DBIA Illinois Resources/Contacts

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

• Sean Pritchard, Assistant Deputy Director of Business Development, Sean.Pritchard@Illinois.gov

• Justin Heather, Deputy Director, Justin.Heather@Illinois.gov

Advantage Illinois Participation Loan Program - Department of Commerce’s Business Information Center

• Maximum participation is the lesser of 25% of the project, 50% of the loan, $1.5 million

• Maximum term 10 years, rate fixed at 2% below lender rate

• Each $50,000 participated, one full time job should be created or retained in the next 2 years
• Contact: 800-252-2923, CEO.AdvantageIllinois@Illinois.Gov

Illinois Enterprise Zone Program (EZ)

• Contact: CEO.EZHelp@Illinois.gov

High Impact Business Program (HIB)

• Contact: CEO.HIB@Illinois.gov

Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

• Contact: Justin.Heather@Illinois.gov

Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Program (EDGE)

• Contact: CEO.EDGE@Illinois.gov

IL State Small Business Administration (SBA) Office

• Location: 500 W. Madison St., Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 62711
• Phone: 312-353-4528
• Website: https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/il/Chicago

SBA 504 Certified Development Corporations (CDCs)

• Illinois Bus. Financial Services - Peoria & Chicago, https://www.ibfs.org/

• Rockford Local Development Corp. - Rockford, http://rldc.us/

• Regional Development Company - Valparaiso, IN, https://rdc504.org/

• Small Business Growth Corp. - Springfield, Woodridge and Chicago, https://www.growthcorp.com/

• SomerCor 504, Inc. - Chicago & Springfield, https://somercor.com/

• Wessex 504 Corp. - Chicago, https://www.wessex504.com/

USDA Rural Development – Illinois State Office

• Location: 2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL, 61821
• Phone: 217-403-6200
• Website: www.rd.usda.gov/il

Workforce Agency

• Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, post open positions in your company, wage rates, wage subsidy programs,
  employee handbook information, training program subsidies, regulatory
  requirements for hiring employees, https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/WorkforceDevelopment/Pages/default.aspx

Food Export Midwest

• Contact: Teresa Miller, Strategic Partnerships Manager, www.foodexport.org
  

Illinois Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Marketing, Promotion and Grants

• Contact: Kim Hamilton, International Marketing Representative, Kim.Hamilton@Illinois.gov, 217-782-5809

Illinois Dept of Public Health

• Contact: Steve DiVincenzo, Dairy Program Manager, Steve.Divincenzo@Illinois.gov, 217-836-9236
• Questions or inquiries concerning the Illinois dairy program: DPH.dairy@illinois.gov
• Links to Illinois dairy rules and regulations and to Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO): https://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/food-safety/dairy-program
• Recall Program Contact: Michael Larson, FDA Regional Coordinator IL, orahafeast6recalls@fda.hhs.gov, 313-393-8118

Midwest Dairy

• Contact: Kendra Anderson, IL Farmer Relations Staff, kanderson@midwestdairy.com, https://www.midwestdairy.com/about-us/meet-our-teams/

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (IBRL) and Food Science Human Nutrition Pilot Processing Plant
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Capabilities: 2 pilot-scale processing facilities, improved separations of commodities, lignocellulosic material pretreatment, fermentation and downstream processing, beverage development, sauces, purees, minimally processed fruits and vegetables, milling
• Website: https://ibrl.aces.illinois.edu/, https://pilotplant.aces.illinois.edu/
• Contact: Beth Conerty, PhD, Assistant Director of Business Development, bconerty@illinois.edu, 217-300-4543