About the Project
What is BN Advantage? BN Advantage is a strategy to advance the region's vitality and foster growth by building on McLean County's reputation as an employment and lifestyle destination. Click here to find out more about BN Advantage. The BN Advantage strategy identified establishing five task forces to steer efforts - talent/workforce, marketing/communications, quality of life/place, entrepreneurship, and indicators/metrics.
BN Vitals is a product of the Indicators and Metrics Task Force whose main responsibility is to review, inventory, develop, and coordinate the creation of a regional dashboard of socio-economic indicators, as well as establishing a method to collect baseline data for the recommended metrics presented in Section 6 of the BN Advanatage report.
Goal
This economic dashboard is meant to provide a snapshot of what drives the BN economy and community for city leaders, existing businesses, perspective businesses, investors, newcomers and and current residents.
Data Dictionary
How to Read Indicator Boxes
Help us Improve the Dashboard
Have ideas on specific metrics you would like us to track? Notice anything that isn't working or could be improved? Contact us by e-mail or phone at (309) 828-4331.