Making Communities Stronger: One Life, One Home, One Project at a Time
Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the overall image and economic vitality of underserved communities. GROWTH accomplishes this by improving housing market dynamics, providing fair and equal housing access, encouraging home ownership, providing homeownership counseling, foreclosure prevention counseling, creating jobs, and growing the tax base.
GROWTH is regarded as a national leader in developing innovative housing opportunities and commercial developments by facilitating community partnerships. Our community-driven efforts consistently providing housing that is affordable, create and retain jobs, support and stabilize neighborhoods, and strengthen the community fabric in ways that sustains and promotes long-term viable economic success.
In order to meet its mission, GROWTH operates as itself and through various subsidiaries identified below:
GROWTH is regarded as a national leader in developing innovative housing opportunities and commercial developments by facilitating community partnerships. Our community-driven efforts consistently providing housing that is affordable, create and retain jobs, support and stabilize neighborhoods, and strengthen the community fabric in ways that sustains and promotes long-term viable economic success.
In order to meet its mission, GROWTH operates as itself and through various subsidiaries identified below:
Central States Development Partners HOME BASE Property Management GROWTH General Contracting Bridge Investment CDFI

GROWTH partners with The Downtown Rock Island Partnership to advance economic development initiatives in Rock Island, IL where GROWTH is headquartered. The Development Association of Rock Island and The Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District, together formed the Downtown Partnership to cohesively advance the downtown and greater Rock Island area as a destination for business growth, job creation, arts & entertainment, and retail sales. To learn more about the Downtown Rock Island Partnership, click here.