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Building BN — 103 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