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Blog Posts (11)

Urban beekeeper's planned expansion pays off during pandemic

Oscar Villa, urban beekeeper, approaches his hives along the Metra tracks

Three types of investment set up a beginning urban farmer for success

Kevin Lindley in one of his high tunnels

Streator Incubator Feasibility Study

Streator Incubator Blog with business icons

Business reopening tips help customers feel safe

Business owner wearing a mask with an open store sign

Creating a vision for your urban agriculture project

Path through prairie grass

Illinois Extension CED Coronavirus-19 Survey Results

Be ready when your doors reopen

Getting Paid for Foreign Sales

Ten Tips for Illinois Businesses to Grow Foreign Trade

Global Trade Impact on Illinois Businesses

Thinking of Going Global? Start Here.

News Releases (12)

Young farmers seek solutions to entry barriers

New project provides Illinois businesses with employee tobacco cessation program

Extension webinar extols value of Illinois waterways

Opportunity Zones bring tax breaks to investors, develop underserved communities

Entrepreneurial funding options promote local growth, community support

Up your small business export game with help from SBDC

Rockford native with business development focus joins Extension in Northwestern Illinois

Explore small business export options during free Extension webinar

Pilot program grant to strengthen Illinois 'Southern Five' rural economies

Learn safe, effective ways to open Illinois restaurants

Resiliency resource for struggling Illinois economies

Last Year's Fires and Floods Remind Us We Need to Plan For Our Business to Survive

Staff (5)

Willene Buffett

Willene Buffett

County Director

Jenny Garner

Jenny Garner

County Extension Director

Carrie McKillip

Carrie McKillip

Community and Economic Development Educator

Russell Medley

Russell Medley

Community and Economic Development Educator

Kathryn Pereira

Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator