• Economic Development Partners

    Illinois Valley economic development partners accelerate company growth, find links to economic development resources, create new business ideas, provde business expansion information and relocation resources for business in the Illinois Valley Area.

  • Ameren Illinois logoIt takes power to grow a business and that power comes from partnership. Strong business partners help companies accelerate growth.

    As a utility delivering reliable energy to businesses in Illinois and Missouri, Ameren is also focused on helping businesses throughout the entire development process.

  • NCI EDC  North Central Illinois  Economic Development

     North Central Illinois Economic Development Corporation is your One-Stop Source for Information on the profit-making business advantages of Bureau, LaSalle, and Putnam Counties in Illinois.

  • EDAUS Economic Development Administration

    The U.S. Economic Development Administration's investment policy is designed to establish a foundation for sustainable job growth and the building of durable regional economies throughout the United States. The E.D.A. is a foundation that acts as a economic development resource for business enterprise where innovation and regional competitiveness are leveraged to build strengths and overcome weaknesses.

  • DCEO logoIllinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

    The DCEO mission is to raise Illinois’ profile as a premier global business destination; and to provide a foundation for the economic prosperity of all Illinoisans, through coordination of business recruitment and retention, provision of essential capital to small businesses, investment in infrastructure and job training for a 21st century economy, and administration of state and federal grant programs.

  • State of Illinois labelState of Illinois

    Find links to information and resources for starting, running, expanding, relocating, or closing a business.

  • Upper Illinos River Valley Development AuthorityUpper Illinois River Valley Development Authority

    The Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority is a general development agency serving the Counties of Bureau, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Marshall, McHenry and Putnam. UIRVDA can issue bonds that can finance capital improvements and can reduce the rate of interest, such as industrial revenue, taxable revenue, local government, non-profit, and environmental bonds.

  • USDA Rural Development LogoUSDA Rural Development in Illinois

    USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. They offer loans, grants and loan guarantees to help create jobs and support economic development and essential services such as housing, health care, first-responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure.

    They promote economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks, credit unions and community-managed lending pools.

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  • Workforce Development

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  • Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (BEST, Inc.) is a non-profit agency that administers federally-funded programs such as Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam and Whiteside Counties. With offices in Peru, Oglesby, Ottawa, Dixon, Princeton, Sterling, Oregon, Galena and Mt. Carroll its focus is assisting adults and youth gain meaningful employment through training, job search assistance and work experience.

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  • NCI Works is responsible for planning and coordinating the communities’ resources into a workforce development system.  This 47 member board is comprised of private sector employers as well as representatives from education, labor, and partnering public agencies from Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam and Whiteside Counties designated as Local Workforce Investment Area #4 (LWA #4.) Established under the guidance of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) this local workforce board’s goal is to provide leadership for a world class workforce system.

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  • Building Business. Connecting Communities.