |
|
www.kirksvillecity.com |
| Kansas City Area Development
Council |
Metro 64105 |
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www.thinkkc.com |
| Platte County
Economic Development Council |
County 64153 |
Pete Fullerton
816-270-2119
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www.plattecountyedc.com |
| City of Cameron |
City 64429 |
|
www.cameron-mo.com |
| St. Joseph Area Chamber |
City 64506 |
Tom Lesnak
816-364-4109 |
www.nearperfect.biz www.saintjoseph.com
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| Joplin Area Chamber of
Commerce |
City 64801 |
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www.joplincc.com |
| Empire District Electric
Co |
Utility 64802 |
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www.empiredistrict.com |
| Regional Economic Development Inc. |
City 65205 |
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www.columbiaredi.com
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| Moberly Area Economic
Development Corporation |
Local 65270 |
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www.Moberly-EDC.com
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| IDA of Cuba, MO |
Local 65453,
Enterprise Zone |
Norman DeLeo
573-885-4323
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www.cubamoida.com |
| City Utilities of Springfield MO |
Local utility 65801 |
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www.business4springfield.com |
| Southwest Missouri Dev
Alliance |
Region |
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www.swmissouri.com
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| Iowa
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maps of
MO, IA, KS, NE, ND, SD |
Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
Iowa EDO Directory
Iowa service providers
Project
announcements |
| Iowa Dept of Economic Development |
State 50309 |
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www.iowalifechanging.com
www.iowasmart.com
www.state.ia.us/ided |
| Iowa Workforce Development |
State |
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www.iowaworkforce.org |
| Iowa Business Growth
Company |
State |
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www.iowabusinessgrowth.com |
| Ames Economic Development Comm. |
Metro 50010 |
|
www.ames.ia.us |
| Warren County Economic
Development Corporation |
County 50125 |
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www.wcedc.com |
| West Central I-80
Development Corp. - Adair and Guthrie counties |
counties 50250 |
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www.iowadevelopment.com |
| Iowa Area Dev. Group |
Region 50266 |
|
www.iadg.com |
| Greater Des Moines Chamber |
Metro 50309 |
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www.dmchamber.com
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| The Greater Des Moines
Partnership |
Metro |
|
www.desmoinesmetro.com |
| MidAmerican Energy Co. |
Utility 50322 |
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www.midamericanenergy.com
www.midamerican.com
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| Cedar Rapids Area Chamber
of Commerce |
Chamber 50401 |
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| Mason City EDC |
City 50402 |
|
www.masoncityedc.com |
| Storm Lake Area Development Corp. |
Local 50588 |
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www.stormlake.org
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| City of Eldora |
city 50627 |
|
www.eldoraiowa.com |
| Greater Cedar Valley
Alliance |
county 50701 |
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www.cedarvalleyalliance.com |
| The Siouxland Initiative
(Sioux City area, including NE, SD) |
multi county region 51101 |
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www.siouxlandchamber.com |
| Council Bluffs Chamber
|
City 51503 |
|
www.councilbluffsiowa.com |
| Greater Dubuque Development Corp |
Metro 52001 |
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www.greaterdubuque.org |
| Iowa City Area Development Corp. |
Metro 52244 |
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www.iowacityareadevelopment.org |
| Alliant Energy |
Utility 52406 |
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www.midwestsites.com
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| Cedar Rapids Area Chamber |
Metro 52407 |
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www.cedarrapids.org
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| Ottumwa Economic
Development Corporation - OEDC City of Ottumwa,
Wapello County, Blakesberg,
Eldon - in southeastern Iowa about 30 miles north of Missouri, between Des
Moines and Burlington Iowa |
County 52501
 |
(641)682-3465 |
www.OttumwaDevelopment.org
Survey 3/6/06 Ad Recall
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Data
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| Grow Greater Burlington |
Metro 52601 |
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www.growburlington.com |
| Clinton Area Development
Corp. |
City 52732 |
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www.ClintonDevelopment.com |
| Cedar County Economic
Development, Tipton |
county 52772 |
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www.cedarcountyia.org |
| Quad City Development Group
(Rock Island, IL) |
multi county region 61201 |
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www.quadcities.org |
| Kansas |
maps of
MO, IA, KS, NE, ND, SD |
Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
Kansas EDO
Directory Kansas service providers
Project
announcements |
| Kansas Dept of Commerce & Housing |
State 66612
 |
GDI : Bruce |
www.kansascommerce.com |
| Kansas City Board of
Public Utilities |
Utility 66101 |
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www.bpu.com |
| Kansas Gas Service (Oneok) |
Utility |
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www.kgas.com/busport
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| Atchison Area Chamber |
Metro 66002 |
