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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.

June 27, 2017
Urban Farmer Plans Manteno Expansion
Established in 2013, Manteno-based gluten-free, non-GMO and organic pizza maker Urban Farmer has
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March 28, 2017
Nucor Buys Bourbonnais Alabama Metal Plant, Rehires 65
Nucor Corporation has purchased the Alabama Metal Industries plant in Bourbonnais and hired
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March 17, 2016
SERVPRO Breaks Ground on 50,000 Square Foot Manteno, Illinois, Facility
SERVPRO of Kankakee County, Matteson-Homewood and Chicago Heights/Crete-Beecher announce groundbreaking for a new
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February 25, 2016
Metal Fabricator ABC Coating Co. Inc. Breaks Ground for New Manteno, IL, Facility
Tulsa, OK-based ABC Coating Co. Inc. announces groundbreaking for its new Chicago region
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December 22, 2015
New Production Facility for BrickStone Brewery
Bourbonnais-based BrickStone Brewery unveiled its new 8,100 square foot, 50-barrel, four-vessel production facility
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April 7, 2015
Plochman’s Mustard Expanding, Hiring at Manteno, Illinois, HQ
Iconic Midwest condiment producer Plochman's Mustard continues to expand its core mustard products,
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April 6, 2015
Sears Holdings Celebrates New Investment, 25th Year in Manteno, Illinois
Kicking off a year-long celebration of the company's 25 years in Kankakee County,
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March 30, 2015
Van Drunen Farms Expansion Underway
One of the country's leading manufacturers and suppliers of natural, conventional and organic,
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November 3, 2014
CSL Behring plans $240 million expansion at its Kankakee operations center
A leader in the plasma protein therapeutics industry, CSL Behring plans a $450
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July 31, 2014
State Lauds CSL Behring
Multinational's investment at Kankakee plant earns 2014 Edie Award
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