Board Reports

2023

• Q1 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, February 9, 2023
  • Additional remarks by:
    • Illinois Rep. Jackie Haas (79th District) honoring Joe Franco with a proclamation from the Illinois House of Representatives for his work in community and economic development in Kankakee County and across the region.
    • Nick Allen on behalf of Illinois Senator Patrick Joyce (40th District) honoring Joe Franco with a proclamation from the Illinois Senate for his work in community and economic development in Kankakee County and across the region.
    • Erik Doersching, President & CEO of Tracy Cross & Associates, Inc. regarding the residential market analysis performed for Kankakee County.
      • View Doersching’s presentation here
      • Executive summary of the residential market analysis here
      • View the full report of the residential market analysis here

• Q2 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, April 13, 2023
  • Additional remarks by:
    • Matthew Kelley, Executive Director, Kankakee Area Career Center
      • Kankakee Area Career Center report available here
    • Lesley Cooper, Director,  Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, HLC Accreditation Liaison, Kankakee Community College
      • Career Coach report Available Here

• June 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, June 8, 2023
  • Additional remarks by:
    • Abner Garcia-Delgado, VP Manufacturing & Site Head, CSL Behring, Kankakee
    • Amanda Kitchen, Division Director of New Center Operations, CSL Plasma

2022

Kankakee County Board Report

• Q1 2022 EAKC BoD Report, February 10, 2022
• Q2 2022 EAKC BoD Report, April 14, 2022
  • Remarks by:
    • Dr. Michael Boyd, President, Kankakee Community College
    • Kevin VanDeven, Vice President & General Manager, Nucor Steel Kankakee
    • Senator Patrick Joyce, Illinois, 40th District
    • Rep. Jackie Haas, Illinois, 79th District
    • Lindsay Parkhurst, Circuit Judge, 21st Judicial Circuit
• June 2022 EAKC BoD Report, June 9, 2022
  • Remarks by:
    • Julie Simpkins, Chief Operating Officer, Gardant Management Solutions
    • Greg Echols, Chief Financial Officer, Gardant Management Solutions
    • Tina Franklin, Kankakee Iroquois Ford Association of Realtors
      • Tire recycling event August 27, 2022 sponsored by KIFAR and the Kankakee County Farm Bureau.  More details here.
    • Jeff Bennett, Managing Partner, McColly Bennett Commercial Advantage
• September 2022 Economic Alliance Report, September 8, 2022
  • Remarks by:
    • Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey
    • State’s Attorney Jim Rowe
• Nov 2022 Economic Alliance BoD Report, November 10, 2022
  • Remarks by: Mark Denzler, President & CEO, Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
  • Inaugural Economic Alliance IMPACT Award granted to Joseph Franco. See the video here.