All Episodes

#102- SizeUp McLean County

#101- Westminster Village

#100- 100th Episode with John Hesse

#99- Lisa Dziekan- Principal, Economic Development at Clayco

#98- Bloomington Bison Hockey- President Andy Zilch

#97- Illinois State University's Harriett Steinbach

#96- One Earth Energy

#95- Tyler Cravens, McLean County Chamber of Commerce

#94- Inspire Travel Luggage: A Conversation with Kristin Rae

#93- Birth to Five Illinois’ Melissa Breeden

#92- Casey Peterson, CEcD, Farewell

#91- Samantha Mlot, City of Bloomington Economic Development Advocate

#90- 2025 BNEDC Board Chairman Ryan Whitehouse

#89- Wabash Valley Power Alliance

#88- Get to know BNEDC Intern Marin Moss

#87- Red Raccoon Games Owner, Jamie Mathy

#86- Jennifer McDade- Country Financial

#85- B.J. Wilken- YMCA

#84- Kristen Barnlund- OSF HealthCare

#83 - BNEDC Summer Intern, Ethan Shellito

#82 - Cheryl Magnuson- Majestic Interior Design, Inc.

#81 - Farewell Ernie

#80 - Heather Young, Owner of OhmFit Activewear

#79 - McLean County Regional Planning Commission

#78- One Voice 2024 with BNEDC Board Chairperson Ryan Whitehouse

#77 - Brian Plath with Hive 309 & Wayfinder

#76 - Krishna Balakrishnan - Real Estate Developer

#75 - Diane Cote:⁠ ⁠Chief Executive Officer at Mid-Illinois Realtors Association

#74 - John Quarton - Inaugural Director of The Petrick Idea Center at IWU

#74 - Craig McLauchlan - Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at Illinois State University

#73 - Meet Ernie BNEDC's Newest Intern from Illinois Wesleyan University

#72 - Alan Sender, Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Board Chairman

#71 - Robbie Osenga with Catalyst Construction Inc.

#70 - Axis 360, Meghan O'Neal-Rogozinski and Laura Pritts

#69 - Dr. Thomas Keyser, Dean of Engineering at Illinois State University

#68 - BN Innovation Alliance

#67 - Farewell to our Illinois State University Stevenson Center Fellow, Randall Dimmette- Schweigert

#66 - BNEDC Welcomes Business Retention and Expansion Manager Carl Teichman

#65 - BNEDC Welcomes Office Manager Nora Harrison

#64 - Chad Parker, President and CEO of Cybernautic

#63 - Workforce Development with Pride Staff's Sam Lewis

#62 - Meet Courtney Schafer BNEDC's New Community Marketing Manager

#61 - Kim Kaufman with Kim Presents

#60 - McLean County Chamber of Commerce with President and CEO Charlie Moore

#59 - ISU Stevenson Center Fellow Randall Dimmette-Schweigert

#58 - Community Branding with DCI

#57 - Nate Hinch, Attorney at Meyer Capel

#56 - McLean County Regional Planning Commission

#55 - Commerce Bank President J Phillips

#54 - Ferrero Plant Manager Federico Forti

#53 - Beer Nuts President Andy Shirk

#52 - Meet ISU President, Dr. Kinzy.

#51 - STEM at State Farm with Kevin Reeves

#50 - Elevate IL with Janet Mathis and Craig Coil

#49 - BNWRD with Executive Director Tim Ervin

#48 - Introducing BNEDC Community Marketing Manager Whitney Chesher

#47 - Bloomington Economic Development with Senior Economic Development Coordinator Jon Branham

#46 - BNEDC Welcomes Office Manager Stephanie Stone

#45 - Welcoming Casey Peterson, New Business Retention & Expansion Manager

#44 - Agriculture Impact with the Illinois Farm Bureau

#43 - Farewell to Amber

#42 - Electric Infrastructure with Ameren Illinois

#41 - Natural Gas Infrastructure with Nicor Gas

#40 - Social Service Impact with Brian Wipperman, CEO of Marcfirst

#39 - Inside City Hall with Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason

#38 - Work Ready Programs with Curt Rendall of Heartland Community College

#37 - Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) with Executive Director Carl Olson

#36 - BN Innovation Alliance (BNIA) with Kevin McCarthy & Jamie Mathy

#35 - Workforce 180 with United Way's Kathleen Lorenz

#34 - Regional Economic Development 2 with Nicole Bateman & Ryan McCrady

#33 - Selling Illinois with Paulina San Millan of Intersect Illinois

#32 - Regional Economic Development with Carly McCrory-McKay & Chris Setti

#31 - Workforce Development with Career Link's Shelly Purchis

#30 - Workforce Development with HCC's Dr. Keith Cornille

#29 - Site Selection & Utilities with Mike O'Grady

#28 - Rivian Now & Beyond with Zach Dietmeier

#27 - Ghost Kitchens With Kristin Rae and Donovan Muldrow

#26 - Inside Tentac with Leann Seal, Vice President of Sales & Marketing

#25 - Infrastructure & Economic Development with Chris Manheim

#24 - One Voice & Infrastructure with Bennett Resnik of Cardinal Infrastructure

#23 - BN Market Trends with Busey Bank's Tom Good

#22 - EDC Discusses Lil Beaver Brewery & Bellas Landscaping with Justin Bellas

#21 - 2020 Staff Reflection

#20 - Bloomington Area Career Center (BACC) with Director Tom Frazier

#19 - BNxN: BNEDC New Strategic Plan Reveal

#18 - Replay: BNxN: Q320 Economic Update

#17 - Maxlider Brothers Customs with CEO Erik Barnlund

#16 - COVID Response with McLean County Administrator Camille Rodriguez

#15 - Planning a Safe Community with Jonathan Seiden & Julie Hile

#14 - Inside Look at State Farm's Vehicle Research Facility with Ryan Gammelgard and John Hull

#13 - BNSTEM with Rebecca Henderson

#12 - Process Improvement Strategy with IMEC's Ed Huey

#11 - ISU Innovation Hub with Dr. Rebekka Darner and Dr. John Baur

#10 - Community Health with Puneet Leekha, COO & General Counsel of Chestnut Health Systems

#9 - What is the BN Advantage with BNEDC CEO Patrick Hoban

#8 - Retail Economic Development with the Town of Normal's Eric Hanson

#7 - EDC Team Discusses Location One Site Selection Tool

#6 - Connect Transit & the Downtown Transfer Station with Ryan Whitehouse

#5 - Get to Know Your BNEDC Team

#4 - Bloomington-Normal Legal Industry with Amelia Buragas & Josh Rohrscheib

#3 - Covid 19's Impact on the BN EDC with Bill Lawrence

#2 - Cloud Computing Best Practices with Mary Bennett Henrichs & Chad Geiser of Integrity Technology Solutions

#1 - Welcome Carle Hospital with John Hesse