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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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CSL 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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Lowe’s Leases Former Sears Logistics Site
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The vacant 1.4-million-square-foot warehouse location in Manteno — formerly occupied by Sears Logistics — has been reportedly leased by Lowe’s...
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Nucor Steel Kankakee Plans Modernization Project
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc. is upgrading its Chicago region steel bar mill by investing $40 million for a new state-of-the-art...
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Urban Farmer Honored by Illinois Chamber for Economic Impact
Friday, September 13, 2019
Congratulations to Manteno-based Urban Farmer and its founding partner Warren Ouwenga. The company is being honored by the Illinois Chamber...
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