Anya Irons has been digging in the dirt since she was a girl. First, in a small garden plot at the Russian orphanage where she lived until she was 15. During a 10-day sponsored stay in 2003 with the Ioerger family at their farm near Minonk, north of Bloomington, the 15-year-old’s eyes lit up upon […]
Women’s Business Showcase
Spring in Central Illinois is the perfect time to put your business in front of new customers—and the Women Entrepreneurs of Central Illinois (WECI) Women’s Business Showcase is built to do exactly that. Join us on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for one of the region’s most anticipated events celebrating women-owned…
