Category Archives: Economic Development
ADM Receives Business Sustainability Award for Work to Expand Regenerative Agriculture
December 18, 2022 - ADM (NYSE:ADM) has won the Environmental Initiatives category of the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards for expanding its regenerative agriculture programs supporting farmers...
Dec 18, 2022
LISTEN: EDC's Nicole Bateman on Byers & Co
December 16, 2022 - Nicole Bateman of the Economic Development Corporation joined Byers & Co to talk about end-of-year economic development, a ribbon cutting for Innovafeed, Decatur's global compe...
Dec 16, 2022
Computerworld names ADM to 2023 list of Best Places to Work in IT
December 14, 2022 - Foundry's Computerworld has announced ADM as a 2023 Best Places to Work in IT. This award recognizes the top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great bene...
Dec 14, 2022
With new pipeline, Decatur continues to lead the way in carbon capture and sequestration
December 12, 2022 - Landowners, community members, and environmentalists had the opportunity to learn more about a plan to bring a CO2 pipeline from Iowa to Decatur for carbon sequestration. The Illin...
Dec 12, 2022
Richland Uses Grant to Help Adults Without High School Diplomas Become Diesel Service Technicians
December 8, 2022 - With an Illinois Community College Board grant totaling more than $63,000, Richland Community College is creating a one-year program to help 12 adults (who have not completed their ...
Dec 08, 2022
LISTEN: Rocki Wilkerson of Workforce Investment Solutions on Byers & Co
November 30, 2022 - Rocki Wilkerson of Workforce Investment Solutions joined Byers & Co to talk about the success of their recent trades class and preview additional classes that will give people ...
Nov 30, 2022
Jobs Up in All 14 Metro Areas, Unemployment Rate Down in Most
November 27, 2022 - Jobs increased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in October according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and th...
Nov 27, 2022
Mayor and City Council Nominations to Open November 21
November 17, 2022 - Nomination petitions for the office of Mayor and three City Council member positions may be filed in the office of the City Clerk, located on the third floor of the Decatur Civic C...
Nov 17, 2022
Illinois Reaches 17 Consecutive Months of Job Growth in October
November 17, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate increased +0.1 percentage point to 4.6 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by...
Nov 17, 2022
Pre-filing for Mayor and City Council Positions to be Available November 21
November 9, 2022 - Nomination petitions for the office of Mayor and three City Council member positions may be filed in the office of the City Clerk, located on the third floor of the Decatur Civic Ce...
Nov 09, 2022