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www.atchison.org |
| Lawrence Chamber of
Commerce |
City 66044 |
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www.lawrencechamber.com |
| Olathe Chamber of Commerce |
City 66051 |
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www.olathe.org |
| Overland Park Econ Dev
Council |
City 66210 |
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www.opks.org
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| Shawnee Economic Development Council |
City 66216 |
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www.shawnee-edc.com |
| Lenexa Econ Dev. Council |
City 66219 |
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www.lenexa.org |
| Manhattan Chamber |
City 66502 |
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www.manhattan.org |
| Greater Topeka Chamber -
Go Topeka |
Metro 66603 |
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www.topekachamber.org |
| Regional Dev. Assn of East
Central Kansas, Emporia |
Region 66801 |
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www.emporia.com/econdev |
| Cowley County EDA |
County 67156 |
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www.cowleykansas.com
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| The Wichita Area Chamber |
Metro 67202 |
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www.wichitakansas.org |
| Butler County Economic Development |
County |
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www.bucoks.com |
| Salina Area Chamber |
Metro 67402 |
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www.salinakansas.org |
| Hutchinson/Reno County
Chamber |
County 67504 |
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www.hutchecodevo.com |
| Nebraska |
maps of
MO, IA, KS, NE, ND, SD |
Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
Nebraska EDO
Directory Nebraska service providers
Project
announcements |
| Nebraska Dept of Economic
Development |
State |
|
www.neded.org |
| Omaha Economic Development Council |
Metro 68102 |
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www.accessomaha.com |
| Lincoln Partnership for
Economic Development |
City 68501 |
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www.lincolnecdev.com |
| Nebraska Public Power District |
rural utility 68602, 68848 |
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www.sites.nppd.com |
| The
Development Council - Buffalo County, Kearney |
county/city 68848 |
Ron Tillery
308-237-9346
GDI : Bruce |
www.ci.kearney.ne.us |
| York County Development
Corp. |
County |
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www.comegrowwithyork.org |
| Grand Island Area Development Corp |
City |
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www.grandisland.org
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| North Platte Dev Corp. |
City |
|
www.grownorthplatte.org |
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North Dakota |
maps of
MO, IA, KS, NE, ND, SD |
Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
How to request a
relevant directory listing
Project
announcements |
| North Dakota Department of
Commerce, Division of Economic Development & Finance |
State 58502 |
701-328-5331
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www.ndcommerce.com
www.growingnd.com
www.northdakotahasjobs.com |
| Greater North Dakota
Association - North Dakota's State Chamber of Commerce |
State Chamber 58502 |
701-222-0929 |
www.gnda.com |
| Economic Development
Association of North Dakota - Bismarck ND |
Association 58502 |
701-222-0929 |
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| City of Wahpeton Economic
Development |
City 58074 |
701-642-8559 |
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| Fargo-Cass County Economic Development
Corp. |
Metro 58102 |
701-364-1909
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www.fedc.com
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| Grand Forks Regional Economic
Development Corp |
Region 58201 |
701-746-2720 |
www.grandforks.org
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| Traill County Economic
Development Commission, Mayville ND |
County 58257 |
701-788-4746 |
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| Towner County Economic
Development Corporation - Cando, ND |
County 58324 |
701-968-1743 |
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| Jamestown - Stutsman
Development Corporation, Jamestown ND |
City 58402 |
701-252-6861 |
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| Montana-Dakota Utilities
Co. - MDU Resources Group Inc. |
Utility 58501 |
Kevin Magstadt
701-222-7772 |
www.mdu.com
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| Bismarck-Mandan Development Association |
City 58502 |
701-222-5530 |
www.bmda.org |
| Adams County Development
Corporation - Hettinger ND |
County 58639 |
701-567-2531 |
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| Minot Area Development Corp |
City 58702 |
701-852-1075 |
www.minotusa.com |
| Northwest North Dakota
Marketing Alliance - Williston ND |
Region 58802 |
701-577-3765 |
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| Williston Economic
Development Partnership |
City 58802 |
701-577-8110 |
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| McKenzie County Job
Development & Tourism - Watford City, ND |
County 58854 |
701-444-2804 |
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South Dakota
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maps of
MO, IA, KS, NE, ND, SD |
Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
How to request a
relevant directory listing
Project
announcements |
| South Dakota Governor's
Office of Economic Development |
State |
605-773-3301 |
www.sdreadytowork.com
was www.sdgreatprofits.com |
| Pierre Economic Development Corp. |
City |
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www.pierrechamber.com
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| Rapid City Area Economic Development
Partnership |
Metro |
|
www.rapiddevelopment.com |
| Sioux Falls Dev.
