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WVPA economic development team featured on Bloomington, Ill., podcast

Several members of our economic development team joined the Building Bloomington-Normal podcast. They discussed how they work with our member co-ops and recent trends they have encountered.

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Planes, Soon Trains and Automobiles

In a few years, some central Illinois businesses will pack products to travel to the airport – and they likely will arrive at their destination by train.

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Renewed Education

For more than a decade, an Illinois community college’s wind turbine turned heads while powering the school.

A nearly completed multimillion-dollar campus renovation soon will power careers of students working on nearby wind farms – along with solar arrays, battery storage systems and advanced manufacturing jobs.

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Unique Growth the Central Focus in Central Illinois

From electric truck manufacturer Rivian to healthcare employers and even chocolate manufacturing, Patrick Hoban discusses how Central Illinois has experienced an increasingly diversified economy.

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