Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity today announced Friday the conclusion of the Back to Business Restaurants, Hotels and Arts program with $156 million provided in relief funds. Through these three programs, nearly 4,000 grants went to businesses in more than 500 cities, towns and localities in 95 counties. Fifty-three restaurants, hotels…
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SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are considering creating a grant program that would send state dollars to grocers in Illinois communities that have few options for buying food. Senate Bill 850 would direct the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or DCEO, to establish the “Grocery Initiative,” a program that would study “food deserts” in Illinois and…
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CHICAGO– The Department of Human Services and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Friday more than $14 million in awards to 70 human services providers in 24 counties throughout Illinois. One of the recipients was Chaddock Attachment and Trauma Services of Quincy, which received $246,500. Chaddock’s Developmental Trauma and Attachment Program helps children who…
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QUINCY — A Quincy business recently received $400,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as part of the expansion the Illinois Works Pre-apprenticeship Program, which creates a talent pipeline of diverse candidates in construction and the building trades. “We do more of the training to prepare folks who are looking to get…
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Bella Ease using $425,000 DCEO grant to help people find jobs — and help employers find those people
QUINCY — Bella Ease, 707 Broadway, a family advocacy center since 2018, recently received a $425,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity designed to help with workforce recovery for people struggling to gain meaningful employment. Forty-four organizations in Illinois are the recipients of a $20 million investment in Job Training and Economic Development Program…
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QUINCY — Days after receiving a $1,252,041 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to help expand local broadband access, Adams Telephone Cooperative in Golden informed customers it was declining a DCEO grant of more than $4.9 million. Each grant was to help broadband access to unserved homes and businesses in Adams…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University has been designated as a business hub for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Back 2 Business small business recovery grant program to assist rural Illinois businesses. An informational meeting about the program is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon…
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