Champaign County Economic Development Corporation

November 3, 2016 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, Community, Education, Innovation Celebration, News Room, Parkland College, Rantoul, Research Park, Savoy, Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana, You're Welcome CU

We are pleased to announce the 12th Annual Innovation Celebration in recognition of those individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions, taken risks, and provided leadership to ensure the continuing economic success of Champaign County, the ongoing success of the University’s economic development mission, and the growth of entrepreneurial talent and energy in our Read more »

October 18, 2016 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, DCEO, Education, International Trade Center, Manufacturing, News Room, Rantoul, Research Park, SBDC, Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana

Together with the EDC of Decatur & Macon County, Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC, and Midwest Inland Port, we hosted a Central Illinois Tour of the Decatur and Champaign-Urbana communities October 4-5, 2016. Purpose: an opportunity for Chicago Consuls General and Trade Commissioners to tour the Central Illinois region to experience the Read more »

October 14, 2016 | Category: Champaign, Community, Education, News Room

In advance of the November 8th election, Champaign Unit 4 Schools—in partnership with us and chambanamoms.com—will host a live Facebook Q&A on the school facilities referendum next Monday, October 17th. The hour-long broadcast will take place on the Unit 4 Facebook page starting at 8:30 p.m. Community members will have the opportunity to gather information Read more »

October 13, 2016 | Category: Business, Champaign, Development, Health Care, News Room, Research Park, Technology, University of Illinois, You're Welcome CU

Today we celebrated the Grand Opening of The Tech Nest at AARP at the University of Illinois Research Park, the latest addition to AARP’s Innovation portfolio!  The new technology lab, a 2,700 square-foot innovation-focused facility, enables AARP to collaborate with University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students and faculty on leading-edge, technology-based research and creative solutions Read more »

October 7, 2016 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, DCEO, Manufacturing, News Room, Rantoul, Savoy, Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana

In honor of National Manufacturing Day 2016 (#MFGday16), here’s a look at the Manufacturing Industry in Champaign County: 7,444 jobs (2016) $59,285 average earnings per job (2016) 154 establishments (2015) *A single physical location of some type of economic activity (a business), used for reporting purposes in government data sources. A single company may have Read more »