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AL’s Burgers

Rock Island,
Illinois

Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation

Bridge Investment provided a small business loan to help AL’s Burgers establish its Rock Island restaurant after owner Besa spent years working toward opening the business. Strong demand for its affordable smash burgers later supported expansion to a second location in Moline.

Honey Bee Child Development Center

Mount Carroll,
Illinois

Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation

Bridge Investment financed construction of the Honey Bee Child Development Center at Shimer Square, expanding childcare capacity for families in rural Carroll County. The project supported construction jobs and is expected to create permanent childcare positions as part of the broader redevelopment of the former Shimer College campus.

Run-A-Way Buckers

Pembroke Township,
Illinois

Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation

Run-A-Way Buckers operates a rural summer day camp where children participate in farming, animal care, arts and crafts, and other youth-development activities. Bridge Investment provided a microloan that allowed the organization to purchase a seven-passenger van to improve transportation for campers, including children with special needs.

Darmok Designs

Moline,
Illinois

Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation

Bridge Investment financing helped Darmok Designs launch and hire an additional employee as the Moline manufacturer expanded its production and consulting operations. The company develops automated manufacturing processes and produces precision metal components for U.S. manufacturers.

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Map of IL03 CDFI Branches and Stories

Thank you to our partners at Inclusive and CDBA for sharing data on CDFI Bank and CDFI Credit Union branch locations. In addition, about 100 of our CDFI Stories come from OFN’s story database.

IL03 Investment Map

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IL03 Fact Sheet

Bridge and other CDFIs support business creation and expansion as well as the construction and redevelopment of housing in low to moderate income neighborhoods. These are activities not offered or delivered by other financial institutions to extent provided by CDFI’s.

Dirk J Meminger, Bridge Investment Community Development Corp, Rock Island, IL