Madison Communications recently opened a nearly 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art office building and warehouse facility in Staunton Township that is creating 20 new jobs and retain 45 more. The telecommunications firm received more than $581,000 in Opportunity Returns grants and credits for the expansion project.
The majority of the support is coming in the form of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) program, which extends tax credits over a 10-year period based on job creation and retention projections.
DCEO is also providing Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP) job training funds that will help enhance the skills of its workforce, as well as a grant to Staunton Township to make key road improvements that allowed Madison Communications to undertake the much-needed expansion.
The new business office and warehouse was constructed on ten acres of property in Macoupin County. The project is expected to be a catalyst to development and growth across the county.
“We have outgrown our present facilities,” said Bob Schwartz, President of Madison Communications. “The excellent support and guidance we’ve received at the state level from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and at the local level from Staunton Township has been a critical resource in facilitating our move into the new offices and warehouse that will enable us to keep pace with the growing and more complex needs of the people and communities we serve.”
Madison Communications provides state-of-the-art telecommunication products and services, including high speed internet, voice and digital video to twenty-three communities in Macoupin, Bond and Madison Counties.
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