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January 22, 2024
In a few years, some central Illinois businesses will pack products to travel to the airport – and they likely will arrive at their destination by train.
December 13, 2023
For more than a decade, an Illinois community college’s wind turbine turned heads while powering the school.
A nearly completed multimillion-dollar campus renovation soon will power careers of students working on nearby wind farms – along with solar arrays, battery storage systems and advanced manufacturing jobs.
July 12, 2023
From electric truck manufacturer Rivian to healthcare employers and even chocolate manufacturing, Patrick Hoban discusses how Central Illinois has experienced an increasingly diversified economy.