Southwestern Michigan Commission

What Southwestern Michigan Commission does

Southwestern Michigan Commission, operating under the legal name Southwest Michigan Planning Commission (SWMPC), is a public regional planning organization designated to serve Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties in Southwest Michigan. The organization is headquartered at 376 West Main Street, Suite 130, Benton Harbor, Michigan, and is classified in the input as a government state entity rather than a private or publicly traded company. It was previously known as the Southwestern Michigan Commission and now operates under the DBA "SWMPC" / "Southwest Michigan Planning Commission."

SWMPC delivers six core service lines: Community Planning, Economic Development, Environmental Planning, Transportation Planning, Mapping & Data, and Information Requests. These are delivered as government planning services rather than commercial products, supported by a public-facing infrastructure that includes a website, Facebook page, project search, document and plan library, public surveys, and a Public Participation Plan. The organization also maintains the Southwest Michigan Water Partnership as a regional resource initiative. The Commission's revenue mechanism is government and public funding, including grants and member-government allocations typical of regional planning organizations; no pricing, revenue, or headcount figures are disclosed.

The Commission's go-to-market is community-led, with primary customers being the county and municipal governments and communities within its three-county service area. Engagements are driven through public participation channels, meetings, surveys, and mailing lists rather than commercial sales motions. The organization adopted a Title VI plan in 2020 to comply with federal civil rights requirements applicable to recipients of federal financial assistance.

Name

Southwestern Michigan Commission

Legal name

Southwest Michigan Planning Commission

Website

https://swmpc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southwestern Michigan Commission (SWMPC) is the designated regional planning organization for Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties in Southwest Michigan, delivering community, economic, environmental, transportation, and mapping planning services to local governments and communities within its three-county service area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Benton Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government/Public Funding: As a regional planning organization, SWMPC likely operates through government funding, grants, and public funding mechanisms typical of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and regional planning commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southwestern Michigan Commission (SWMPC) is a regional planning organization that delivers coordinated planning services to Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties in Southwest Michigan. Its core offerings span community planning, economic development, environmental planning, transportation planning, mapping and data services, and public information requests, all provided as public-sector planning and coordination services rather than commercial products.

Product overview

Southwestern Michigan Commission (SWMPC) is a regional planning organization that provides coordinated planning services to Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties in Michigan. The organization offers six core service areas: Community Planning, Economic Development, Environmental Planning, Transportation Planning, Mapping & Data, and Information Requests. These services are delivered as integrated consulting and coordination offerings rather than commercial software products.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Planning Planning services for community development, land use, and local government coordination in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties, provided to county and municipal governments in the region.
• Economic Development Regional economic development services including business assistance, workforce development, and economic opportunity promotion for local governments, businesses, and community organizations in the three-county region.
• Environmental Planning Environmental planning services focused on natural resource preservation and sustainability for the southwest Michigan region, delivered to local governments and partner organizations.
• Transportation Planning Regional transportation planning including infrastructure assessment and multimodal transportation coordination for the three-county region, provided to transportation agencies and local governments.
• Mapping & Data Geographic data services, traffic counts, and mapping resources for the three-county region, made available to governments, partner organizations, and the public.
• Information Requests Public information request services for documents, plans, and regional data, available to residents, businesses, and government stakeholders in the region.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Southwest Michigan Water PartnershipcoreOthersSWMPC maintains the Southwest Michigan Water Partnership as a resource initiative, providing water-related planning coordination for the region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG): Regional planning organization serving the seven-county Southeast Michigan region. Directly comparable to SWMPC as a peer Michigan MPO providing community, transportation, environmental, and economic development planning services.
• Region 2 Planning Commission: Regional planning agency serving counties in Michigan. Directly comparable to SWMPC as a regional body coordinating planning, economic development, and transportation across multiple counties.
• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission: Regional planning organization serving three counties. Highly comparable to SWMPC in scale (three-county footprint) and service mix, including transportation, land use, and community planning.
• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments: Regional planning body covering a multi-county area in Northwest Michigan. Comparable to SWMPC in scope and function, providing planning, economic development, and data services to county and municipal members.
• East Michigan Council of Governments (EMCOG): Regional planning organization serving counties in eastern Michigan. Comparable to SWMPC in role and service offerings, including transportation planning, community development, and data services.
• West Michigan Regional Planning Commission: Regional planning organization serving counties in western Michigan. Direct counterpart to SWMPC, offering the same suite of community, transportation, environmental, and economic development planning services to local governments.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Regional Councils (NARC): National membership organization that represents and supports regional councils and planning organizations including MPOs like SWMPC. Broader umbrella organization rather than a direct competitor.
• Michigan Municipal League: Statewide association serving Michigan municipalities. Comparable to SWMPC as a Michigan-based organization supporting local government capacity, though broader in scope and not a direct regional planning counterpart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/swmpc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-michigan-planning-commission

Compliance1 record

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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