Special News Releases

December 17, 2009 - A new company, Illini Castings, LLC, an affiliate of Mervis Industries, fills unique niche

October 7, 2009 - Business Acquisition Continues 88 Year History

September 26, 2009 - Commercial-News PROGRESS: Living & Learning

September 12, 2009 - Commercial-News PROGRESS: Energy, Industry and Work Force Development

August 6, 2009 - New Distribution Center Brings Construction Activity to Southgate

April 16, 2009 - Buffalo Wild Wings Grand Opening

October 13, 2008 - the Vermilion Advantage Manufacturing/Logistics Cluster, in partnership with Comcast Spotlight, has gone live with a seven minute video clip that showcases business advantages and success stories.  The piece begins airing today in the Danville/Champaign markets on Channel 99 – Shopping, Shopping Illinois – Business & Finance Section.  The clip is also live on the Vermilion Advantage website at  www.vermilionadvantage.com/economic/index.html

September 4, 2008 - Buffalo Wild Wings to open at Village Mall Shopping Center

June 24, 2008 - Vermilion Advantage allies with the Illinois Business Round Table, Birth2Work Stakeholder Empowerment Team, and Area Youth to focus on the Workforce of the Future; the two-day Workforce Development Lyceum June 27-28, 2008 will take place at Danville Area Community College, Bremer Conference Center

January 7, 2008 - Old National Bank and Vermilion Advantage have teamed up to sponsor an International Bank & Trade Seminar Jan. 16, 2008

October 5, 2007 - ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Installs New Machining Line at Danville, Illinois Facility

March 20, 2007 - Media release for APPI electricity program meetings