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Find Out More About the Champaign and Urbana Area Economy & Job Market

A Cutting Edge Community

Champaign/Urbana is a great place to live. Our area is a fairly recession-proof economy with many local employment opportunities. Education, our main employer, offers careers in the local schools, Parkland College and the University of Illinois. Outstanding health care is given through Carle Foundation Hospital, Provina Covenant Medical Center, and Christie Clinic. Local businesses are dependent upon our three interstate highways (I57, I74, I72), agriculture, and several other employers mentioned below provide a diverse employment base. Research at the University of Illinois adds significantly to our local economy. Entertainment and recreation come naturally with nearly 100 parks, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and over 300 Big Ten sporting events, all enhancing our quality of life.

Cutting Edge Community

Want to be an entrepreneur then bring your business to Champaign/Urbana? Our healthy economy is attractive to high-tech operations, such as the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois, solid manufacturing and small business start-ups. There are ample job opportunities of all sorts.

Here is a sampling of the major employers that contribute to Champaign County's healthy economy:

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Carle Clinic Association
• Carle Foundation Hospital
• Kraft Foods Inc
• Proven Covenant Medical Center
• Rantoul Products
• Champaign Community Unit School District 4
• Parkland College
• Caradco, Division of Jeld-Wen
• Supervalu-Champaign Distribution Center
• Champaign County
• Urbana School District 116
• Christie Clinic Association
• Phobic
• County Market
• Meier Inc
• Bell Sports
• Plastipak Packaging Inc
• Eagle Wings Industries
• City of Champaign

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