Category Archives: Economic Development

March 6, 2024 - The first round of voting is now open in the Illinois Manufacturers' Association's fifth annual "Makers Madness" contest, a bracket-style tournament in which the public will decide wha...

March 4, 2024- Melanie Brown, Ben Sellmeyer, & Sarah Mills, joined co-hosts John West & Matt Bennett on Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday to talk about the impact of the Central Illinois CEO P...

February 26, 2024 - Nicole Bateman of the Economic Development Corporation joined Byers & Co to talk about the AgTech Summit at the University of Illinois where she will be a panel moderator and t...

February 15, 2024 -Voters looking for unique and innovative candidates to rally behind will soon have their say, as the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) launched the fifth annual "Makers Madn...

February 9, 2024 - Nicole Bateman of the Economic Development Corporation joined Byers & Co to talk about how organizational cooperation is helping Decatur grow, efforts being made to bring money ...

January 31, 2024- Cordaryl Patrick, Community Development Director at City of Decatur & Richelle Dunbar, Assistant Director of Economic and Community Development, joined host Dr. Juanita Morris on...

January 22, 2024 - Nicole Bateman of the EDC, Warwick Carbon Solutions CEO Jonathan Wiens, and Mitsubishi Power Americas CEO Bill Newsom talk about the unique partnerships and developments in Decatur ...

January 1, 2024 - Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in eleven metropolitan areas in Illinois and decreased in three. In Decatur, the not-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased +0...

December 21, 2023 - Decatur has been chosen as a finalist for funding from the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program from the US Department of Commerce and Economic Development Administration. Congr...

December 3, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced an additional $13 million investment in the Job Training and Economic Development Program (JTED) for wo...