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