Our Mission

The Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was created in 1991 out of a partnership between the Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Glen Ellyn to facilitate local economic development for the benefit of both businesses and residents.

Strategy

Strategies used to accomplish this mission include recruiting new businesses, fostering business retention, promoting commercial investments, facilitating commercial development and redevelopment, and encouraging improvements in the image and appearance of the business districts.

Goals of the Site

• To link you with the EDC, your local business resource center for Glen Ellyn. We encourage you to contact us by phone at 630-469-0947 or email us so we can serve your specific business needs.
• To provide useful information about setting up and doing business in Glen Ellyn at your fingertips:
  • Business owners seeking locations -- Find available commercial spaces and properties, view demographics and trade area profile, learn about retail niches that we seek, identify competition, get guidance on site selection, market evaluation, and the business opening process, learn about business incentives -- interior build out retail grants for new downtown retailers, and commercial façade improvement grants
  • Real estate professionals and developers -- Find available commercial spaces and properties for lease and for sale, identify competition, view demographics and trade area profile, learn about business incentives -- interior build out retail grants for new downtown retailers and commercial façade improvement grants, get links to Village codes, the Village Comprehensive Plan, and the Downtown Strategic Plan
    
  • Existing Glen Ellyn business owners -- Get quick access to useful information on operating a business in Glen Ellyn, find technical resources for business growth, find available commercial spaces for expansion, learn about business incentives -- interior build out retail grants for expanding downtown retailers and commercial façade improvement grants, get links to Village codes, stay current with local business news
  • Commercial property owners -- contact us to post your available commercial spaces and properties for lease and for sale on this website, learn about business incentives to assist your business recruitment and retention efforts -- interior build out retail grants for new/expanding downtown retailers and commercial façade improvement grants, get links to Village codes, the Village Comprehensive Plan, and the Downtown Strategic Plan, stay current with local business news
  • Residents -- Find dining and shopping choices in your community, locate parking in the downtown, stay current with local business news, find links to special events taking place in our business districts
  • Visiting Guests and Shoppers --  Find shops, restaurants, and entertainment in our beautiful community, view maps and get driving directions, locate parking in the downtown, get links to special events taking place in our business districts