Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By Linda Vanderwerf, West Central Tribune
WILLMAR — A small town in Illinois that expanded its infrastructure to the nearby interstate highway is earning six times the revenue of the sister city on the other side of the interstate that did not expand its infrastructure.
Participants attending a discussion on how small towns can use their resources to attract new businesses were told Tuesday morning that the project was controversial at the time.
But the city is reaping the reward of those who had the entrepreneurial vision to take advantage...