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ABOUT ECICOG

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) is an intergovernmental council established in 1973 under Chapter 28E and provided for under Chapter 28H of the Code of Iowa.

Governed by a board of directors comprised of elected officials and private citizens, ECICOG was created to promote regional cooperation and to provide professional planning services to local governments in our region.

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Created more than 45 years ago by visionary public leaders, Iowa’s Councils of Governments (COGs) provide professional planning, programming, and technical assistance to Iowa’s cities, counties, businesses, community organizations and Iowans of all ages.

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OUR

LOAN REVIEW
COMMITTEE

The Loan Review Committee is comprised of members from our six-county area's banking community and economic development organizations. This group evaluates all loan submissions and makes recommendations to the ECICOG Board of Directors.

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The role of the loan review committee is very similar to a bank’s loan committee.  A significant difference is that loan applications are evaluated for their economic development impact and job creation potential.  In addition, ECICOG's Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) often accepts a higher level of risk in the interest of promoting business growth in our six-region counties: Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington.

CHAIR
JOHNSON COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

JEFF MILTON

VICE-CHAIR
IOWA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

TONY HOCAMP

PAST CHAIR
WASHINGTON COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

TERRY ENGELKEN

BENTON COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

KATE ROBERTSON

Benton Development Group

LINN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISTINA KREMER

​Community 1st Credit Union

JONES COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE

DOUG WORTMAN

Orbis

AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE

KEITH EIBEY

First Interstate Bank

AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE

MATT BEHRENDS

Citizens Bank

AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE

BROOKE MCLAUGHLIN

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust



ECICOG is an Equal Opportunity Lender.

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Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 and other nondiscrimination authorities, it is the policy of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) that discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or income status shall not occur in connection with any of its programs or activities. For more information on Title VI, or to file a complaint please see the Title VI section here. 

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