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Vision:
OUR VISION
Springfield and Sangamon County will become a competitive
metropolitan region that successfully brings opportunity and
prosperity to its citizens:
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Where our unified effort supporting common growth objectives is based in frequent, open, broadly based dialogue among many groups;
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Where our businesses and industries flourish, allowing more people to share in the prosperity of a growing economy;
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Where our public and private sectors work in a cooperative partnership;
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Where our citizens and families enjoy an extraordinary quality of life;
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Where our educational systems produce students wise in their understanding of work, life-long learning and civic responsibility;
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Where our past divisions remind us of the progress we’ve made in understanding and cooperation;
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Where our medical and healthcare services are known for their excellence;
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Where diversity among the arts is well funded and appreciated as essential to living well; and
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Where our children are treasured and drawn to make the greater Springfield area a home for life.
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We will outperform our competitors and peers in Job Growth, Income, and Quality of Life on a per capita basis.
OUR MISSION
We exist to expand the marketability, tax base, marketplace and
wealth of Springfield and Sangamon County, Illinois so that all of
our residents and businesses may enjoy prosperity and a better
standard of living.
OUR PRIORITIES
We will…
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Continuously improve our community’s ability to RETAIN AND CREATE JOBS; and
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Work to promote effective PUBLIC POLICY in Springfield and Sangamon County;
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Work diligently to achieve and sustain FULL MINORITY PARTICIPATION in all sectors of our community;
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Strive for EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE and a COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE;
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Aggressively pursue SPECIAL PROJECTS that will help Springfield and Sangamon County compete in a global economy.
