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About SI Now

SI Now serves as a regional economic development hub and unified voice for the 17 southern counties of Illinois to advance our region as a great place to live, work, and do business.

VISION
Support Southern Illinois in becoming a thriving, economically diverse environment for business and industry with a growing population, labor force, per capita income and expanding tax base, while elevating an already high quality of life and place.
PURPOSE
Create a positive ripple effect for citizens, communities, business owners, and local governments in Southern Illinois by:

• Creating jobs and opportunities for upward economic mobility
• Improving well-being and quality of life
• Attracting new businesses and residents
• Equipping workforce with specialized skills
• Creating opportunities for existing businesses to increase revenue through increased sales/clients
• Increasing tax base for local governments
• Reducing or stabilizing tax burdens on citizens and businesses
CURRENT FOCUSED WORK
• Attracting and expanding business in the region
• Partnering to support existing businesses
• Developing our workforce education through training and employment growth in high wage sectors
• Creating a “win mentality” by elevating perceptions both within the region and beyond
WHY IS SI NOW NEEDED?
A regional economic development hub is needed in Southern Illinois to:

• Create alignment with a unified message and pooled resources to pursue common goals
• Create synergy – a win anywhere in southern Illinois is a win for all of us
• Eliminate silos as obstacles to regional economic development
• Achieve benefits of scale as it is more effective to negotiate with outside stakeholders as a region
SI Now Board of Trustees
Kevin Beckemeyer
President/CEO,
Legence Bank
Rodney Cabaness
Co-Owner,
Black Diamond Harley Davidson
John Dosier
President/CEO
First Southern Bank
Steve Falat
General Manager
Market Manager
River Radio
Dale Fowler
State Senator,
Illinois 59th District
Tony Iriti
Executive Director,
Jefferson County
Development Corporation
Austin Lane
Chancellor,
Southern Illinois University
Lynn Andersen Lindberg
Executive Director,
Southern Illinois University
Research Park
Kathy Lively
CEO,
Man-Tra-Con Corporation
Robert J. May
President & CEO,
Banterra Bank
Cary Minnis
Executive Director,
Greater Egypt
Regional Planning &
Development Commission
Mike Monchino
Principal Member,
Monchino Management
Will Stephens
Mayor,
City of Murphysboro
Woody Thorne
Vice President of
Community Affairs &
Chief Development Officer,
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Michael Tison
Tison Wealth Management
Tom Welge
President,
Gilster-Mary Lee
Patrick Windhorst
State Representative,
Illinois 118th District and
Board President of OneShawnee
SI Now Team
Deborah Barnett, Ph.D.
Executive Director, SI Now
A Southern Illinois 
Success Initiative
(618) 353-0100
director@southernillinoisnow.org
Nick Holdinghausen
Regional Development
and Marketing, SI Now
A Southern Illinois 
Success Initiative
(618) 353-0100
nick@southernillinoisnow.org
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