An 18-year-old feature of the DeKalb Municipal Building’s lobby is getting a facelift.
City officials are looking to update the “Business Wall,” a collection of plaques from local businesses. “It’s for people to come into City Hall, to see the diversity of the businesses we have,” Mayor Kris Povlsen said.
Currently, businesses including General Electric, Greenacre Cleaners and Kishwaukee Community Hospital share space with 29 other businesses. DeKalb Economic Development Coordinator Jennifer Diedrich said she wanted to update the wall, which has gone mostly unchanged since its construction in 1993. A number of businesses have left the city and been created in the past 18 years, and she hopes an updated wall will reflect those changes.
Though the invitation has been open for a few weeks, Diedrich said a surge of requests came Friday after the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce sent out an email notice for the initiative. “That went out at 9:30 [Friday] morning, and I’ve had five companies call and say, ‘I want to do this,’ ” Diedrich said Friday afternoon. At the time she said at least eight companies have requested either new or updated plaques for the wall.
Matt Duffy, director of membership and marketing for the DeKalb chamber, said his organization was not spearheading the initiative, but was happy to help. “We’re just helping get the word out about it, letting our members know how they can get involved,” he said.
Businesses have until Jan. 13 to contact Diedrich and reserve a space on the lobby wall. Plaque shapes may vary, but officials are asking businesses to keep it to a maximum size of 9-inches by 12-inches.
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