News & Events

Marking the launch of the Catalyst Innovation Center for Kankakee County, Illinois, area business, education and community leaders gathered at the historic David Bradley Building in Bradley on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Founded to provide comprehensive services and programs to support both business growth and entrepreneurial opportunities in Kankakee County, this business and research venture is a cooperative effort of Olivet Nazarene University, Riverside Healthcare and the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County.

Industry, professions, private citizens urged to take the “A-Team Challenge”

Figures released November 20 by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) show Kankakee County leading most metropolitan statistical areas nationwide in personal income growth.

The Illinois National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $53.3 million Army Aviation Support Facility and Readiness Center in Kankakee on October 29.

Kankakee Community College (KCC) has been awarded the 2014 IREC Accredited Clean Energy Training Provider of the Year by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). The award was presented at Solar Power International in Las Vegas, NV.

A leader in the plasma protein therapeutics industry, CSL Behring plans a $450 million, two-site, global expansion at its production facilities in Kankakee, Illinois, and Melbourne, Australia.

Report shows year-over-year growth of 600 jobs, unemployment lowest since 2007

Lisa Wogan, Director of Marketing & Business Attraction for the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, has completed the Illinois Basic Economic Development Course, held October 13-17 in Naperville. The BEDC is a required first step in pursuit of the economic development field’s interdisciplinary CEcD certification.

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and Microsoft Corporation today celebrated the launch of the Pilot Hill Wind Project with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Continuing the trend of favorable economic reports for Kankakee County, the Kankakee-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area maintained its position as the second strongest metro in the state of Illinois in 2013 for growth in real gross domestic product (GDP), according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis.