economic development corporation of decatur and macon county

What economic development corporation of decatur and macon county does

The Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County is a 501(c)(6) non-profit public-private partnership serving Decatur and Macon County in Central Illinois. Its core function is non-retail business attraction, expansion, and retention, delivered at no cost to companies evaluating or operating in the region. Service lines include site selection assistance, workforce development coordination, incentive navigation (including EDGE and REV Illinois programs), utility coordination with Ameren Illinois, and regulatory and permitting facilitation. The organization operates the Midwest Inland Port logistics initiative and the Limitless Decatur & Macon County talent-attraction branding platform, and is a central coordinating partner of the iFAB Tech Hub consortium led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The EDC does not sell a software product or proprietary technology platform; its "platform" is an integrated ecosystem spanning the Midwest Inland Port, Richland Community College workforce pipelines, the Prairie Land FAME advanced manufacturing program, and the Ameren Site Acceleration Program (ASAP) site-readiness partnership. The organization is led by President Nicole Bateman, who also serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the iFAB Tech Hub. Target industry verticals are Advanced Manufacturing, Industrial Biotechnology and Medical/Pharmaceutical, Food Ingredients and Agriculture, and Clean Energy/EV.

The EDC is funded through a combination of membership contributions from local businesses, government appropriations from city and county entities, and private sector sponsorships. It generates no direct service revenue from the businesses it serves. Its strategic significance is best measured by the capital deployments and tenant commitments it has helped facilitate — including ADM's $103 million modernization, TCCI's $45 million Clean Energy Innovation Hub, Tillamook's first out-of-state ice cream plant, Broadwing Energy's CCS-enabled power plant with Google, and the $51 million EDA Tech Hubs grant awarded to the iFAB consortium.

Name

economic development corporation of decatur and macon county

Legal name

Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County

Website

https://decaturedc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County is a non-profit public-private partnership providing free business attraction, expansion, and retention services — including site selection, workforce development, and incentive navigation — to companies considering Central Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Business site selection
• Workforce development programs
• Incentive navigation services
• Regional business attraction

Headquarters

HQ city

Decatur

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership and Sponsorship Revenue: The EDC operates as a non-profit public-private partnership funded through membership contributions from local businesses, government appropriations, and private sector sponsorships. Services to businesses are provided at no cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Economic Development Corporation of Decatur and Macon County supports non-retail business attraction, expansion, and retention in Decatur and Macon County. It provides companies with site-selection assistance, workforce-development resources, incentive and tax navigation, utility coordination, and information about regional infrastructure and target industries at no cost.

Product overview

The Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County is a non-profit, public-private partnership responsible for non-retail business attraction, expansion, and retention efforts. Rather than offering a software product, the organization provides economic development services including site selection assistance, workforce development programs, small business resources, and targeted industry support for Advanced Manufacturing, Industrial Biotechnology and Medical/Pharmaceutical, and Food Ingredients and Agriculture sectors. Key initiatives include the Midwest Inland Port, iFAB Tech Hub for biomanufacturing, and various incentive and tax structure programs for prospective businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Midwest Inland Port: A logistics and transportation initiative operated by the EDC to support freight movement and trade in the region
• Limitless Decatur & Macon County

Products and services

• Business Attraction, Expansion, and Retention Services Regional business-attraction, expansion, and retention support for non-retail companies considering or operating in Decatur and Macon County.
• Site Selection Assistance Assistance for companies evaluating development-ready sites and buildings, property options, and the regional location decision.
• Workforce Development Support Connections to workforce resources, training programs, educational institutions, and skilled-labor pathways for companies locating or expanding in the region.
• Incentive and Tax Navigation Guidance on economic-development incentives and the local tax structure for businesses evaluating a location, expansion, or retention project.
• Utility Coordination Coordination of utility information and resources for companies assessing sites and planning facilities in Decatur and Macon County.

