Economic Development
Useful Links
Riverbend Community Webpages
- City of Alton – www.cityofaltonil.com
- Village of Bethalto – www.bethalto.com
- Village of East Alton – www.eastaltonvillage.org
- Village of Elsah – www.elsah.org
- Village of Godfrey – www.godfreyil.org
- City of Grafton – cityofgraftonil.com
- Village of Hartford – www.hartfordillinois.net
- Village of Roxana – www.roxana-il.org
- City of Wood River – www.woodriver.org
- Wood River Township – www.toi.org/woodrivertownship
Economic Data
- Illinois Department of Employment Security – Data & Statistics
- Illinois Department of Transportation – Average Daily Traffic Count map
- Illinois School Report Card Data (2014- )
- Illinois State Board of Education – report card search (historical data)
Economic Development Links
- Southwestern Illinois – Multimodal Opportunities – Advertising Section
- Accelerate St. Louis – helps startups and investors connect with each other and find resources
- Enterprise Zone – Riverbend map
- IL Chamber of Commerce
- IL Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
- IL Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity – Tax Structure
- Illinois General Assembly
- Illinois JobLink
- Illinois workNet – career and business resources to all Illinois residents and businesses
- Justine Petersen
- Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
- Madison County Government
- Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
- State of Illinois
- St. Louis Metro East Levee Issues Alliance
- United States Chamber of Commerce
Utilities
- Ameren Illinois Energy Programs
- Ameren Illinois
- AT&T
- Spectrum/Charter Communications
- Good Energy
- Homefield Energy
- Illinois American Water
Helpful Links
- Better Business Bureau – serving Southern IL and Eastern MO
- East-West Gateway Council of Governments
- Guide to Starting A Business in Alton IL NEW 2021!
- Illinois Attorney General – Consumer Fraud Updates
- Illinois Business Consulting – University of Illinois
- Illinois Chamber – Business Resources
- Illinois JobLink
- International Trade Center at SIUE
- Riverbend CEO program
- Small Business Development Center at SIUE
- Steps to Start a Business
- Tax Burden in St. Louis Metropolitan Area: A Comparative Study
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Upper Alton Association