Historically Significant Businesses
Criteria:
- Headquartered in Champaign
- Been in business for 50 or more years
- Contributed to the well-being of the community as a whole
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- Abbots Florist
- Alexander Lumber Co.
- American Dowell Signcrafters
- Bacon & Van Buskirk Glass
- Bash Heating and Air Conditioning
- Black & Co.
- Blum’s Office Machines, Inc.
- Busey Bank
- Campus Florist
- Carter’s Furniture
- Christie Clinic
- Clifford Jacobs Forging Company
- Cramer Siding and Window
- Dave & Harry Locksmiths
- Dobbins, Fraker, Tennant, Joy & Perlstein – Law Firm
- English Bros. Construction Company
- Erwin, Martinkus & Cole, Ltd. – Law Firm
- Federal O’Byrne
- Flynn, Palmer & Tague – Law Firm
- Harrington & Tock – Law Firm
- Hatch & Hensley – Law Firm
- Heath and Vaughn Funeral Home
- Hendrix, Charles – Attorney at Law
- Illinois Central (CN Railroad)
- Jon’s Pipe Shop
- Joseph Kuhn & Co.
- Kaufman Store
- Kraft Foods
- Lebeda Mattress Factory
- Lewis Department Store
- Manpower Inc.
- McWilliams Mechanical
- McWilliams Mechanical Services, Inc.
- Meyer Capel Law Office
- Miller & Hendren, LLP – Law Firm
- Mosser’s Shoes
- Nogle & Black
- Orange & Blue Distributing Co.
- Owens Funeral Home
- Petry-Kuhne Construction Company
- Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson – Law Firm
- Reliable Plumbing & Heating
- Robeson’s Department Store
- Shelby Motors
- Steak and Shake
- Stocks, Inc.
- Sullivan Chevrolet
- The Law Offices of Evans, Froehlich, Beth & Chamley – Law Firm
- The News-Gazette, Inc.
- Thomas, Mamer & Haughey – Law Firm
- Virginia Theater
- Walgreens Drug Store
- WCIA Television
- WDWS/WHMS Radio
- Zimmerly, Gadau, Selin & Otto – Law Firm