About Us
We are a catalyst fostering growth and success in St. Charles County and metro St. Louis.
The Economic Development Council (EDC) of St. Charles County was founded in 1990 by the merger of 504 lender Crossroads Development Corporation and the St. Charles County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) to provide a one-stop approach to encouraging growth and development in the western part of metro St. Louis. With St. Charles County's adoption of a charter form of government in the early 1990s, local governments joined forces with the EDC to expand its impact in the community.
In 2001, the EDC founded Partners for Progress (PfP) to bring major employers and institutions together in a membership organization focused on public policy initiatives.
As a non-governmental, 501(c)(4) public-private partnership, the EDC annual budget is approximately $2 million, with less than 10% coming from local government support. The EDC is governed by a 31-member volunteer board made up of local government representatives, IDA and Partners members, and at-large members from the business and civic community.
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