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Big 3 Precision Products, located in Centralia, Ill., started as a small machine shop in a rural area halfway between Aviston and Albers, Ill., in 1970. The shop was in the middle of a barn lot in a milking parlor approximately 20 feet by 20 feet. The company soon moved to a facility in Germantown, Ill., which was three times the size of its original shop. Since this time, the company has grown from a five-man operation to one employing more than 150 people, and the plant's work area now totals more than 200,000 square feet. Big 3 Precision has expanded its job capabilities to include the implementation of a larger chrome plating area, the installation of additional CNC machines, increased fabricating facilities and additional metal stamping presses. Big 3 Precision incorporated another division, the Precision Rack Division. This Division (formerly known as Kingsley-Fisher) is a metal fabricating facility, which produces material handling racks for the automotive industry.

Established in 1988, Macon Resources is a private and nonprofit agency located in Decatur, Ill. It provides various comprehensive rehabilitative, training program and support services to individuals and their families who are suffering from developmental and mental disorders. It also offers support programs that are designed to promote growth, independence and self-worth for children and adults with physical disabilities. Its residential services provide public transportation, a public library, parks and recreation facilities. Its Group Day Respite Center assists children of working and single parent families and guardians. It additionally offers vocational programs to assist individuals in learning about work-related abilities, interests and preferences.