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State and Regional Development Strategies Project (Click on the report to download a PDF version)

Central Region
2001 Central Annual Report
2002 Central Annual Report
2003 Central Annual Report
Central Illinois Economic Indicators

EastCentral Region
2001 EastCentral Annual Report
2002 EastCentral Annual Report
2003 EastCentral Annual Report
EastCentral Illinois Economic Indicators

About the State And Regional Development Strategies Project:
Since 1999, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs and public universities including University of Illinois at Springfield have been collaborating with business, government and civic leaders throughout Illinois to "establish a consensus on a long term economic development strategy cognizant of the competitive position of the state's regions and the needs of commerce and industry." State and Regional Development Strategy Act. 20 ILCS 695.

During calendar year 2000, the five university partners surveyed over 3,100 individuals by direct mail and spoke with 950 participants at 19 summit meetings held around the state. From the surveys and summit meetings, a common set of 15 strategic goals and 40 development objectives were articulated. In 2001, the university partners held an additional 47 meetings in the 11 regions of the state where more than 1,100 stakeholders participated, contributing 4,004 volunteer hours to brainstorming strategies to achieve development objectives. The universities catalogued over 430 project suggestions for improving the economic characteristics of the regions and the state. About half of these programmatic, administrative, and legislative strategies were judged suitable, feasible, and acceptable for implementation, assuming of course implementation financing is located.