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The leading metro for 5-year employment and earnings growth in the Midwest, Kankakee County, Illinois, is ideally situated 45 miles south of Downtown Chicago along the I-57 Corridor. Ready access to interstate, rail, all utilities, fiber and workforce helps our diversified business community to thrive. A suite of stackable incentives supports targeted industrial, commercial and residential investment.
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Paine Schwartz Partners Announces Investment in Urban Farmer, Manteno’s Plant-based Specialty Dough Producer
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Global food and agribusiness PE leader Paine Schwartz Partners invests in our plant-based specialty dough manufacturer Urban Farmer Foods through...
Read MoreSpikeball Expands Midwest Distribution Hub in Kankakee Riverfront Opportunity Zone
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Kankakee native and Spikeball CEO Chris Ruder has established a 51,000 SF Midwest distribution hub in the Kankakee Riverfront Opportunity...
Read MoreMcKesson Occupying 576,000 SF, Hiring 600 in Manteno for Covid-19 Response Ops
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
A vacant 576,000-square-foot warehouse in Manteno has found a new occupant and the company is seeking 600 workers. It appears...
Read MoreCSL Behring Fights Covid-19 with CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance
Monday, April 20, 2020
Experts from the world’s leading plasma companies have come together to create a new alliance aimed at treating the new...
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