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Decatur, Illinois – Decatur, Illinois’ Commerce Park was recently ranked ninth in the nation in Business Facilities’ 18th Annual 2022 Metro Rankings Report for Top Industrial Parks. Business Facilities magazine… Read more about Commerce Park Ranked Ninth in the Nation for Top Industrial Parks

  Chicago, Illinois – Nicole Bateman has recently been elected to the board of directors for the Illinois Economic Development Association (IEDA). Bateman serves as the President of the Economic… Read more about Bateman Elected to Illinois Economic Development Association Board of Directors

ADM to Meet Fast-Growing Demand For Alternative Proteins with Significant Capacity Expansion, New Innovation Center 04/12/2022 $300M expansion will increase soy protein concentrate production in Decatur, nearly doubling extrusion capacity… Read more about ADM to Meet Fast-Growing Demand For Alternative Proteins with Significant Capacity Expansion, New Innovation Center

February 9, 2022 – The DPS Foundation announced a $9 million dollar commitment from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to build the FFA Agriculture Education Center. This investment in infrastructure,… Read more about Howard G. Buffett Foundation Commits $9 Million To DPS Foundation to Establish FFA Ag Education Center

Decatur, Illinois, January 18, 2022 – ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in human and animal nutrition, announced today the opening of its Aquaculture Innovation Lab at the Animal Nutrition… Read more about ADM Opens Aquaculture Innovation Lab at its Animal Nutrition Technology Center in North America

Decatur is quickly becoming the largest sequestration hub in the world thanks to the ADM and Wolf Carbon Solutions project announced today. Two innovative companies paving the pathway toward further… Read more about Wolf Carbon Solutions, ADM Announce Partnership to Advance Decarbonization of Ethanol Production

          During the month of October, the EDC joined around the country to celebrate Manufacturing Month. Our community’s legacy and success is due to the contributions… Read more about Manufacturing Week 2021

My father was always fond of saying, “There is a lot of growing up between ‘it fell’, and ‘I dropped it.’” It’s a statement of personal responsibility and owning the… Read more about The Midwest Inland Port – An Uncongested Ramp With No Demurrage Fees

                    The Atkins Group Announces Construction of Cardinal Warehouse, a 635,000SF logistics facility in Decatur, IL Decatur & Urbana, Illinois –… Read more about The Atkins Group Announces Construction of Cardinal Warehouse, a 635,000SF logistics facility in Decatur, IL

            As a Community Navigator, the EDC is providing free and confidential assistance for businesses who wish to apply for the State of Illinois’ Back… Read more about Technical Assistance Hours for B2B Grant Applicants