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Community planning · Strategy · Engagement

Connecting people, places & ideas.

We help communities and organizations move complex work forward with clear strategy, thoughtful engagement and tailored expertise.

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About Stuart Group

Small enough to listen. Experienced enough to lead.

A veteran-owned planning and strategy practice helping communities and organizations turn complex challenges into clear, workable next steps.

Founded in 2014 and based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, we learn what the work requires, assemble the right team and build a process that fits.

2014Established
PAIndiana home base
100%Veteran-owned

What we do

Integrated expertise for complex challenges.

Selected work + capabilities

Projects shaped by place.

Our work spans planning, strategy, engagement and data—always grounded in the people and context that make each project different.

On-CallPlanning services for municipalities

New municipal support

Flexible expertise when you need it most.

Where does your organization need added capacity? Stuart Group’s experienced public-sector team can step in without adding permanent overhead—ready to assist whenever and wherever needed.

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Experienced support, without the overhead.

Development reviews
Meeting design + facilitation
Land use + regulatory policy
Project organization + management
Grant writing + administration
Comprehensive + master planning
Outreach + communication
Planning research + expert testimony
Priority-setting + action planning
Mapping + GIS services
Commission + hearing board staffing
Graphic design + document development
“Having an on-call planning consultant has meant we can do more for our residents.”Trajan Jones · Indiana Borough Planning + Zoning Official
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Jeff Raykes, DEd., AICP

jeff@stuartgroup.org
724.388.7710

How we work

Clear process. Useful outcomes.

We make the work understandable, collaborative and focused on what comes next.

01

Listen

Understand the place, the people and the real challenge.

02

Shape

Build the right team, process and path through the work.

03

Deliver

Create practical plans, tools and experiences people can use.

Meet the team

The people behind the work.

Our team brings deep experience across planning, operations, nonprofit strategy, facilitation, visualization, mapping and data.

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