Community Data | Available Real Estate | Starting a Business | Assistance
Menard County is home to several great businesses. Petersburg is a charming community built along the Sangamon River on rolling hillsides. It’s scenic beauty and historical significance combine to make a great place to live and visit.
If you are considering starting a business in Petersburg, buying a home or even scheduling a visit, there is much to offer. This page will assist you with some basic demographic information, information on schools, real estate, buildings available business start-up information and more. The Department of Economic Development offers several routes and sources for parties interested in starting businesses. Services include business retention and expansion assistance, business recruitment, site selection assistance, workforce development training, locating local, state, and federal financing options, and access to community profile data including labor force statistics.
Community Data
Through careful planning and a close sense of community, the City of Petersburg has preserved the best of its past while retaining its own sense of identity. That, combined with vision and forward thinking, has created Petersburg, Illinois: a unique and innovative environment to locate and grow a business.
In partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the City of Petersburg has generated a comprehensive community database that meets the national standards set forth by site selection professionals.
The opening page of the Community Data Profile offers a drop down for detailed information regarding population, leading employers in Petersburg, existing business expansions, labor force, transportation, taxation, local government, infrastructure, and public and commercial services. To return to this page at any time from the database pages, click on The City of Petersburg logo, top left.
Available Real Estate
We are fortunate to have several community real estate agents as members of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce who would gladly assist you in your search for the best location for your business. Please contact either Blane Real Estate at 632-7521 or The Real Estate Group at 632-3365.
Starting a Business
Going into business for yourself can be an exciting and rewarding experience, financially and personally. But it also requires much hard work and planning. Planning is especially important in setting up the framework of a business and is necessary for the successful start and continuation of a small business.
To facilitate this process, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has created an all-inclusive website for potential or seasoned entrepreneurs. In addition, the State of Illinois Business Portal can help at any stage of the business cycle.
The Tabor Center For Entrepreneurship at Millikin University also provides valuable assistance to persons wanting to start a business. The website has a wealth of downloadable resource materials including business planning and financial templates and links to several helpful websites.
Businesses looking to relocate to Petersburg and the State of Illinois will also find this website helpful for seeking information on business registrations, tax filings, and labor.
Assistance
The following companies, agencies, and organizations are partners in the City of Petersburg’s community and economic development efforts. Click on any of the titles below to be directed to the respective website.
Ameren IP
Illinois Agencies, Boards, and Commissions
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Foreign Trade Office
Illinois Institute For Rural Affairs
Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center
Illinois Venture Capital Fund
International Franchise Association
Labor Market Information
Service Corps of Retired Executives (S.C.O.R.E.)
State of Illinois Business Portal
Tabor Center for Entrepreneurship
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension
U.S.D.A. Rural Development, Illinois
U.S. Small Business Administration
Verizon
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