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Many people excitedly applaud the public ribbon cuttings opening new businesses in town, yet most local economic growth happens without many noticing. Electric co-ops shine the light for businesses to find success.
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.
Human resources professional Chelsey Kamleiter’s eyes lit up as she learned of a way to train her company’s employees that make emergency flares – thanks to the organization’s local electric co-op.
As Latisha Provo scribbled a classmate’s name across a bingo card square, she realized she was attending a unique kind of course.
Yet the experience – and the lessons she learned – were no game. It was a networking activity that is part of the Indiana Economic Development Course at Ball State University hosted by the Indiana Communities Institute.