Champaign County Economic Development Corporation

October 15, 2013 | Category: Champaign, Community, Education, News Room

Article Source: Champaign Unit 4 School District In an effort to provide information to the public about how Champaign Unit 4 School District has used funds from the county-wide 1% sales tax, the District has released a video highlighting its new and renovated facilities. The work done at Garden Hills Elementary School, Booker T. Washington Read more »

September 18, 2013 | Category: Business, Champaign, Community, DCEO, Development, International Trade Center, News Room, SBDC, University of Illinois, Urbana

  The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County Economic Development Corporation has hired Kathie Cravens as its International Trade Specialist for the new International Trade Center, a partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cravens was the top candidate following a search Read more »

September 4, 2013 | Category: Business, Champaign, Community, News Room, Research Park, Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana

Article Source: UI Research Park LEUVEN, BELGIUM – August 30, 2013 – AB InBev, the leading global brewer has announced a partnership with the University of Illinois, and will open the Bud Lab, a state of the art data analytics center, at the University of Illinois Research Park at the beginning of next month. The Bud Lab will focus on Read more »

July 18, 2013 | Category: Champaign, Community, Education, News Room

The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation and Champaign Unit #4 Schools will kick off a new series of Twitter chats during the first week of August that cover various topics relevant to the District and Champaign County. The first two chats—scheduled for Tuesday, August 6 from 4-5 p.m. and Wednesday, August 7 from 10-11 a.m.—will Read more »

July 12, 2013 | Category: Business, Champaign, Community, DCEO, International Trade Center, News Room, SBDC, University of Illinois

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Champaign County EDC is seeking to hire an International Trade Specialist for the new International Trade Center who will provide in-depth advice on international trade techniques, export processes, and international market opportunities to companies. Other duties include: conducting market research, evaluating export capabilities and readiness of local Read more »