First Mid Commits $20,000 in Grant Funds to Local Food Pantries
First Mid Commits $20,000 In Grant Funds To Local Food PantriesMattoon, IL- First Mid Bank & Trust was recently awarded $20,000 in grant funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to assist small businesses and nonprofits affected by the pandemic. Today, the bank has announced that the awarded grant funds will be distributed across the bank's footprint to local food pantries. "With the help of the Federal Home Loan Bank, we hope these funds will be able to provide
Local Express Employment Professionals Office Moves to New Location
Local Express Employment Professionals Office Moves to New Location Effingham, Illinois, July 2020–The Effingham Express Employment Professionals office recently moved to 900 N 3rd Street, Suite D. The new location opened for business July 15th. According James Rieck, an owner of the Effingham office, Express made this change to offer improved service to Effingham and surrounding areas. “We’re very excited about serving businesses in Effingham and the surrounding area with our full line of staffing
New Residence Director
Willowbrook of Effingham is proud to announce that Residence Director Josh Mathis completed his training as required by the International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioner to obtain his Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP) Certification. The Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional CMDCP is the earned credential that recognizes the highest standard in Montessori Dementia Care knowledge and experience. The ICCDP organization ensures the highest standards in
CCI REDI-MIX's Recent Acquisitions
CCI is pleased to announce the acquisition of the redi-mix assets of Presnell Brothers Inc. (PBI) and Fox Redi-Mix, both leading providers of redi mix concrete in their respective counties (PBI located in Christian and Fox located in Shelby). CCI added 2 additional locations on 3/4/2020 with the acquisition of PBI’s locations at Taylorville and Pana. Today, 4/3/2020, CCI added another location with the acquisition of Fox's Shelbyville plant. CCI RM now has 8 fixed redi-mix locations to serve central
Becky Brown wins National Sales Award
BECKY BROWN WINS SALES AWARD Lifetime Sales Achievement, Sales Contest recognize chamber of commerce sales professionals Effingham, IL (June 24, 2020) — ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, has awarded Becky Brown, Membership Director of the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce, with its Dana Ketterling Lifetime Sales Achievement Award at the Bronze Level. The Bronze category recognizes membership professionals who have accumulated 500 transactions or $175,000 in membership
Bill Introduced Adding Chambers to PPP Access
Rubio, Cruz, Scott Introduce Bill to Expand PPP Eligibility to Chambers of Commerce and Destination Marketing OrganizationsJun182020 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Tim Scott (R-SC) to introduce a bill to expand Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) eligibility to local chambers of commerce, which provide valuable resources to small businesses across the country, and Destination
EIU selects Gibson as Executive Director of ITS
EIU selects Gibson as Executive Director of ITS(Charleston, IL)- Eastern Illinois University has selected Ryan Gibson as the university's Executive Director for Information Technology Services (ITS). Gibson has been an EIU employee since 2004, serving the university as its Director of Web Services, (2004-18) and Director of Marketing and Communication, (2018-20). His new role as Executive Director of ITS will begin June 15. "I've loved my time at Eastern Illinois and I'm excited to continue my service
Land of Lincoln Credit Union Names New Commercial Loan Officer
Land of Lincoln Credit Union Names New Commercial Loan OfficerDecatur, Illinois, June 11th, 2020 - Land of Lincoln Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of John Doyle as Commercial Loan Officer. Before joining Land of Lincoln Credit Union, Doyle was a Mortgage Loan Officer at First Mid Bank & Trust Co. in Decatur, IL. Doyle has several years of experience in the lending industry, having served in various other capacities at Soy Capital Bank in Decatur. "John brings a great level of experience
Chamber Tour of Croatia Announced
A webinar featuring a 2021 tour of Croatia and Its Islands will be held Thursday, June 4 at 5:30 p.m. The tour is part of the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce’s travel program and will be held August 13-24, 2021. The tour includes 7 nights of Small Ship Cruising which accommodate 36 passengers. Trip highlights include Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Krka National Park. Do to the nature of the tour, reservations must be made by July 14, 2020. To access the Zoom meeting, go to:
