Create a Better
Tomorrow

We help community leaders and public officials make positive change
with expert community and economic development services.

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    Understand
    the Need

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    Drive
    Economic Development

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    Leave
    a Legacy

Overcome Barriers to Community Advancement

Few community leaders have the accurate data and support they need to take informed, decisive action for their community. If you’ve been eager to make a difference but, roadblocks—like complicated bureaucratic processes or a lack of strategy—have prevented you from getting your idea off the ground, Civitas Strategies can help.

Chart a Clear Path to Progress

With robust community & economic development services

At Civitas Strategies, we specialize in assisting both community leaders and public officials to understand the data, develop an innovative plan, and connect with the right developers and contractors to achieve their goals.

Community & Economic Development

Driving sustainable community growth and empowering local governments

Your Changemaking Partners

Civitas Strategies brings over three decades of community and economic development experience working throughout Indiana and nationwide. We work on a broad array of economic development projects, serving as a trusted voice for governments and helping to add capacity and expertise where needed.

We equip cities, towns and organizations with the relevant data to empower the decision-making process in their communities, while leveraging their unique amenities, managing growth, and aligning with national trends and best practices in economic development.

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“Working on the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan with Veridus was a collaborative effort, a smooth and structured process with open lines of communication. The team was able to review and incorporate foundational work and action items from 8+ previous plans/studies, thus simplifying the number of previous planning documents that needed to be reviewed prior to development.”

Sarah Reed

Community Development Director, City of Noblesville

Let’s Transform Your Community

We’ve Simplified Our Process Into Three Phases

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    Analyze

    Evaluate plans, shape a vision, gather data, and assess the community to align development with local goals.

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    Plan

    Create a plan with strategies, goals, and a growth roadmap supported by data, funding options, and visuals.

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    Implement

    Ensure accountability and action, making sure the plan is actively followed and adjusted as needed.

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    Analyze

    Evaluate plans, shape a vision, gather data, and assess the community to align development with local goals.

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    Plan

    Create a plan with strategies, goals, and a growth roadmap supported by data, funding options, and visuals.

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    Implement

    Ensure accountability and action, making sure the plan is actively followed and adjusted as needed.

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Our Work

Wells County Housing Study 2024

Developing an attainable housing toolkit to help the county meet their affordable housing needs.

Steuben County Economic Development Strategic Plan 2023

Guiding the county’s development efforts for the next 5-10 years based on economic research & stakeholder engagement.

Winfield Comprehensive Master Plan 2023

Creating a visionary roadmap for decision-making and fostering a unified vision for the community.

Understand your community’s greatest need… and the plan you need to address it.

We’d love to get to know you and your vision. Take the first step to start the conversation. No obligation, no sales tactics.