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Montague Earns Accredited Business Planning Advisor (ABPA) Designation
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Champaign County EDC is pleased to announce that Tim Montague, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialist, has successfully attained the professional Accredited Business Planning Advisor designation (ABPA). Montague attended the Accredited – Certified Business Planning Advisor training in Orlando in late 2013, and passed the required comprehensive credential Read more »
Cravens Earns Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Certification
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Champaign County EDC is pleased to announce that Kathie Cravens, International Trade Specialist, recently passed the NASBITE International, Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) examination. The organization examined a record 243 candidates during the five days of testing conducted on December 10-15, 2013, with an average pass rate Read more »
Champaign County EDC Business Attraction: Choices Inc. to Open Office in Urbana, IL
The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation is pleased to announce that Choices, Inc. has chosen Champaign County as its new East Central Illinois service base. Choices signed with County Plaza in downtown Urbana after months of working with the EDC on choosing a new site to locate. The company will occupy roughly 6,500 square feet Read more »
Yahoo Breaks Ground for New Facility in Champaign
Article Source: University of Illinois Research Park Champaign, IL – Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) broke ground on a new state-of-the-art facility that will serve as an important expansion of its Champaign, IL technology hub. Leaders from Yahoo, State of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and City of Champaign announced plans for the new building and Read more »
Unit 4 and Champaign County EDC to Host Twitter Chat on New Central Site
Champaign County EDC is partnering with Champaign Unit 4 School District to host another #AskUnit4 Twitter chat to share information and answer community questions about the newly selected site for Central High School. The #AskUnit4 chat will take place on Tuesday, February 11th from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Twitter. Participants will have the Read more »