About Us

Moran Economic Development (MED) has established and administered tax increment financing (TIF) districts, comprehensive plans, and economic development programs in many communities throughout the State of Illinois. We are proud of the many success stories we’ve helped to create and are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals.

Why should you select Moran Economic Development as your economic development consultant? We offer our clients the best value and service through our commitment to the following:

Honesty and Integrity: We are honest, hard-working folks who tell the truth about the process.

Dedicated Customer Service: This is our hallmark. We take phone calls even after business hours to help answer questions. We understand that as community leaders, your jobs extend into the evening, and our job is to be there when you need us. There’s no question that’s too simple or complex to address when our clients need answers.

Proven Experience: We have worked with communities as small as 300 people to cities with more than 40,000 residents.

Outstanding References: Every client we have ever worked with is our reference. Refer to our project experience page for more information about the communities we have served.

Values: We are from Southern Illinois and care about what happens here. What is good for Southern Illinois is good for us both personally and professionally. We understand Southern Illinois and the economic development challenges our clients face.

Affordability: We work hourly, by retainer, or a set fee. We can establish a variety of payment structures to suit your needs.

Intelligence: Having worked hundreds of projects in every industry sector, we’ve figured out a few things along the way. From understanding the School State Aid Formula to complex annexation, zoning, and land use issues, we’re confident in our knowledge and ability to do our jobs exceedingly well.

Fun: We understand that planning and economic development is serious business, and when it comes down to it, we are serious about this business. However, we love what we do, and it shows.