Champaign County Economic Development Corporation

October 2, 2018 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, DCEO, Manufacturing, News Room, Urbana

With the State of Illinois recognizing October as Manufacturing Month and Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 5, we’re celebrating in a big way by partnering with local companies to open up their doors for presentations and tours.   What is Manufacturing Day? Manufacturing Day® is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and Read more »

September 24, 2018 | Category: Business, Champaign, Community, International Trade Center, Manufacturing, News Room, Research Park, SBDC, Technology, University of Illinois, You're Welcome CU

Through our Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC and in partnership with University of Illinois Research Park, we were honored to host U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon in Champaign today, September 24. This visit is a continuation of the Administrator’s nationwide SBA Ignite Tour dedicated to highlighting SBA programs Read more »

August 30, 2018 | Category: Business, Education, Manufacturing, News Room, Parkland College

Parkland College Business Training & Community Education (BTCE) has put together an Advanced Forklift Training Program intended to educate and produce skilled and successful operators. The program will consist of a 4-day (32-hour total) training that includes both classroom and extensive hands on driving exercises. The training will take place September 18, 20, 25, and Read more »

July 13, 2018 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, Community, Development, Education, Manufacturing, News Room, Research Park, Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, You're Welcome CU

Today we hosted JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton in Champaign-Urbana to showcase our community & meet local employers. We heard from many about why they choose our community – low cost of living, great companies to work for, access to talent, no traffic. Cathy Singer, VP Engineering, gave us a tour of Oath, the largest Read more »

July 4, 2018 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, Development, News Room, Research Park, University of Illinois, Urbana, You're Welcome CU

Together with the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce and community leaders, we hosted Governor Bruce Rauner in Champaign-Urbana on July 3, 2018. We toured Wolfram Research, Granular in University of Illinois Research Park, & A&R Mechanical. We also got the chance to chat with Agrible. View photos here. Thanks to Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District for the Read more »