Quantifiable outcome

• ADM investment of $103 million creating 50 new jobs and retaining 1,000+ existing positions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• CaterpillarflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2026Building the Future Workforce Initiative with $10 million allocation for Illinois manufacturing talent. Caterpillar employs 17,000+ people across Illinois with manufacturing footprint including Decatur. Collaboration includes Greater Peoria Leadership Council, Livingston Area Career Center, and Heartland Community College.
• Champaign County Economic Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Public-private partnership dedicated to fostering county-wide economic development in Champaign County. The organizations collaborate on regional economic initiatives including the Illinois Small Business Development Center, with the Decatur EDC providing additional support to the SBDC and Midwest Inland Port partnership.
• Illinois EDCflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025Statewide economic development organization focused on bringing new businesses, jobs, and investment to Illinois. Illinois EDC collaborates with regional EDCs including the EDC of Decatur & Macon County on business attraction, site readiness programs, and regional development initiatives. The partnership includes the Ameren Site Acceleration Program (ASAP) pilot targeting development-ready sites in Decatur, Champaign, and Ottawa.
• Ameren IllinoiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025Primary electric and natural gas utility for central and southern Illinois serving 1.2 million electric and 800,000+ natural gas customers. Ameren funds upfront site due diligence work through the ASAP program to accelerate development of marketable sites. Ameren Illinois President Lenny Singh serves on Illinois EDC's board of directors.
• Midwest Inland PortcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025Regional logistics and transportation infrastructure supporting business attraction efforts. The Midwest Inland Port provides multimodal transportation capabilities and is featured alongside the EDC in monthly newsletter updates for the Decatur and Macon County region.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Global agricultural processing leader with North American headquarters in Decatur since 1939. ADM's $103 million modernization project creates 50 jobs and retains 1,000+ positions. ADM hosts OCOchem's CO2 conversion facility and Broadwing Energy's CCS-enabled power plant at its Decatur complex.
• OCOchemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025CO2 electrolysis company building a field demonstration plant at ADM's Decatur corn processing complex. OCOchem's Carbon FluX Electrolyzer technology converts biogenic CO2 from ethanol production into carbon-negative formate molecules for consumer and industrial products.
• Tillamook County Creamery AssociationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2025First owned-and-operated ice cream manufacturing facility outside Oregon. The $50K+ community investment created 50 jobs and represents 15.5 million gallons annual production capacity. TCCA partners with the EDC on community enrichment including donations to Decatur Park District and Good Samaritan Inn.
• TCCI ManufacturingflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2025TCCI Manufacturing opened the $45 million Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Decatur with 50 new jobs. The EDC supported the project which is the first recipient of Illinois' REV Illinois incentive program. TCCI's EV compressor production, Clean Energy Workforce Academy, and Climatic Center for Innovation & Research strengthen the region's clean energy ecosystem.
• Richland Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2024Community college partnership for workforce development, offering educational pathways including Associate of Applied Science degrees. Richland partners with TCCI on the Clean Energy Workforce Academy and with ADM and voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak on the Prairie Land FAME advanced manufacturing program.
• Prairie Land FAME (Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2024Workforce development program launched in Decatur in partnership with Workforce Investment Solutions, ADM, and Richland Community College. FAME establishes a pipeline of skilled manufacturing technicians through a five-semester program combining college credit hours with hands-on work experience at partnering organizations.
• iFAB Tech Hub (Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2024Consortium led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign awarded $51 million EDA Tech Hubs grant to propel Central Illinois as a biomanufacturing leader. Nicole Bateman serves as Chief Strategy Officer of the iFAB Tech Hub, with the EDC playing a central role in this economic development initiative.
• Workforce Investment SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development organization partnering on Prairie Land FAME program launch in Decatur alongside ADM and Richland Community College.
• IMEC (Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIllinois-based manufacturing extension partnership providing Made in Illinois Productivity and Innovation Grants program offering up to $50,000 in matching funds for small and mid-sized manufacturers.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Economic Development Corporation: State-level economic development authority overseeing Illinois's incentive programs (EDGE, REV Illinois); partnered with Decatur EDC and serves as a tier-up relationship for business attraction statewide.
• JobsOhio: Private nonprofit corporation driving economic development across Ohio with a sophisticated site readiness and sector cluster approach, comparable in mission and operating model to Illinois EDC and regional EDCs.
• Atlanta Metro Chamber / SelectCobb: Larger metro-scale economic development organizations operating the same public-private partnership model for business attraction and cluster development, though serving a significantly larger and more diversified geography.
• Greater Houston Partnership: Large-scale regional economic development organization comparable to a regional EDC in operating model (public-private partnership, business attraction) but operating at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Direct peers

• Greater Peoria Economic Development Council: Regional Illinois EDC covering the Peoria region; comparable mandate and target industries (advanced manufacturing, agtech, logistics) and competes with Decatur for the same Illinois expansion and relocation projects.
• Champaign County Economic Development Corporation: A regional Illinois public-private EDC serving Champaign County; comparable to the Decatur EDC in mandate (business attraction, retention, SBDC partnership) and operates in the same Central Illinois economic geography. Listed as a direct mutual partner in the data.
• Greater Rochester Enterprise: Regional economic development organization serving the Rochester, NY region; comparable mandate of business attraction, retention, and workforce development for advanced industries.
• Cincinnati Children's / REDI Cincinnati: Regional EDC model widely cited for sector cluster strategy (Cincinnati's biomanufacturing/healthcare cluster). Comparable in mission and approach to the Decatur EDC's clustering strategy.
• Greenville-Pickens Economic Development Alliance: Regional EDC serving Greenville and Pickens Counties, SC; comparable public-private partnership structure and focus on advanced manufacturing and clean energy attraction.
• Greenville-Pickens Economic Development Alliance: Regional EDC serving Greenville and Pickens Counties, SC; comparable public-private partnership structure and focus on advanced manufacturing and clean energy attraction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/DecaturEDC
• Facebookfacebook.com/DecaturEDC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/economic-development-corporation-of-decatur-and-macon-county

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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