Farm Credit Illinois hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly constructed Mahomet regional office annex on Tuesday, October 1. Mahomet Regional Manager Matt Hardecke cut the ribbon alongside FCI CEO Aaron Johnson and CEO Designate Kelly Hunt, FCI Directors, State Representative Mary Miller, Mahomet Chamber of Commerce and Village of Mahomet officials, representatives of project contractor AKRA Builders, Inc., and Mahomet regional office staff.

The 17,600 square foot annex accommodates up to 63 staff members and has several meeting spaces including one large room to host up to 70 individuals, which will be available to the local agricultural community. FCI Mahomet staff team began working out of the new space on September 1. The facility’s architecture is uniquely designed for all new Farm Credit Illinois buildings. The design-build contractor for the project was AKRA, Inc. in Effingham.

The new facility positions the Mahomet regional office team to serve a growing number of farm family, landowner, and agribusiness cooperative members. The Mahomet team currently serves more than 960 farm families in Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt, and Vermilion Counties with about $710 million of loan volume and more than 236,500 acres of crop insurance coverage.

Pictured above (L to R), Front Row: Patrick Brown, Village of Mahomet Administrator; Aly Jackson, Mahomet Area Chamber Member; Jason Tompkins, Village of Mahomet Board Member; Adam Brown, FCI Board Vice Chair & Macon County Farmer; Steve Hettinger, FCI Board Chair & Champaign County farmer; Kelly Hunt, FCI Chief Financial Officer & CEO Designate; Matt Hardecke, Mahomet Regional Manager; Aaron Johnson, FCI President & CEO; Jennifer Cougill, Mahomet Area Chamber Executive Director; Jessica Hanson, Mahomet Area Chamber Vice Chairman; Congresswoman Mary Miller, U.S. Representative & FCI Member. Second Row: Nick Schneider, Mahomet Area Chamber Treasurer; Ryan Berg, FCI Chief Operating Officer; J. Gordon and Sandy Bidner, FCI members; Matt Davidson, Mahomet Area Chamber Member; Jim Dunne, FCI Chief Risk Officer; Darwyn Boston, Mahomet Area Chamber Secretary; Shaun Murray, FCI Chief Marketplace Officer; Austin Tabeling, Tabeling Development; Michael Hernandez, Mahomet Area Chamber Chairman; Shawn Tabeling, Tabeling Development; Stephanie Denby, Mahomet Area Chamber Director; Chris Miller, State Representative; Storm Joop, Tabeling Development; Jim Ramer, AKRA Builders, Inc.; Monique Brownfield, Mahomet Area Chamber Member; Steve Swearingen, FCI member