HCED Partners With Prairie Hills To Bring A Regional Land Bank
Living in Hancock County there is no doubt that you have seen a building or two in need or repair or maybe even demolition. It feels such...
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Hancock CountyED
Nov 151 min read
Main Street Illinois Conference
Each year Illinois Main Street has a conference in a different Main Street community and this year HCED Executive Director, Sam Harnack,...
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Hancock CountyED
Oct 301 min read
Carl Sandberg CC Science & Technology Center Ribbon Cutting
HCED Director Sam Harnack was invited to the grand opening of the new Science and Technology Center at the Galesburg campus and it was...
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Hancock CountyED
Oct 61 min read
CEO Welcomes Director Sam Harnack
Earlier today HCED Director and CEO Board Member, Sam Harnack was the guest speaker for the Hancock County CEO program (currently meeting...
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Hancock CountyED
Sep 161 min read
Memorial Hospitals CEO, Ada Bair Speaks to Hancock County CEO
You know it's going to be a great day when you get to start it off with Ada Bair, Memorial Hospitals CEO, sharing her wealth of knowledge...
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Hancock CountyED
Aug 221 min read
HC Farm Bureau's Salute To Ag Golf Tournament
Each year Hancock County Farm Bureau hosts a fundraising golf tournament at Hamilton's Deer Run golf course to raise money for...
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Hancock CountyED
Jul 281 min read
Dallas City Days
Every year Dallas City puts on a 2 day event to celebrate Hancock County's northernmost town and every year they do a wonderful job. Our...
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Hancock CountyED
Jun 101 min read
The Taste of Hancock Success
HCED took on a new event this year with the Taste of Hancock County on June 8th and to say that it was a success for a first time event...
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Hancock CountyED
Jun 31 min read
Hancock County Fights Cancer 2024 Block Party
It's that time of year when Hancock County joins together in the fight against cancer at the annual block party. Always the first...
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Hancock CountyED
May 171 min read
HCED Business Plan Grant Awardees Announced
It's finally here! We are so excited to announce the recipients of our Business Plan Grants! To jog your memory, we offer a 5 week...
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Hancock CountyED
May 91 min read
Hancock County CEO Tradeshow
The Hancock County Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO) Class hosted its annual Trade Show on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 4 PM-6 PM...
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Hancock CountyED
Apr 81 min read
Southeastern High School Job Fair Success
Every year HCED partners with our 5 area High Schools and WIB (the Workforce Investment Board) to help students know what jobs and...
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Hancock CountyED
Mar 11 min read
Business Plan Grants are BACK!
Hancock County Economic Development has been know all over the county for our Business Plan Grant program. New or developing businesses...
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Hancock CountyED
Feb 11 min read
The Taste of Hancock County
This June 8th, 2024, will be the first ever Taste of Hancock County and we couldn't be more excited about it here at HCED! If you've...
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Hancock CountyED
Jan 252 min read
WICDC
The Western Illinois Community Development Corporation (WICDC) was created in 1991 to provide gap financing to businesses and individuals...
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Hancock CountyED
Dec 29, 20234 min read
2023 Recap (A Year In Review)
At the end of each December we here at Hancock County Economic Development like to take a look back at the year and show you how much...
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Hancock CountyED
Dec 12, 20231 min read
B2B is Back Again!
For anyone who took the incredibly brave risk of starting a business during the COVID-19 pandemic, this post is for you! Recently the...
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Hancock CountyED
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Illinois Director of Tourism
Today I had the honour of meeting Daniel Thomas, the new Illinois State Director of Tourism. In a collaboration between Enjoy Illinois,...
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Hancock CountyED
Nov 8, 20231 min read
IDOT Hwy 136 Bridge Approach Community Meeting
Tuesday night in the Hamilton Community Center 150+ concerned citizens came to find out more about the Hwy 136 Bridge Approach project....
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Hancock CountyED
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Warsaw Brings The Chamber Back
This spring after 30+ years of being without a Chamber of Commerce, Warsaw has brought it back with vengance. Last night I had the...
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