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Thursday, March 10, 2022
Affordable and easy solutions for small business owners addressing key issues associated with attracting, hiring and keeping talent in today’s tough labor market. Join Management Consultant Michelle Arentz, owner of Lazarus Learning LLC, in this virtual seven-part series exploring what workers are looking for and how small businesses can be competitive beyond wages.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
KCC ranks seventh among all small community colleges in the upcoming 2022 Guide to Military Friendly Schools, published in conjunction with “G.I. Jobs” magazine. In addition, KCC is one of only 14 Illinois community colleges to achieve the Military Friendly® designation for the 2022-23 academic year.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Nominations are now open for the third annual Makers Madness: The Coolest Thing Made In Illinois, presented by Comcast Business.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Kankakee County received $21.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The Kankakee County Board introduced the Respond, Revitalize, and Reinvest initiative is help distribute this funding within the community.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Fresh Del Monte is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, as well as leading producer and distributor of fresh produce across the globe. With a production facility located in Kankakee, the site employs roughly 250 people, and exports more than 20 million pounds of produce a year across the Midwest.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
ComEd in 2021 delivered some of its highest levels of year over-year reliability as a result of power grid investments such as smart switches that reroute power around potential problem areas, new storm hardening and vegetation management solutions, and cable replacement.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Read the 2022 IMEC Strategic Foresight report from IMEC Illinois to see important trends moving Illinois forward, transformation of the workforce and workplace, and how our connectivity creates a gateway to the global market.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Kankakee County is ranked #5 among small manufacturing communities in the United States (AdvisorSmith). Paired with a diverse set of industries – everything from healthcare and pharmaceuticals to steel, food and plastics manufacturing, and transportation and logistics – the area remains on a strong growth trajectory. In fact, our manufacturing sector is on track to grow almost 14% in the next decade, with more than 7,000 employees in that industry locally.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Comcast RISE – Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment – was created to help small businesses owned by people of color – including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian Americans –survive the pandemic and thrive in the future. In just one year since the program began, Comcast RISE has provided over $60 million in grants, marketing and technology services to more than 6,700 entrepreneurs nationally – nearly 550 in this region alone – and the program just expanded to include all women-owned small businesses.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Northern Illinois offers new and existing businesses a host of strong energy-related assets, including low and stable power prices, industry-leading reliability, clean energy options, and more.
