Centralia: Create Your Opportunity
Living in Centralia
· Shopping in Centralia: Local Retailers
· Dining in Centralia: Local Restaurants
· Centralia Recreation Complex (Indoor swimming pool with slide, exercise equipment and track, and more.)
· Centralia Foundation Park (36 hole disc golf complex and arboretum.)
· Centralia Carillon Park (One of the top 10 largest Carillons in the world!)
· Centralia Fairview Park (Playgrounds, baseball/softball fields, skate park, tennis courts, and more.)
· Laura Leak Park (Playground, basketball courts, and more.)
· Castle Ridge Event Center / Gaetti Sports Academy
· Crooked Creek Winery / Crooked Creek Winery Downtown
· Downtown Centralia Commercial Historic District
o National Register of Historic Places - Submitted January 20, 2012 (PDF)
o Amtrak Station (CEN) - Click “Book Now” to schedule a departure.
§ City of New Orleans Train from Chicago to New Orleans - Click “MAP” for a list of stops.
Working in Centralia
· Opportunities for Workers and Employers
o Centralia Works: Job Board (City of Centralia)
o Career Services: Job Openings (Kaskaskia College)
o Apprenticeship Program (Kaskaskia College)
o Career Pathways (Kaskaskia College)
Starting a Business in Centralia?
· Small Business Development Center: Start Your Business - First Steps
o Business Registration Process (PDF)
o Starting Your Business in Illinois Handbook (PDF)*
· Small Business Administration: 10 Steps to Start Your Business
· Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: Publications and Business Guides
o Step by Step: Business Plan Workbook (PDF)
o Your Place in the Marketplace: Marketing Plan (PDF)*
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Centralia Chamber Member Resources
o Centralia Chamber Directory: Local Banks
o Centralia Chamber Directory: Local Realtors