VALPARAISO — The Regional Development Company (RDC), of Valparaiso, IN, is pleased to announce that the organization has recently received approval from the Small Business Administration to conduct business in Illinois. The RDC will be branching out to McHenry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, Cook, DuPage, Kendall, Will and Grundy counties.

Up until this point, the RDC was certified only in the State of Indiana, with its primary service area in the seven Northwest Indiana counties through Tippecanoe County. Due to the location and the nature of Northwest Indiana being part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area, many businesses have locations in both Indiana and Illinois. The vast majority of the financial institutions, law firms and accountants have locations in both states as well. As banks, accountants, commercial real-estate brokers and attorneys are the RDC’s primary referral sources, the RDC sought the ability to service their client base, regardless of location.