One of the most important projects for Central Illinois has just received funding. The Multi-Modal transportation center will receive and additional $22 million dollars from the Federal Tiger Grant process. This is on top of the $1.8 billion being dedicated for high speed rail for the rail line to be served by this new station. This puts Normal-Bloomington in the center of the high speed rail universe. With a new train station, parking, places for regional buses, and shuttles to the airport, this new hub will provide a lot of traffic for Uptown Normal.

These type of project makes it easy for the EDC to attract new businesses and new residences to the community. With high quality buildings like this we can help keep younger generations here as well. They and other business people can easily get back and forth between Bloomington-Normal and Chicago.

Congratulations to the Town of Normal and thanks to the Feds who helped direct our tax dollars back to our community.

Check out the renderings of the building here.