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Join the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on January 23rd for a FREE workshop on International E-commerce. Date: Wednesday, January 23Time: 9 – 11 AMLocation: EDC of Decatur –… Read more about SBDC Workshop: International e-commerce

“Shippers Leveraging America’s Inland Ports” as seen in American Shipper Inland ports are continuing to sprout up across the United States and are playing an increasingly important role in supply… Read more about Shippers Leveraging America’s Inland Ports

Inland Ports Meet Increasing Demands for Fresh Food Delivery As many American consumers embrace holistic health and are making healthier and fresher food choices, there are impacts to the country’s… Read more about Inland Ports Meet Increasing Demands for Fresh Food Delivery

Business Facilities Magazine’s 14th Annual Metro Rankings are in and the Decatur area received a first-place ranking in their Agricultural Bioscience Employment category. Their editors based their ranking on agricultural… Read more about Decatur Ranked 1st in Nation for Agricultural Bioscience Employment

On the Surface: Chicago BypassWhile traditional big city freight hubs grapple with congestion, a new crop of rural inland ports is springing up as shippers look for efficiencies. When people… Read more about Decatur: The Chicago Bypass?

A $50,000 contribution from Ameren Illinois will aid leaders of the Midwest Inland Port in attracting new, job-creating investment to the freight transportation hub.  The commitment was announced at a… Read more about Ameren Illinois Contribution Strengthens Midwest Inland Port Initiative

Ramping it up in Decatur… Midwest Inland Port offers alternatives for manufacturers and offers solutions to Chicago’s growing congestion. Click here to read the full article published in the Winter… Read more about MIP Featured in The Illinois Manufacturer

International business leaders and representatives come to Decatur to experience what we have to offer them first hand!

CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2016 — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI), Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and the Midwest Inland Port (MIP) said today their collaborative logistics and marketing efforts… Read more about CN, ADM and Midwest Inland Port drive increased container shipments over Decatur, Ill., intermodal ramp

The Midwest Inland Port and the EDC are proud to announce a new joint venture that will bring greater utilization of Decatur & Macon Counties rail services! A managed affiliate… Read more about OmniTRAX Affiliate Partners with Topflight Grain Cooperative to Operate Decatur Central Railroad!