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Piatt Link...growing with Piatt County's business and service community. Piatt Link focuses on getting you connected with businesses and organizations interested in doing business or being available to the growing economy and population of Piatt County, Illinois.
The Featured Box highlights a different business, organization or event. You can have your group or organization featured for just a few dollars per day. Do you have a web site but want more web visitors to find it? Get a link and listing on Piatt Link. It's a painless and cost-effective way to increase your web traffic with a targeted audience most likely to be interested in what you do. Thinking about getting a web site? A Mini Web might be just what you need. It's a one-page web site with the pertinent information about your business or organization. It's a fast easy way to get your message on the Internet without a big investment. We can have you set up with a Mini Web in just a few days. When you're
ready for a full-sized commercial or promotional web site, Kestrel Technologies,
Inc. is ready to work with you to optimize your image on the Internet
so you stand out from the crowd. Contact us
for a private appointment to discuss your web marketing needs.
Piatt
County Piatt County is located in east-central Illinois along several major Interstates, near several regional airports, and is traversed by excellent state highways and county roads. The county seat is Monticello, Illinois, a thriving city of over 5,000 residents.
It couldn't be easier to find Piatt County, Illinois and what better place to do business or promote your group than a centrally-located county that's easy to reach? Hundreds of businesses and organizations are located in Piatt County, Illinois, and even more outside the area consider Piatt County an excellent place to do business. Piatt County enjoys a high standard of living, excellent natural resources, recreational oppoturtunities and a hard-working population which takes pride in its surroundings. You'll find attractive and well-kept homes, yards, gardens, tourist ttractions and public buildings in Piatt County along with a plethora of businesses, clubs, service organizations, and public services. Volunteerism
and service are both a way of life in Piatt County. Many service
clubs were started in the 1800's and are still active today. Piatt County
also has public libraries in nearly every town
with programs for children of all ages. Activities abound in Piatt County with dozens of service clubs, groups & services for veterans, youth groups, school groups, professional groups, chambers of commerce, and community devlopment groups. A wealth of community-oriented activities happen nearly every day of every week in Piatt County. You can find many of them on the local community calendar provided as a community service by radio station WCZQ, 105.5 FM in Monticello. Piatt County Agriculture The rich prairie loam in Piatt County, Illinois supports state-of-the-art agriculture. Over 90% of Piatt County land is engaged in agriculture. There are grain elevators in nearly a dozen towns in Piatt County, including Monticello (the county seat), Atwood, Bement, Cerro Gordo, Cisco, Deland, Ivesdale, LaPlace, Mansfield, Milmine, and Pierson which represent over a half-dozen different grain companies in Piatt County, including both farmers' cooperatives and private elevators. (see Map of Piatt County) Piatt County is conveniently situated near Decatur, Illinois, national headquarters of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Staley, two of the world's largest corn and soy bean processors. Piatt County also supports many other agriculturally-related industries such as seed corn dealers, fertilizer applicators, implement and equipment dealers, ag lenders, ag insurers, crop services companies, and petroleum suppliers. Services & Retail Services are rich and varied in Piatt County, from plumbing, heating, electrical, & cooling specialists to entertainers, to technical companies, insurance agents, financial institutions, attorneys, contractors, caterers, & realtors. Car dealers, automotive repair, body shops, and filling stations contribute greatly to the tax base of Piatt County. There's so much offered locally, there's little need to look elsewhere for goods and services. Retail stores, manufacturers, and a plethora of small and medium-sized businesses also add immensely to the fabric of the Piatt County's economy. Piatt County is not only a great place to do business, it's a great place to be in business. Be a part of Piatt Link and get your business or organization known to people who want to support Piatt County's economy. |
