Economic Development

The Mid-Illinois Realtors Association is urging Bloomington and Normal municipal governments to use pandemic relief money to encourage home ownership.

A former Peace Corps volunteer says the organization remains relevant 60 years after its founding during the Kennedy administration. Dane Myers is now the assistant director of the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development.

Normal Mayor Chris Koos, speaking Thursday on WGLT’s Sound Ideas, urged people to get vaccinated, boosted, and to “take care of the basics” of protection from the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases, positivity rates, and hospitalizations set McLean County records.

A car dealership in Normal plans to make a $7 million addition and could get tax breaks to do it.

A little known 1998 state law is the next flash point for those debating vaccine mandates with some school districts beginning to use the Health Care Right of Conscience Act to fight Gov. JB Pritzker's executive order requiring teachers and health care workers to take regular COVID tests if they don't get the vaccine.

The West Bloomington Revitalization Project's Bed Blitz returns on Saturday. At the last Bed Blitz in 2019, over 120 beds were given away.

The West Bloomington Revitalization Project's Bed Blitz returns on Saturday. At the last Bed Blitz in 2019, over 120 beds were given away.

On Monday night, the Normal Town Council unanimously approved a project to develop a 30-acre truck stop, convenience store and recreational vehicle (RV) park off of Interstate 55 in the town’s northwest corner.

The developer of the Trail East project in Uptown Normal has pulled out of the deal. Bush Construction tells the town the time is not right to go ahead.

Twin City economic development officials field inquiries from potential businesses all the time. But Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council head Patrick Hoban says he's really excited about one particular prospect right now.