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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.

May 14, 2020
COVID-19 Pivot Part 5: Exit Quarantine with New Skills in Tow
If you think back to your days as an employee, you may recall
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May 7, 2020
How to Maintain the Morale of Remote Teams during COVID-19
If you and your employer have already experimented with a distributed team, you
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May 6, 2020
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Portal Opening in Illinois May 11
For 1099 workers who have lost work due to COVID-19, a new application
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May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Pivot Part 4: Disrupt Your Business, Before You’re Forced To
Businesses that think through the needs of their customers in an ever-changing and
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April 28, 2020
COVID-19 Sourcing Center Launched by Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
In order to help Illinois manufacturers and other businesses procure the appropriate masks
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April 27, 2020
Emergency COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Grants Now Available through Illinois Department of Commerce
To support small employers through the COVID-19 national health emergency, the Illinois Department
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April 22, 2020
Local Lenders Report Serving 1,500+ Businesses, Delivering More Than $260 million in PPP Round One
In a flash poll of Kankakee County lenders on Monday, the Economic Alliance
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April 20, 2020
CSL Behring Fights Covid-19 with CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance
Experts from the world’s leading plasma companies have come together to create a
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April 16, 2020
COVID-19 Pivot Part 3: Adjusting Sales & Marketing Funnels
If you're anything like most businesses, you have become comfortable in your processes.
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April 10, 2020
Kankakee County Chambers, CVB Promote Buy Local Campaign April 11-18
The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, Manteno Chamber of Commerce and the Kankakee
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