Adding 1,500 new jobs to the McLean County area is among the goals of an economic development campaign that successfully raised more than $3.5 million.
The pledges, spread over the next five years, will be used by the Economic Development Council of the Bloomington-Normal Area to improve the business climate in the Twin Cities.
The EDC said Tuesday it slightly exceeded its $3.5 million goal for its Forging Ahead capital campaign, which kicked off in the fall. Sixty percent was given by private businesses and 40 percent from the public sector.
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