Foundation |
Metro |
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www.siouxfalls.com
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| Mitchell Area Development Corp. |
City |
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www.mitchellsd.org
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Multistate sources |
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Contacts
GDI : Bruce |
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| The Siouxland Initiative -
where Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota meet |
multi county region 51101 |
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www.siouxlandchamber.com |
| Alliant Energy |
Utility 52406 |
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www.midwestsites.com
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| MidAmerican Energy |
regional utility 50322 |
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www.midamericanenergy.com |
| Quad City Development Group |
multi county region 61201 |
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www.quadcities.org |
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selective directory, even though the state directory is more comprehensive
than the very selective one we will maintain at the regional level to
highlight the organizations which support our work or are found to be of
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advisors we serve.
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else, such as a regional website rather than the local one, so that one
would otherwise need to know to follow the available links between the
websites.
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This directory selectively highlights
participating economic development organizations and professional service
provider contacts
in the US North Central region by including more relevant links to useful
content than just the local website. We maintain more comprehensive
state directories for economic development organizations in
Missouri,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota in this region, as well as
directories for other
NAFTA and global regions.
The directory may also identify other contacts of potential interest to
executives and business advisors on a selective basis, as in the case of the
following initial examples. We work together with EDO's to share
timely knowledge about the benefits of their areas as we serve potential
investors and advisors who are responsible for business location or site
selection decisions for foreign direct investment (FDI) or capital
investment
projects such as new factories or offices, expansion projects, business
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for convenience to highlight major corporate real estate firms with
operations in the region.
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highlighted below.
We may also provide selective
major property listings for the region, with links to the real estate
firms and agents involved. |
| Grubb & Ellis |
www.grubb-ellis.com |
| NAI |
www.naiglobal.com
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| Colliers
International - |
www.colliers.com |
| Colliers
Turley Martin Tucker (St. Louis) - David Thiemann, managing principal; also
has offices in Cincinnati, Dayton, Indianapolis, Minneapolis St. Paul,
Kansas City and Nashville |
www.ctmt.com
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| Regus -
furnished, staffed, and equipped offices on short-term leases, plus meeting
rooms, videoconferencing, and temporary (daily) space which may be useful to
project teams needing a place to operate in an area during planning or
startup work |
www.regus.com
for list of offices in over 300 locations worldwide |
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Business
Location Consultants, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering,
Interior Design, and Construction |
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This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of location
consultants and
project management
services. |
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Tax and Legal
Consultants |
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This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of tax
advisors and
international legal advisors. |
| Miller & Co. PC - Kansas
City MO, New York and Washington DC - specialized in international trade,
customs and Foreign Trade Zone law |
www.millerco.com
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Website |
| Springfield
News-Leader, Springfield MO |
www.news-leader.com
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| Kansas City
Star (Knight Ridder) |
www.kansascity.com
Business section |
| Des Moines
Register |
www.dmregister.com |
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