News & Events

The following letter and survey link are provided on behalf of our community partner, Kankakee Community College.

On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, The Daily Journal will honor members of our community with 10 different professional awards celebrating the spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship and business success.

The following opinion editorial was published in the February 17, 2015, edition of The Bourbonnais Herald.

Kicking off National Entrepreneurship Week, organizers of Kankakee County’s business plan competition “EnterpriseU” issued a call for applicants for their 2015 program at a press conference held Monday, February 23.

The City of Kankakee receives federal Entitlement Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) which are used to provide housing resources and programs for current and future homeowners. To receive funding from HUD, the City of Kankakee must develop a Consolidated Plan that identifies priorities and objectives for addressing the community needs over a five year period.

Riverside Healthcare President/CEO Phil Kambic assumed the chairmanship of the board of directors of the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County at the organization’s February 12 meeting. Kambic, who has served on the Alliance board since 2012, succeeds HomeStar Bank President Pat Martin for a 2-year term.

With the much anticipated letting of the new I-57 interchange at Bourbonnais Parkway, public- and private-sector developers in Kankakee County are readying industrial and commercial sites and boosting utility service to the area.

One of Kankakee County’s most popular, most effective small business development programs is returning in 2015.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed the Illiana Corridor Tier Two Record of Decision, marking the completion of the project’s environmental planning phase.

Many of the area’s largest corporations have added new senior leadership.