Thank you to Bob, Tricia and Carri at Midland States Bank for sharing the nuts and bolts of business finance. We shared our class business plan with them and they gave us feedback ...

Thank you to Alea at Blue Eyed Rascal Baking Co. for sharing her experience as a business owner with us. Alea opened her brick-and-mortar coffee shop/bakery at 121 E. Main St. as a ...

As we look to our futures, it's important to appreciate and understand the past: Thanks to David Reed at the Streatorland Historical Society Museum for giving us a tour of the museum ...

Kris Noble, community engagement specialist for the CEO program at Midland Institute for Entrepreneurship, spoke to us about the impact of our program. We talked about our expectations ...

Thank you to Doug, Ashton and Katie at Vactor for giving us a tour of their 400,000 square foot facility. We heard about the products Vactor makes and ships all over the world from ...

Thank you to Theresa from Theresa Solon - State Farm Insurance Agent for visiting class Thursday and talking about business plans. She showed us the business plan she used and walked ...

This morning we attended the Streator Chamber of Commerce's legislative breakfast at Evergreen Senior Living. We listened to State Representative Jason R. Bunting and State Senator ...

Thank you to Melissa and Tiffany for giving us a tour and a behind-the-scenes look at the Streator Public Library. We learned about all the resources (the majority of them free) ...

Thank you to the Streator Chamber of Commerce for hosting and inviting us to the Caffeinate and Connect event. This is our second time attending the networking event. As we begin ...

Thank you to Ashton and Katie at Vactor for giving us a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into organizing the Manufacturing Day event. Vactor partnered with Alloy Specialties ...

We started the process for our class business today; white boarding and discussing ideas.

Here at Streator Area CEO we pitch in 50 cents to wear jeans on Fridays. We are using that money to donate to Streator Area United Way. If any Streator area business wants to join us ...