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Category: Economic Development Articles

Access the latest press releases, event announcements, and Economic Alliance updates. Keep up with the developments shaping Kankakee County’s business climate and community progress.

August 13, 2019
Micromobility Rides into Kankakee County
Since the launch in July 2018, people have taken more than 2,800 trips
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August 13, 2019
Cue Kankakee: Public Transit
As the largest public transit agency in Kankakee County, River Valley Metro has
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May 29, 2019
Greater Chicago’s Kankakee Riverfront Opportunity Zone Drawing Steady Interest
The Opportunity Zone Basics session attracted over 100 attendees where panel of finance,
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April 15, 2019
Cue Kankakee: Remote Working
Kankakee County sees opportunity in the growing economic trend of remote workers. Many
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July 9, 2018
Kankakee MSA Ranked #1 in United States for Year-Over-Year Growth
Area Development magazine has ranked the Kankakee, IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area first among
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July 2, 2018
Alliance Partners with CGI Communications
The Economic Alliance is working in partnership with CGI Communications Inc and the
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April 27, 2018
CSL Behring Announces 1.8 Million SF Kankakee Site Expansion
CSL Behring, an Australian-based global biotherapeutics firm, plans to expand its operations center
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March 30, 2018
Released: 2017 Growth Numbers
The Economic Alliance tracks industrial growth in the Greater Chicago community of Kankakee
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August 31, 2017
DIG BOURBONNAIS Draws Greater Chicago Developers to Bears Camp
The Economic Alliance, in partnership with the Village of Bourbonnais and Kankakee County
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July 7, 2017
CSL Behring Purchases Bunge Property
CSL Behring has purchased the neighboring 74-acre shuttered Bunge Edible Oil property along
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