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

• Q3 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, September 9, 2023
  • Additional remarks by:
    • State Attorney Jim Rowe, Kankakee County
      • Rowe’s presentation is available here.
    • Sheriff Mike Downey, Kankakee County
      • Sheriff Downey’s presentation is available here.

• Q4 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, November 9, 2023
  • Additional remarks by:
    • Phil Kambic, President / CEO, Riverside Healthcare shared about the history of the Hoover building and growth of Riverside Healtchare. The Hoover building is one of the first manufacturing sites in Kankakee County, and at one time the largest manufacturing site in the nation, employing more than 4,000 people. Built in 1907, the building served as the headquarters for the Hoover Brothers and Company, which was a manufacturer of automobiles and later vacuum cleaners. Today, Riverside Healthcare houses various services and departments at the site. See the Riverside Healthcare report here.

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.