News & Events

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.

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.

Forbes’ recently released   “Best Small Places for Business and Careers” ranking positions Kankakee County favorably among its peer communities in cost of doing business, job growth and high-tech employment, reports the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County.

The Economic Alliance is a proud host of the 2014 Kankakee Housing Summit, set for Tuesday, September 16.

Business strategist, IMPACTinsights founder and author of POWERSHIP, Kathie Topel will kick of Kankakee Community College’s National Manufacturing Month activities with an address to local business leaders on Wednesday, October 1, 2014.

New Addition to Train Students in Green Energy and Other Emerging Technology Fields