What Macon County Economic Development does

Macon County Economic Development (MCED) is a 501c3 non-profit economic development organization and public/private partnership headquartered at 102 Vine St., Macon, Missouri, governed by a 12-member board of directors. Its functional role is to act as a connector, facilitator, and partner for businesses seeking to start, expand, or relocate to Macon County and the surrounding cities of Macon, Atlanta, Bevier, LaPlata, New Cambria, Callao, Elmer, and Ethel. MCED does not sell services in a traditional commercial sense; rather, it provides business recruitment, retention, and expansion support — including site selection, workforce development resources, and incentive navigation — funded through investor contributions, member fees from strategic partners, and public economic development funding.

The organization's flagship asset is the 120-acre Heartland Industrial Park, a Missouri Certified Site offering shovel-ready pads with full utility infrastructure (electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, and Chariton Valley fiber broadband up to 100 Gig) at $15,000 per acre, with 44 acres currently available. Supporting sub-products include a searchable Site and Property Search tool, a Community Job Board connecting employers (Conagra Brands, POET Biorefining, Samaritan Hospital, Walmart, Chariton Valley, Onshore Outsourcing, and others) with regional job seekers, a Business Incentives Programs offering facilitating Missouri Works, BUILD financing, Enhanced Enterprise Zone, and federal SBA/USDA loans, and a Workforce and Demographics resource page.

MCED's business model rests on a dense partnership ecosystem rather than transactional revenue: it works in coordination with the City of Macon, Macon County government, Macon Municipal Utilities, Macon Electric Cooperative, Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative, MA Bank (executive partner), POET Biorefining (executive partner), First State Community Bank, Southern Bank, Horizon Credit Union, Hawkins Insurance Group, Integrity Insurance, King Investments, Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners, Tiger Country Realty, Crown Power, Bevier RV Center, Samaritan Hospital, Economy Products Company, Missouri Northeast, the Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments, the Missouri Economic Development Council, and the Missouri Partnership. There is no proprietary technology platform; MCED is a relationship-driven, infrastructure-and-incentive broker monetized indirectly through member contributions, with episodic land-sale revenue at Heartland Industrial Park.

Name

Macon County Economic Development

Legal name

Macon County Economic Development

Website

https://maconcounty.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Macon County Economic Development is a 501c3 non-profit public/private partnership that recruits, retains, and supports businesses locating or expanding in Macon County, Missouri, anchored by the 120-acre Heartland Industrial Park.

Ownership category

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Product category

Economic Development Services

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Park Owners Association Management (BPAJAHAH)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Business recruitment
• Industrial park leasing
• Workforce development
• Incentive programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Macon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Economic Development Services: MCED is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization operating as a public/private partnership. Revenue comes from investor contributions, membership fees from strategic partners, and public funding. Services are provided to businesses at no direct cost, funded by member organizations and government economic development programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Macon County Economic Development (MCED) is a 501c3 not-for-profit economic development organization that operates as a public/private partnership to recruit, retain, and expand businesses in Macon County, Missouri. It connects businesses and citizens to resources such as site selection, workforce data, incentive programs, and the 120-acre Heartland Industrial Park. Core offerings also include a community job board and facilitation of state and federal incentive programs for qualifying businesses.

Product overview

Macon County Economic Development (MCED) is a 501c3 not-for-profit economic development organization operating as a public/private partnership. The organization offers a unified suite of economic development services centered around its flagship asset, the 120-acre Heartland Industrial Park with shovel-ready certified sites. Core offerings include site/property search capabilities, a community job board connecting employers with workers, business incentive programs (financing, tax relief, training assistance), and workforce development resources. The organization serves as a connector and facilitator for businesses looking to start, expand, or relocate to Macon County, Missouri.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Heartland Industrial Park: A 120-acre Missouri Certified Site with shovel-ready sites for food processing and light industrial operations, managed by MCED.

