Friday, June 12, 2015
Flying Squirrel Aerofilm Takes Off with EnterpriseU 2015
Final oral presentations for the EnterpriseU 2015 Entrepreneurs Boot Camp & Business Plan Competition were held on June 11, 2015.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
ABC 7 Chicago: CSL Kankakee on Front Lines of Flu Fight
Kankakee County’s largest industry – global biopharm leader CSL Behring – was featured June 5 in a flu vaccine segment produced by ABC 7 Chicago.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
EnterpriseU 2015 Finalists Announced
A total of 18 aspiring and expanding small business owners have entered the 2015 edition of Kankakee County’s EnterpriseU Entrepreneurs Boot Camp & Business Plan Competition.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Kankakee County Unemployment Drops to 5.8%, Job Growth Strongest in Illinois Again in April
The Kankakee-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which shares boundaries with Kankakee County, continued to experience the strongest job growth in the state of Illinois in April over the last year.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Alliance Q2 2015 Ad Released
The Economic Alliance has released its Q2 2015 advertisement for publication. The 10″ x 7″ ad reinforces Kankakee County’s distinction as #1 Small Metro in Illinois for economic vitality and job growth according to Milken Institute and #9 Small Metro for Cost of Doing Business nationwide according to Forbes.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Nicor Gas Supports Economic Alliance with $4,000 Investment
The Economic Alliance of Kankakee County announces that Nicor Gas, an AGL Resources Company, has formally invested in its 2015 program of work. The utility’s donation of $4,000 supports operations and programming for Kankakee County’s umbrella 501(c)(6) public-private economic development organization.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
KCC President Dr. John Avendano to Chair Coalition for Hope & Excellence in Education (CHEE) Board of Directors
The Coalition for Hope & Excellence in Education (CHEE) – Kankakee County’s workforce development collaborative – has announced its board of directors.
Monday, May 11, 2015
RFP Issued: I-57 Bourbonnais Parkway Interchange Industrial/Commercial Development Feasibility Study
The Village of Bourbonnais, Illinois, in partnership with the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County and the villages of Bradley and Manteno, invites qualified consultant teams with experience in developing comprehensive feasibility studies for industrial/commercial development to submit a written response to this Request for Proposals (RFP).
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Catalyst Director Pursuing NBIA Certification
Jesse Erickson, Director of Catalyst Innovation Center in Bradley, Illinois, is pursuing an Incubator Management Certificate from the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA).
Monday, May 4, 2015
Van Mill, Bennett Present at IEZA Spring Conference
Economic Alliance of Kankakee County President and CEO Mike Van Mill and McColly Bennett Commercial broker Jeff Bennett presented at the Spring Conference of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Association (IEZA), held April 29 to May 1 in Springfield.