Dear Chamber Members, Table of

Is it time to start budgeting? Are you about to start the strategic planning process or determine where your next target market might be? The Chamber has a solve for that.

We are pleased to provide your company with the Champaign County of Commerce’s ninth annual Trends Report. This publication gives you, our members, information, and data that can be used in daily business decision-making.

One of the biggest challenges facing all business owners and managers is making the right decisions to grow your companies, expand your products and /or improve your services.

Using data, and understanding trends, the local marketplace and local demographics help your company as you strategically plan for the future.

Like our monthly EDGE e-newsletter, this publication helps continuously provide our members with data on an ongoing basis to assist your company. Please get in touch with us and let us know if we can add more information that would be invaluable to your particular industry. We want to know what you need to help support those gut-made decisions backed with data. Your feedback is encouraged to Lauraw@champaigncounty.org.

We hope you find the Trends Report helpful to your company.

Sincerely,

Laura Weis President & CEO

Information included in this report reflects most recent data available at the time of publication. Data may be from 2022 or before depending on what is avalailable at the time of publication.

Population Percent Change

WHAT THIS MEANS:

• The pandemic has affected populations across Central Illinois and nationally, but populations are starting to go back up.

• Remote work has made it easier for people to move to different communities.