| The Innovation Groups Newsletter Greenville,
IL (pop. 6,400), is a rural community located in southwest Illinois,
45 miles outside of St. Louis in Bond County. Greenville is the home of
Greenville College, a private 4-year school providing Christian higher learning
for nearly 900 students. The college hosts Agape, one of the largest Christian
music festivals in the Midwest.
Greenville Main Street offers a picturesque Norman Rockwell square situated
around the venerable Bond County Courthouse. The city has an Andrew
Carnegie library, museums, antique shops and golf courses.
The City has a 205-acre industrial park with an adjacent super site and direct
rail spur with CSX east-west mainline. The Howard M.Wolf Business Park has
been specifically designed for warehouse/distribution, office and
manufacturing businesses. Greenville offers generous financial incentives for
industrial and commercial companies.
The Greenville Municipal Airport handles most aircraft up through the Citation
and Lear Jet class. It offers an Air Show and is home to the St. Louis Parachute
Club. Greenville is a Tree City USA and offers a community where crime is rare.
For further information on the City of Greenville, contact City Manager Jim Stevens at 618/664-1644.
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