Illinois Economic Development
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Many people excitedly applaud the public ribbon cuttings opening new businesses in town, yet most local economic growth happens without many noticing. Electric co-ops shine the light for businesses to find success.
Several members of our economic development team joined the Building Bloomington-Normal podcast. They discussed how they work with our member co-ops and recent trends they have encountered.
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.
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.