ON BIZ: USA-CLEAN; The Perfect Place; First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.

USA-CLEAN will be holding grand opening events next week for its facility at 2803 N. 22nd St. It spent $1.8 million to purchase and remodel the building where Wickes Lumber previously was located.

The move consolidates buildings on Brush College Road and Cundiff Road where USA-CLEAN had been operating along with a rented warehouse in a former K's Merchandise building.

The multimillion dollar company founded by CEO and President Bruce Bushert has outgrown those spaces. USA-CLEAN, which employs 50 people in Decatur along with 600 technicians across the country, fixes and repairs floor cleaning machines for clients in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Bushert, a graduate of Argenta-Oreana High School, started the business after purchasing a floor cleaning company in 1986. He made calls in an attempt to get cleaning jobs and began cleaning floors in Walmarts.

Bushert found a need to repair machines, expanding the business to service machines at Walmart, Decatur Memorial Hospital, HSHS-St. Mary's Hospital, HSHS-St. John's Hospital and other health care facilities. Its clients include educational institutions such as Millikin University and Northwestern University along with St. Louis and Chicago Public Schools.

USA-CLEAN serves retail locations including Target, Aldi and Toys R Us.

The company's Asset Readiness Monitoring & Operational Reporting, or ARMOR, device that attaches to battery powered equipment and reports activity is patented and manufactured in Decatur at Internal Control Services.

A Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting is being held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 along with a grand opening open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. Call (217) 877-4002.

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The Perfect Place events space in Moweaqua is now at home in a new perfect place.

It's moved down the village main drag a few doors and, since early September, has been located at 117 N. Main St., a former pool hall.

The Perfect Place owner, Shawn Conlin, said the owner of the building was looking to make a change and the new address serves up several advantages.

“It can accommodate 60 people seated (twice as many as the old location) and it's got central air and there is a small kitchenette in there,” Conlin said.

She said the location is ideal for anything from baby showers to parties, or even as a classroom. Conlin is also dressing the place up with vintage touches like a wall that features old business mementos and pictures.

“We're working on what we call the Moweaqua Memorabilia Wall,” Conlin said. “It's going to look nice.”

Call (217) 620-3330.

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First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. has completed its acquisition of First Clover Leaf Financial Corp.

The acquisition represents approximately $537 million in deposits and $450 million in performing loans in seven full-service banking centers in Illinois and Missouri, operating as First Clover Leaf Bank.

“We are very excited to expand our St. Louis metro east presence,” said Joe Dively, First Mid Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to maintaining strong relationships and involvement in these communities and the opportunity to bring expanded services to our First Clover Leaf customers.”

With the completion of this acquisition, First Mid will have 53 banking centers and 66 ATM’s across Illinois and Missouri. This growth expands its overall service area and offers customers banking capabilities in 37 Illinois communities.