Welcome to the Missouri Bootheel and the office of Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission. We are located in the heart of the United States. If you are a company looking for a new location, this part of Missouri can offer your company a quality labor workforce along with excellent land and facilities, the best inter-modal transportation system and location benefits unmatched anywhere. The goal of the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission is to promote and support the economic development of the region and to guide the local units of government in a coordinated effort to develop the region in a way which would best promote the public health, safety, general welfare and economic prosperity in accordance with existing and future needs. We do this by providing technical assistance to the cities, counties, businesses, and other development organizations in the area, and by networking extensively with state and federal resource agencies. Come and discover what the Missouri Bootheel has to offer.