![]() ![]() Revolution Global CEO Mark de Souza speaks at a town hall event at the Delavan American Legion on Jan. The CEO of Revolution Global said the company is invested in Delavan for the long haul. ![]() Fick said Delavan is exploring opening a daycare with the money, and making some much-needed upgrades to city water and sewer lines. Revolution is also sharing $8,000 a month in profits with the city. And the driving force for that is Revolution." Fifty percent of our capital costs can be paid for with TIF dollars, such as police vehicles and that type of thing," Fick said. "Last fiscal year, we gave the park district $25,000 to help get the pool back open again. After the company expands its capacity with a second cultivation center, that amount is expected to double. And with their plans, it could easily double," said Delavan Mayor Liz Skinner. City administrator Matt Fick said the TIF district in which Revolution Global's cultivation center is situated currently generates $300,000 a year. "That's huge for any community, but for a small community like Delavan, it's really big. Local officials say the $11 million in tax-increment financing (TIF) funds and hundreds of jobs the cannabis cultivation center is set to generate over the next 20 years will be a game-changer. The legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois on January 1, coupled with the addition of a number of common conditions which can make one eligible for a medical cannabis prescription, is spurring the company towards rapid expansion.ĭelavan Mayor Liz Skinner speaks at the podium as Revolution Global CEO Mark de Souza (far left) and Delavan City Administrator Matt Fick look on at a crowd of more than 100 people. Revolution Global started up a marijuana cultivation facility in Delavan in 2015 in the early days of the state's medical cannabis pilot program. Where this small town stands out from the rest of the pack lies on the edge of town: 75,000 square feet of cannabis growing and processing space, with another 75,000 square feet on the way. And the city's 80-year-old National Guard Armory closed in 2016 after the Army shifted the 1144th Transportation Motor Transport Battalion out-of-state.ĭeclining, aging populations and business losses are nothing new for many rural towns across the country. An EF-2 tornado in July 2015 damaged or destroyed 51 homes in town. The southern Tazewell County city of just over 1,600 people lost its only grocery store to a fire in 2014. ![]()
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