What Pike County Economic Development Corporation does

Pike County Chamber & Economic Development Corporation (PCCEDC) is a private non-profit economic development and chamber of commerce organization founded in 1999 and headquartered at 1301 East Washington Street, Pittsfield, Illinois. It serves as the unified voice of local business and a catalyst for economic growth across Pike County, Illinois, bringing together public and private partners to support existing businesses, attract investment, and create employment opportunities. Its service portfolio spans site selection (delivered via the LocationOne platform), workforce development, small business resource guides and planning assistance, a Career Connections job board, a grants opportunity catalog, a member business directory, a community events calendar, and tourism promotion, alongside a quarterly tourism project funding program administered with county government.

PCCEDC operates a community-led go-to-market model driven by a tiered annual membership program with seven disclosed categories: Student ($25), Retiree ($50), Associate ($100-$499), Basic Voting ($500-$999), Sustaining Voting ($1,000-$1,999), Premier Voting ($2,000+), and Local Government (population-based). Membership benefits scale with tier and include business referrals, networking, publications, e-blasts, committee participation, grant writing assistance, site selection support, and BR&E visits. Additional revenue is generated through ancillary fee-based services such as grant writing, blind job postings, and e-blast opportunities. Customer segments include local businesses, entrepreneurs, students, retirees, local government entities, job seekers, and grant-seeking organizations across Pike County.

The organization runs with 1-10 employees and has no proprietary technology stack beyond standard chamber SaaS tooling (ChamberMaster membership portal, LocationOne site selection, job board, and grants portal). Its operating geography is restricted to Pike County, Illinois, and its strategic posture is defensive maintenance of a community ecosystem role rather than expansion into adjacent markets.

Name

Pike County Economic Development Corporation

Legal name

Pike County Chamber & Economic Development Corporation

Website

https://pikeedc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pike County Chamber & Economic Development Corporation is a non-profit chamber and EDC serving Pike County, Illinois. It supports local businesses, entrepreneurs, employers, and job seekers through site selection, workforce programs, a job board, grants portal, and tiered annual memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Housing, Urban/Regional Planning & Community Development (BPAIABAM)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Chamber of commerce
• Business membership programs
• Site selection assistance
• Workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues from five categories: Student ($25), Retiree ($50), Associate ($100-499), Voting ($500+), and Local Government (population-based). Membership provides business referrals, networking, publications, event invitations, committee participation, and grant writing assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pike County Chamber & Economic Development Corporation is a non-profit economic development and chamber of commerce organization that supports and expands businesses in Pike County, Illinois. It delivers membership-based programs, site selection and building resources, workforce development support, small business resource guides, a local jobs board, a grants opportunity catalog, a community business directory, and tourism promotion services.

Product overview

Pike County Chamber & Economic Development Corporation is a single-entity economic development and chamber of commerce organization that provides a unified suite of community and business services rather than a modular product portfolio. Its offerings span site selection resources, workforce and small business support, a member jobs board, a grants opportunity catalog, a chamber business directory, membership programs, a community events calendar, and tourism promotion resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program
• Site Selection Assistance
• Career Connections Jobs Board
• Grants Portal
• Small Business Resource Guides
• Chamber Business Directory
• Community Events Calendar
• Project Funding Program (Tourism Grants)

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Enjoy IllinoisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism partner providing cross-promotion through the PCCEDC website. Listed as a courtesy partner supporting tourism promotion in Pike County.
• See QuincyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism partner providing cross-promotion through the PCCEDC website. Listed as a courtesy partner supporting regional tourism initiatives.
• LocationOnecoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform partner providing the buildings and sites database for site selection services. PCCEDC uses LocationOne to provide View Buildings and View Sites tools for companies considering relocation or expansion.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Chamber of Commerce: Statewide chamber of commerce providing advocacy, member services, and policy engagement for Illinois businesses. Comparable as a higher-tier chamber organization that local chambers like PCCEDC often affiliate with for advocacy and programming leverage.
• International Economic Development Council (IEDC): Professional association for economic developers globally. Comparable as the umbrella membership/professional body whose best-practice frameworks and credentialing PCCEDC's economic development activities align with.
• Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce: Larger multi-county regional chamber in western Illinois/eastern Iowa. Comparable chamber + economic development mandate with tiered memberships, workforce, and site-selection programming; serves as a scaled-up analog of the Pike County model.
• Intersect Illinois: Statewide public-private economic development partnership for Illinois. Comparable as an economic development organization focused on business attraction, with PCCEDC effectively operating as a local-county node within this broader statewide ecosystem.

Regional players

• Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of Commerce serving Sangamon County and the broader Springfield, Illinois region. Directly comparable as an Illinois chamber offering tiered memberships, advocacy, workforce, and economic development programming — though at larger scale than Pike County.
• Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber serving Peoria County and surrounding areas in central Illinois. Comparable as a multi-county Illinois chamber combining membership tiers, networking events, workforce, and economic development programming.
• McLean County Chamber of Commerce: Chamber serving McLean County (Bloomington-Normal), Illinois. Comparable as a county-level Illinois chamber providing member services, business referrals, and community/economic development support for a similarly Midwestern rural-anchored county.

Direct peers

• Champaign County Economic Development Corporation: County-level economic development organization in central Illinois focused on business attraction, retention, expansion, and workforce. Direct functional peer to PCCEDC's economic development arm, including site selection and small business support.

Others

• LocationOne (Zillow Commercial / Crexi-adjacent): Site-selection platform partner of PCCEDC that powers its View Buildings / View Sites database. Included as an ecosystem/technology peer because it materially enables PCCEDC's site-selection service offering.
• ChamberMate: Chamber management software platform that powers PCCEDC's member portal, jobs board, business directory, and website. Ecosystem/technology peer whose platform is the operating backbone of PCCEDC's digital services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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