Category Archives: COVID-19
LISTEN: Distribution of The Macon County Emergency Response Fund with Natalie Beck
May 7th, 2020- Natalie Beck of the Community Foundation joins Byers & Co. to talk about the careful and swift distribution of the Macon County Emergency Response Fund and their efforts to help con...
May 07, 2020
LISTEN: City Hall Insider with Paul Osborne -May 7
May 7th, 2020- Former Mayor Paul Osborne joins Byers & Co. to talk about the need to be consistent to be credible, the adoption of wearing masks, the dangers of misinterpreting information, and ho...
May 07, 2020
LISTEN: City Daily Update with Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe - May 7
May 7th, 2020- Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joins Byers & Co. to talk about the reception of the governor’s plan to reopen, how she has been able to communicate with the governor when needed, usa...
May 07, 2020
LISTEN: State Representative Dan Caulkins
May 7th, 2020- State Representative Dan Caulkins joins Byers & Co. to talk about the protest he attended in Springfield, how he is helping long term care facilities, his thoughts on the governor&#...
May 07, 2020
EDC Offers Update on COVID-19 Loans, Webinars and Business Assistance
May 6, 2020 – The EDC of Decatur and Macon County is offering an update on small business loans, frequently asked questions for businesses and upcoming webinars. DCEO issued Updated Occupancy Re...
May 06, 2020
Millikin University to host Virtual Graduate Celebration May 17
May 6th, 2020- Millikin University will stream a virtual graduate celebration for spring 2020 graduates on Sunday, May 17. Millikin President Dr. Patrick E. White will preside over the celebration, wh...
May 06, 2020
U of I Extension Offering Free Webinar On Home Food Preservation
May 6th, 2020- If you have used your quarantine time at home to start a garden, you can also try your hand at home canning and preservation with the U of I Extension. The University of Illinois Extens...
May 06, 2020
Decatur Public Transit Awarded $4.5 Million In CARES Act Funding
May 6, 2020 – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded CARES Act funding to the Decatur Public Transit System (DPTS) in the amount of $4,500,000. DPTS will use the grant funds for tr...
May 06, 2020
Illinois' Smallest Businesses Lose Out On PPP Funding
May 6th, 2020- Many of Illinois's smallest businesses and sole proprietors missed the federal government's first round of emergency funding through its Paycheck Protection Program. Elliot Richardson, ...
May 06, 2020
GOP Wants "Local" Approach To Reopening Plan
May 6, 2020 – (AP) House Republicans said Wednesday that Illinois' pandemic control plan needs GOP input and again urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to convene the Legislature. The Democratic governor on...
May 06, 2020