News Relevant to DeKalb County
Past Press Releases
DCEDC periodically shares information about happenings in the community through press releases. Here are some of the older articles from months past.
Smart Motion Robotics Groundbreaking Scheduled in Sycamore
Aviation Academy Simulator Lab Gets Upgrade
DCEDC Partners with ComEd
Illinois Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit Expanded
In an effort to provide jobs for those workers who need it most,
the state has decided to expand the Tax Break of Illinois Small
Business and include any-size business hiring a participant of the
2010 "Put Illinois to Work" Program.
Senate Bill 1578 creates the Illinois Small Business Job
Creation Tax Credit. The credit will be available to businesses
with 50 or fewer employees that hire new, full-time Illinois employees
during a 12-month period beginning July 1, 2010. To qualify for
the credit, a new job must be sustained for at least one year and
pay at least $10/hour or equivalent with minimum $18,200 annually.
Eligible companies can apply for the credit online and will be issued
a tax credit certificate beginning July 1, 2011. Applications for
the credit may be submitted as soon as a new, full-time Illinois
employee is hired and begins providing services.
These tax credits are also being offered to businesses of any size
that hire a participant of the 2010 "Put Illinois to Work"
Program. For a business to be eligible for the credit they must
fill a position with a 2010 "Put Illinois to Work" worker-trainee
and retain the position for 12 months. The position must pay at
least $10/hour or equivalent with minimum $18,200 annually. Certificates
will be issued at six months and one year.
For more information or to register for the program go to http://jobstaxcredit.illinois.gov.
Tax
Break for Illinois Small Business Expanded
FAQ
Tax Credit Expansion
Green Light for DATA Project
"Information Superhighway in DeKalb County" was the headline
in the Daily Chronicle following a February 19 announcement
by Governor Pat Quinn that $13 million in state and federal funds
had been allocated to expand high-speed internet access in the area.
Herb Kuryliw of NIU and Dan Halverson of DeKalb Fiber Optic, LLC
have spearheaded the grant application process over the past two
years with a goal of expanding broadband service to everyone. The
130 mile fiber network will provide unlimited, cost-effective high-speed
connections to about 60 institutions including schools, hospitals,
libraries, and government agencies in communities throughout the
entire county. Now is a great time for business and industry to
link with the network in an affordable way. For further information
contact: Dan Halverson, danh@dekalbfiberoptic.com.
Please Click
Here for a map of the proposed fiber service area map.
New Construction Program in ComEd
Service Territory
Financial incentives available for energy
efficiency in new construction projects
If your organization is currently working on a new construction
project or is considering it, you should know about ComEd's Smart
Ideas for Your Business New Construction service and incentives.
ComEd's New Construction service provides financial incentives and
technical assistance to encourage building owners, architects, and
engineers to surpass standard, new construction and lighting practices.
The service is available for non-residential, non-municipal new
construction and major renovation projects in the ComEd Service
territory.
For more information on the program, please visit www.comed.com/bizincentives
and click the "New Construction" link. If you have any
questions, contact Tate Walker, AIA, LEED AP at (608) 238-8276 ext.
118 or ComEdSmartIdeas@ecw.org.
For an informational flyer or application click below.
New
Construction Informational Flyer
New
Construction Application
