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Our Corporate Members
• Farm Credit Services of Illinois
• IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Illinois Farm Bureau
• IL Housing Development Authority
• IL Institute of Rural Affairs/WIU
• IL Prairie Power, Jacksonville, IL
• S.I.U. Carbondale, IL
• The Economic Development Group LTD
• Verizon
• Workforce Investment Office, Galesburg, IL
2010 Rural Community and Economic Conference
Rural Partners Exhibitors / Sponsors
• Center for Strategy in Agriculture
• Farm Credit Services of Illinois
• Farnsworth Group, Inc.
• Golden Shovel Agency
• Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies
• Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
• Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Illinois Finance Authority
• Illinois Housing Development Authority
• Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
• Illinois Rural Health Association
• Illinois Rural Water Association
• Illinois Tax Increment Association
• Rural Partners
• Thomas N. Jacob & Associates, Ltd. & The Economic Development Group, Ltd.
Mission of Rural Partners
Rural Partners is a member-driven forum that links individuals, businesses, organizations and communities with public and private resources to maximize the potential of rural Illinois.
Goals
1. To maintain points of contact for information, assistance and resource development.
2. To promote rural community and economic development activities.
3. To encourage private/public partnerships for rural communities and
economic development.
4. To strengthen the leadership capacity in rural Illinois.
5. To increase collaboration among local governments and communities in Illinois.
6. To participate in federal and state government initiatives for rural development.
7. To influence public policy by representing the comprehensive needs of rural residents.
8. To enhance, to promote and to acknowledge the individual and collective efforts of
the membership.
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