Highland is known for a strong sense of community spirit, pride, and engagement as evident in the number of community organizations, indoor & outdoor venues, park lands, and community involvement.
Key Attributes
- Business friendly, several build ready sites, affordable city-owned utilities, incentives available, trained workforce.
- Located in heart of Midwest, proximity to St. Louis (30 miles east), and within 500 mile radius of ten major U.S markets.
- Accessibility to two major highways (I-70 and I-55), Class one rail bisects through city, four airports less than an hour away, 2 ports within 60 miles.
- City owned, FTTP network offering Gigabit internet, only “Gigabit” city in region.
- Great Quality of Life including Award-winning schools, 2nd most green space per capita in nation, and numerous festivals
latest news
July 13, 2025
Highland Police Department and the Madison County Coroner’s Office have concluded death investigation.
July 10, 2025
Highland Police Department Launches Traffic Study in Lakeland Terrace Following Resident Concerns
July 08, 2025
Highland Police Department Investigating Fatal Traffic Crash
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