Taylorville is one step closer to getting its long-awaited Industrial Park. A new sign went up this week at the front of the property being developed by the Taylorville Development Association, with assistance from the Christian County Economic Development Corporation.

T-D-A applied for and was granted, some 537-thousand dollars in matching grant money from the Economic Development Administration’s Chicago office. T-D-A raised the match by selling off some of the adjacent ground it owned that wasn’t needed, plus contributions by local banks.

President of the Taylorville Development Association, Ken Hart, told Regional Radio News that the new signs to promote the proposed Industrial Park are another step towards attracting new industry and business and more jobs, to Christian County.

With the necessary permits completed to break ground later this year, Hart says he’s looking at the end of this year as a time table for breaking ground on the infrastructure.

Hart says this wouldn’t be possible without the leadership and support from the city of Taylorville itself.

Ken Hart has put more than 20 years into economic development of Taylorville.