Economic Development

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Farm to Trough

Several years ago, the 550-foot-long barn at Noble Organic Grains bustled with cows to sell to nearby dairies.

The northeastern Indiana farm’s barn is now brimming with bales of organic hay – that will soon be feeding cows and other farm animals across the U.S.

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Community Building

For nearly a century, many Camp Tecumseh visitors munched meals at the camp’s first constructed building. Attendees this summer are eating at the camp’s newest – and largest – building.

The camp received support to make the project happen in the latest example of a successful partnership with its local electric cooperative.

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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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Full Service

A cashier was surprised when a truck driver hauled more than 50 bags of Macedonian snack crisps to the checkout counter.

It wasn’t a delivery. It was a purchase from a new travel center that received support from its local electric cooperative to open its doors and make visitors feel at home.

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