Our Mission
 To help build a stronger, thriving and self-supporting economy for St. Charles
 County through investment, job growth and retention.
As a public-private initiative established in 1990 to serve as the lead economic development organization for all of St. Charles County, the Economic Development Center (EDC) has earned a reputation for being "the business growth experts" working in partnership with local government, community and business leaders, and other regional organizations.
 
Over the years, the impact of the EDC has been shown through successful business financing programs, job creation, small business incubation, business recruitment and retention, and award-winning marketing efforts.
 
Recognizing that economic development is a team effort involving many different players throughout the process of recruiting and/or retaining local companies, the EDC is proud to play an important role in helping grow new jobs and expand the tax base in St. Charles County.
 
At the EDC, "Growing Your Business is Our Business!".
EDC Board Of Directors
Dr. John McGuire
Chair
President
St. Charles Community College
Keith Schneider
Vice Chair
Vice President
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Dennis Zimmer
Treasurer
Vice President
First State Bank
Michael Spurgeon
Secretary
Director of Administration
City of St. Charles
Lisa Baue
Immediate Past Chair
President & CEO
Baue Funeral Homes
Kevin Bray Senior Vice President
Commerce Bank
Billy Collier
Executive Director
United Services
David Demien President
Demien Construction Company
Michael Padella City Administrator
City of Weldon Spring
Gregory D. Prestemon
President & CEO
President & CEO
Economic Development Center of
St. Charles County

Industrial Development Authority Board
Dennis Zimmer
Chair
Vice President
First State Bank
David Demien
Vice Chair
President
Demien Construction Company
Robert J. Kelley
Secretary
Former President
Greater St. Louis Labor Council AFL-CIO
Thomas R. Hughes
Vice President
President
T. R. Hughes Inc.
Terry Alexander
Owner
Alexander Richardson Investments, Inc.
Rocco Russo COO/CEO
Quality Companies
Jack Strick Director of Community Development
City of O’Fallon
Gregory D. Prestemon
President & CEO
Industrial Development Authority
of St. Charles County

EDC Members
Dr. John McGuire
Chair
President
St. Charles Community College
Keith Schneider
Vice Chair
Vice President
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Dennis Zimmer
Treasurer
Vice President
First State Bank
Michael Spurgeon
Secretary
Director of Administration
City of St. Charles
Lisa Baue
Immediate Past Chair
President & CEO
Baue Funeral Homes
Terry Alexander
Owner
Alexander Richardson Investments, Inc.
Hyatt Bangert
 
President & Owner
MB Properties
Don Boehmer
 
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
St. Charles County Government
Kevin Bray Senior Vice President
Commerce Bank
William Charnisky City Administrator
City of St. Peters
Billy Collier Executive Director
United Services
David Demien President
Demien Construction Company
Karen Enke
Treasurer
Newco Enterprises
Dr. Jim Evans
President
Lindenwood University
Thomas R. Hughes President
T. R. Hughes Inc.
Robert J. Kelley Former President
Greater St. Louis Labor Council AFL-CIO
Jeff Kolb President
Dave Kolb Grading
Scott A. Lewis City Administrator
City of Cottleville
Paul Markworth
 
City Administrator
City of Lake Saint Louis
Michael Padella City Administrator
City of Weldon Spring
Keith Riesberg City Administrator
City of O’Fallon
Karl Ruhmann Vice President
SCI Engineering
Rocco Russo COO/CEO
Quality Companies
Mary Lu Sanders-Zinser Attorney
Intellectual Property Law Center
Sandy Stokes City Administrator
City of Foristell
Jack Strick Director of Community Development
City of O'Fallon
Brad Turvey City Administrator
City of Dardenne Prairie
Wm. Randolph Weber Senior Partner
Hazelwood & Weber LLC
Dianna Wright City Administrator
City of Wentzville
Gregory D. Prestemon
President & CEO
President & CEO
Economic Development Center of
St. Charles County

Economic Development Center
5988 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. Suite 100, St. Charles, MO 63304
Phone: 636.441.6880, Toll Free: (877) 441-6880, Fax: 636.441.6881
E-mail: info@edcscc.com
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EDC Information Card - (1.58M PDF)
EDC Services
Coordinating Regional Economic Development Efforts in St. Charles County
504 "Fixed Asset" Business Loans
Industrial Revenue Business Bonds
Business Planning & Counseling Services
Business Incubation
"Alliance" Training
Site Selection
Business Retention
Networking Opportunities
Demographic Research
HOME St. Charles Downpayment Assistance
Regional Marketing
Special Events
Community Partners
Annual community investors in the work of the EDC include:
St. Charles County Government
City of St. Charles
City of St. Peters
City of O'Fallon
City of Lake Saint Louis
City of Wentzville
City of Dardenne Prairie
City of Weldon Spring
City of Cottleville
City of Foristell
Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles
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EDC Committees
EDC Board of Directors
EDC Members
Industrial Development Authority (IDA)
Loan Committee
Incubator Advisory
Transportation
City & County Administrators
Economic Developers Roundtable
Regional Roundtable of St. Charles County
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