Category Archives: Economic Development

June 15, 2022 - Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) announced that Alanna Holly-Wizieck has been promoted to Branch Manager of the newly relocated Bloomington-Normal branch. They also announced that M...

June 15, 2022 - Fifteen Macon County residents, all nontraditional students, have received adult scholarship awards to help them pursue their interrupted dreams of completing college or vocational tra...

June 7, 2022 - The Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by Neuhoff Communications, on Thursday, June 30 at 7:00 a.m. at the Decatur Conference Center. Special ...

June 14, 2022 - The City of Decatur will receive HOME Investment Partnership Program - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funding in the amount of $1,497,384. The HOME-ARP funds are provided through the ...

June 14, 2022 - After a successful nationwide search prompted by the previous director, Rikki Parker has been named Executive Director at the Children's Museum of Illinois (CMIL). Parker is an Arthur,...

June 9, 2022 - April Ingram and Gina Taylor of Richland Community joined Byers & Co to talk about the Workforce Equity Initiative and the way they are preparing people with essential skills for th...

June 8, 2022 - Chris Olsen of Primient and Robin Bowen of the Corn Refiners Association joined Byers & Co to preview the upcoming Ag Cafe. Listen to the podcast now.

Rachel Moran of Mt. Zion, IL, has joined The Community Foundation of Macon County (CFMC) in the new role of director of communications, effective June 1. In this role, Moran will be responsible for fa...

June 6, 2022 - The Illinois Department of Transportation have announced multiple projects in the Decatur area are underway or planned, highlighting year four of Rebuild Illinois, the State's capital p...

June 6, 2022 - Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe joined Byers & Co for her weekly city of Decatur update. They also discussed the importance of local air service, ADM development, and the recent census unde...