Category Archives: Economic Development
Illinois Payroll Jobs Up, Unemployment Rate Down in March
April 25, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.4 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +7,900 in March, bas...
Apr 25, 2023
Tickets still available for the State of the Community
April 19, 2023 - The Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the State of the Community on Thursday, April 27th from 8:00 am - 10:00 am at the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel. The State o...
Apr 24, 2023
LISTEN: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe talks Brush College Road improvement on Byers & Co
April 3, 2023 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byers & Co to talk about the Brush College road project, an Illinois event in Washington D.C., and to preview the city council meeting. Listen to the...
Apr 03, 2023
Non-farm jobs increase in Decatur and the state
March 30, 2023 - Total nonfarm jobs increased in thirteen metropolitan areas and decreased in one for the year ending February 2023, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis...
Mar 30, 2023
Community Foundation Awards $63K in CommunityWorks Funding to Support Workforce Investment Solutions
March 28, 2023 - The Community Foundation of Macon County announced $63,790 in funding to support Workforce Investment Solutions (WIS) programs. This funding comes from the CommunityWorks Endowment Fu...
Mar 28, 2023
Illinois payroll jobs up, unemployment rate stable in February
March 27, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.5 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +10,700 in February, based on pre...
Mar 27, 2023
Tillamook ice cream plant coming to Decatur
March 21, 2023 -On Monday night, the Decatur City Council approved a redevelopment agreement with Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) to retrofit the former Prairie Farms plant along Martin L...
Mar 21, 2023
Central IL leads Nation for Corn and Soybean production in 2022
March 21, 2023 - The USDA National Agriculture Statistic Service (NASS) released county estimates for 2022 corn and soybean production, with Illinois counties holding the top spot for production in bo...
Mar 21, 2023 wattpublishing / CC
ADM expanding carbon capture sequestration
March 21, 2023 - ADM will be expanding their carbon capture sequestration in Decatur. The Decatur City Council approved an easement granting ADM the ability to sequester captured carbon 1.25 miles und...
Mar 21, 2023
Decatur unemployment rate decreases over Jan
March 16, 2023 - The unemployment rate decreased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in January according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and th...
Mar 16, 2023