Local Businesses
Find out more about companies and industries located in the Champaign-Urbana area here.
Resources online
Best databases
- ReferenceUSA home & library use
Find sales leads, do market research, or use census data to target customers. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)
Directories of local businesses
- Advanced Technology Directory, Champaign County Economic Development Corporation
- Directory of Champaign County Chamber of Commerce members, includes websites, e-mail addresses, and maps
- Directory of Stores, Champaign County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
- Top Employers Directory 2006, PDF, Champaign County Economic Development Corporation
- Utilities directory, Champaign County Economic Development Corporation
Local business organizations
- Women in Business, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette
- East Central Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council
- Community Organizations Directory lets you search for local organizations
- Community Web Collection, The Library Channel
Resources at the library
Books to use only at the library
- Illinois Manufacturers Directory (Reference/R/670/Ill)
- Illinois Services Directory (Reference/R/670/Ill)
Fast facts from our info pros
Centennial Farm
(http://champaign.org/local_businesses/centennial_farm.html)The Centennial Farms program honors generations of farmers who have worked to maintain family farms in Illinois.
Champaign County Employers
(http://champaign.org/local_businesses/employers.html)Find out some of the major employers in the county.
Free Range Chickens
(http://champaign.org/local_businesses/chickens_free_range.html)Some people consider this poultry healthier because the birds are not confined in cages and are not given antibiotics. Free-range poultry refers to birds that are not confined in cages.
iCyt
(http://champaign.org/local_businesses/icyt.html)The Best Companies Group and the Modern Think Consulting Firm rated a Champaign company, iCyt, one of the 30 best places to work in Illinois.
Campustown Business Group
(http://champaign.org/local_businesses/cbg.html)The Campustown Business Group promotes and markets campustown.
