Category Archives: Economic Development
Registration now available for 2025 Chamber Awards on March 25th
March 22, 2026 - Tickets are still available for the 2025 Chamber Awards to recognize the achievements made by local businesses and organizations. The awards ceremony will be held on March 25th at the...
Mar 22, 2026
Students Show Out for Prairie Land FAME Family Recruitment Night
February 24, 2026 - What was to be an informative gathering of students, families and educators to learn about the Prairie Land FAME program turned into a truly special evening that saw record attenda...
Feb 24, 2026
Decatur named #1 for Best Affordable Place to Live by US News and World Report
November 25, 2025 - Decatur, Illinois has been named the No. 1 "Best Affordable Place to Live" in the United States for 2025-2026 by U.S. News & World Report. According to the ranking, what lifted...
Nov 25, 2025
LISTEN: Nicole Bateman talks about cost of living and quality of life being positive factors for businesses considering Decatur
November 21, 2025 - Nicole Bateman of the Economic Development Corporation joined Byers & Co to talk about their newsletter, TCCI's updated facilities and programs, the iFAB Biomanufacturing Summi...
Nov 21, 2025
I Squared Capital and Low Carbon Infrastructure Announce Clean Power Partnership at ADM with Google
October 23, 2025 - I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investor, and its portfolio company Low Carbon Infrastructure (LCI) today announced a landmark clean energy partnership with Googl...
Oct 23, 2025
Sen. Duckworth tours UI biotech facility "iFAB"
Sen. Duckworth: It's imperative for U.S. tech to stay on American soil By Rob Le Cates/The News-Gazette rlecates@news-gazette.com URBANA - Leaders in national security, legislation, education and biot...
Sep 15, 2025 Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth leads discussion in the biotechnology race between China and the U.S. at the roundtable on UI’s campus Friday afternoon.
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Mueller Company shows off new brass foundry to American Foundry Society, highlighting significant manufaturing investment in Central Illinois
July 23, 2025 -Mueller Company welcomed representatives from the American Foundry Society (AFS), North America's largest metalcasting trade association, for an exclusive tour of its state-of-the-art b...
Jul 23, 2025
LISTEN: Byers & Co live from Caterpillar for their 100th Anniversary
July 1, 2025 - Caterpillar is turning 100 and Byers & Co is on location to celebrate! It's part of WSOY's Century Tour, also celebrating WSOY's 100th Anniversary! The Decatur Plant is also celebra...
Jul 01, 2025
LISTEN: EDC's Nicole Bateman on Byers & Co
June 6, 2025 - Nicole Bateman of the Economic Development Corporation joined Byers & Co to talk about how Oregon based Tillamook ended up with a factory in Decatur, Illinois. Listen to the podcast...
Jun 06, 2025
Tillamook Decatur Plant celebrates official opening
June 4, 2025 -The new Tillamook County Creamery Association's (TCCA) Decatur plant celebrated its official opening Wednesday with a ceremonial ice cream scooping. The facility is expected to produce 6...
Jun 04, 2025