Board Reports
2024
- Q1 2024 Economic Alliance Board Report, February 8, 2024
- Additional remarks by Rob Sumter, Market EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Ascension Illinois. View the Ascension presentation here.
- Q2 2024 Economic Alliance Board Report, April 11, 2024
- Additional presentation by Mayor Chris Curtis, City of Kankakee. View the City of Kankakee Report here.
- Economic Alliance of Kankakee County IMPACT Award recipient announced: Francis “Smitty” Smith, Manteno.
- June 2024 Economic Alliance Board Report, June 13, 2024
- Additional remarks by Village of Bourbonnais Mayor Paul Schore regarding the Community Campus. View the Village of Bourbonnais Report here.
- Watch the Community Campus Progression Video here:
- Q3 2024 Economic Alliance 2024 Board Report, September 12, 2024
- Remarks by Dr. Matt Vosberg, Superintendent of Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School. View Dr. Vosberg’s report here.
- Kankakee County Labor Shed Market Analysis is available. For more information contact Ladonna Russell, Executive Director of the Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board at lrussell@glkwb.com.
- Q4 2024 Economic Alliance Board Report, November 14, 2024
- Remarks by Ross Bruni, Executive Director of the Kankakee Valley Park District. View Mr. Bruni’s report here.
2023
- Q1 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, February 9, 2023
- Additional remarks by:
- Illinois Rep. Jackie Haas (79th District) honoring Joe Franco with a proclamation from the Illinois House of Representatives for his work in community and economic development in Kankakee County and across the region.
- Nick Allen on behalf of Illinois Senator Patrick Joyce (40th District) honoring Joe Franco with a proclamation from the Illinois Senate for his work in community and economic development in Kankakee County and across the region.
- Erik Doersching, President & CEO of Tracy Cross & Associates, Inc. regarding the residential market analysis performed for Kankakee County.
- Additional remarks by:
- Q2 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, April 13, 2023
- Additional remarks by:
- Matthew Kelley, Executive Director, Kankakee Area Career Center
- Lesley Cooper, Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, HLC Accreditation Liaison, Kankakee Community College
- Additional remarks by:
- June 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, June 8, 2023
- Additional remarks by:
- Abner Garcia-Delgado, VP Manufacturing & Site Head, CSL Behring, Kankakee
- Amanda Kitchen, Division Director of New Center Operations, CSL Plasma
- Additional remarks by:
- Q3 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, September 9, 2023
- Additional remarks by:
- State Attorney Jim Rowe, Kankakee County
- Sheriff Mike Downey, Kankakee County
- Additional remarks by:
- Q4 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, November 9, 2023
- Additional remarks by:
- Phil Kambic, President / CEO, Riverside Healthcare shared about the history of the Hoover building and growth of Riverside Healtchare. The Hoover building is one of the first manufacturing sites in Kankakee County, and at one time the largest manufacturing site in the nation, employing more than 4,000 people. Built in 1907, the building served as the headquarters for the Hoover Brothers and Company, which was a manufacturer of automobiles and later vacuum cleaners. Today, Riverside Healthcare houses various services and departments at the site. See the Riverside Healthcare report here.
- Additional remarks by:
2022
- Q1 2022 EAKC BoD Report, February 10, 2022
- Q2 2022 EAKC BoD Report, April 14, 2022
- Remarks by:
- Dr. Michael Boyd, President, Kankakee Community College
- Kevin VanDeven, Vice President & General Manager, Nucor Steel Kankakee
- Senator Patrick Joyce, Illinois, 40th District
- Rep. Jackie Haas, Illinois, 79th District
- Lindsay Parkhurst, Circuit Judge, 21st Judicial Circuit
- Remarks by:
- June 2022 EAKC BoD Report, June 9, 2022
- Remarks by:
- Julie Simpkins, Chief Operating Officer, Gardant Management Solutions
- Greg Echols, Chief Financial Officer, Gardant Management Solutions
- Tina Franklin, Kankakee Iroquois Ford Association of Realtors
- Tire recycling event August 27, 2022 sponsored by KIFAR and the Kankakee County Farm Bureau. More details here.
- Jeff Bennett, Managing Partner, McColly Bennett Commercial Advantage
- Remarks by:
- September 2022 Economic Alliance Report, September 8, 2022
- Remarks by:
- Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey
- State’s Attorney Jim Rowe
- Remarks by:
- Nov 2022 Economic Alliance BoD Report, November 10, 2022
- Remarks by: Mark Denzler, President & CEO, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
- Inaugural Economic Alliance IMPACT Award granted to Joseph Franco. See the video here.