About the St. Clair County EDC
The St. Clair County Economic Development Council is the economic development organization for St. Clair County and its municipalities. The EDC facilitates industrial, institutional, commercial, and leadership development throughout St. Clair County. The EDC team, in partnership with state and local partners, focuses on helping existing businesses grow and compete, diversifying the economy through attraction of new businesses, and supporting newly formed high-growth enterprises. Over the years it has been successful by showing people and investors that St. Clair County has a superlative quality of life along with a low cost of doing business.
Our Mission
To create jobs, increase wealth, and improve the quality of life for St. Clair County residents.
What We Do
Working as part of a network of state and local partners, the EDC team works every day to:
- Attract investment from market-leading companies worldwide
- Help existing businesses expand and become more competitive
- Develop a distinct identity and brand that raises awareness of St. Clair County as a business location
- Accelerate startups and high-growth businesses by connecting them with local resources, venture networks, and consumers
- Identify economic development challenges and opportunities through customized, objective research
The St. Clair County EDC reveals St. Clair County as an ideal business destination to market-leading, economic based companies from around the world, and we help them navigate the process of expanding an existing operation or locating a new one.
Success
- 6,300 New Jobs Created
- $150,000,000 New Payrolls
- Over 2 Billion Commercial & Industrial Capital Investment
- Over 6 Million Grants Awarded Locally