Products and services

• Economic Development Services Core economic development services for businesses considering starting, expanding, or relocating to Macon County, Missouri, including business recruitment, retention, expansion support, site selection, workforce development resources, and incentive program navigation.
• Heartland Industrial Park A 120-acre Missouri Certified Site with shovel-ready industrial land for food processing and light industrial operations, featuring all utilities (electric, natural gas, water, waste water, fiber broadband), highway and rail access, and 44 acres currently available for sale at $15,000 per acre.
• Site and Property Search Searchable online database of available commercial and industrial sites and properties within Macon County for businesses looking to locate or expand operations in the region.
• Community Job Board Online community job board connecting local employers with job seekers in Macon County, featuring opportunities from major employers including Conagra Brands, Samaritan Hospital, POET Biorefining, Macon Municipal Utilities, and other regional businesses.
• Business Incentives Programs Facilitation of local, state, and federal incentive programs for qualifying businesses, including Missouri Works, BUILD financing, Small Business Loan Program, USDA/SBA Guaranteed Loans, Enhanced Enterprise Zone, tax abatements, land options, and refundable tax credits.
• Workforce and Demographics Resources Labor force data, workforce demographics, and educational pipeline information including technical education programs, two-year degrees, and four-year university access, provided to businesses evaluating workforce availability in Macon County.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• City of MaconcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner with voting board seat. City government entity providing public infrastructure, services, and economic development support for Macon County region.
• Macon CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government entity and strategic partner with voting board seat, supporting regional economic development initiatives.
• Macon Municipal UtilitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides electric, natural gas, water, and waste water services to Heartland Industrial Park and businesses. Multiple board members from this utility.
• Macon Electric CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElectric cooperative serving Macon County area, providing electrical infrastructure and services to support economic development.
• Northeast Missouri Electric Power CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional electric power cooperative supporting Macon Electric Cooperative and regional utility infrastructure.
• MA BankflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive partner providing banking and financial services to support economic development activities and business investments in the region.
• POET BiorefiningflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive partner operating major ethanol/biorefining facility in Macon County, representing successful business attraction outcome.
• Chariton ValleycoreTechnology or IntegrationBusiness partner providing high-speed symmetrical fiber broadband through dedicated connection with enterprise business speeds up to 10 Gig and small business speeds up to 1 Gig. Higher speeds up to 100 Gig available upon request.
• Hawkins Insurance GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner providing insurance services to support business operations in Macon County.
• Integrity InsurancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner providing insurance products and services to businesses in the region.
• Sydenstricker Nobbe PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner providing agricultural and industrial equipment services.
• Tiger Country RealtycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partner providing commercial and industrial real estate services for business location decisions.
• Crown PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner providing power equipment and related services.
• Bevier RV CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner representing RV sales and service operations in the region.
• Samaritan HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner providing healthcare services and representing a major employer in Macon County (236 jobs).
• Economy Products CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partner providing manufacturing and production services in the region.
• Missouri NortheastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic development organization working with stakeholders to promote economic issues, share programs and priorities, and boost the image of the region.
• Mark Twain Regional Council of GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council working with stakeholders to promote economic development issues, share programs and priorities in the Mark Twain region.
• Missouri Economic Development CouncilflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide organization working to bring new business to communities and support existing businesses with programs and services.
• Missouri PartnershipflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide economic development organization boosting shared needs and priorities to attract new business to Missouri and support existing businesses with programs and services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Missouri Partnership: Statewide public/private economic development organization that MCED explicitly partners with. Both organizations market Missouri to out-of-state prospects, package incentive stacks, and pursue site-selection wins for the same prospect pool, making Missouri Partnership the closest direct operating peer.
• Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments: Regional council of governments serving the Mark Twain region that MCED cites as a direct partner. Provides overlapping regional coordination, planning, and economic development services within commuting distance of Macon County prospects.
• Missouri Northeast: Regional EDO explicitly identified as a co-marketing partner with MCED. Operates the same business-attraction/retention model across overlapping Northeast Missouri counties and competes with MCED for the same regional prospects.
• Missouri Economic Development Council: Statewide economic development professional association and active MCED partner. Operates as a peer to MCED in the same Missouri EDO ecosystem and supports the same business-attraction mission across member organizations.

Regional players

• St. Louis Economic Development Partnership: Regional EDO marketing the St. Louis metro region referenced as a Macon County access point. Competes with MCED for industrial prospects at a much larger scale within the same Missouri business-attraction system.
• Kansas City Area Development Council: Large metro-area EDO marketing the Kansas City region — a competing Midwest destination 2.25 hours from Macon County. KCADC competes with MCED for the same industrial site-selection projects but serves a metro rather than rural catchment.
• Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce: Southwest Missouri chamber/EDO that operates within Missouri's economic development network alongside MCED. Comparable as a Missouri EDO marketing industrial sites and incentives, but in a different regional catchment.
• Missouri Valley Development Council: EDO serving a cluster of rural Missouri counties with industrial recruitment and business-retention services functionally identical to MCED's playbook. Provides a comparable benchmark for how small Missouri EDOs package shovel-ready sites and incentive stacks for prospect outreach.
• Joplin Area Regional Partnership: Southwest Missouri EDO with a similar rural-industrial recruitment profile to MCED, including target-industry marketing, available industrial sites, and incentive packaging for prospects considering Southwest Missouri over competing regions.

Broad incumbents

• Missouri Department of Economic Development: State-level agency MCED partners with to administer Missouri Works, BUILD, Enhanced Enterprise Zone, and other incentive programs that MCED markets to prospects. Operates at broader scale across all of Missouri and runs the certifications (including MCED's Missouri Certified Site designation) that MCED leverages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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