Missouri Association of Councils of Government

Bonnie Prigge, Executive Director – Meramec Regional Planning Commission, represented MACOG at the second annual Missouri Broadband Stakeholder Summit on November 7, 2023.  In front of a crowd of over 100 internet service providers and community stakeholders, Ms....

The MACOG Board of Directors, all of Missouri’s RPC Executive Directors, met at The Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks for its 2023 Professional Development Retreat. Along with team building exercises to strengthen the RPC network, the MACOG Board discussed broadband...

Jason Ray, Executive Director of the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments, was recognized by the Springfield Business Journal with a Men of the Year honor for his leadership at the council of governments and dedication to the Springfield Community. The SBJ...

Following a three year pause, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Denver Region held a regional conference in Denver hosted by EDA Denver Region Director Angela Martinez and attended by USDOC Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra...

The MACOG RPC Fiscal Officers Group held a training event on May 29 and 30 in beautiful Chillicothe, Missouri. The event, hosted by Green Hills RPC Executive Director Corinne Watts and her GHRPC team, was packed full of valuable sessions on how to effectively manage...

The MACOG RPC Fiscal Officers Group held a training event on May 29 and 30 in beautiful Chillicothe, Missouri.  The event, hosted by Green Hills RPC Executive Director Corinne Watts and her GHRPC team, was packed full of valuable sessions on how to effectively manage...

MACOG and Missouri’s RPCs participated in the Missouri Chapter – at the Capitol on March 1, 2023. Coordinated through the Southwest Missouri Council of Governments, RPC staff visited legislative offices to share the positive role of planning throughout many facets of...

Missouri’s Regional Planning Commissions with counties located in the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) attended the DRA Conference 2023 this February in Memphis, Tennessee.  RPC planning staff from Ozark Foothills RPC, Southeast Missouri RPC, Bootheel RPC, South Central...

Missouri’s RPCs are partnering with the Missouri Office of Broadband and University of Missouri Extension to host a series of regional engagement meetings across the state. These public meetings are engaging key stakeholder groups and the general public to discuss...

This October 2022, the MACOG Board of Directors met in beautiful Warsaw, Missouri for its annual Professional Development Retreat. Hosted by the Kaysinger Basin RPC and the Benton County Office of Tourism and Economic Development, Missouri’s Regional Planning...