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.
- Additional remarks by:
- Q2 2023 Economic Alliance Board Report, April 13, 2023
- Additional remarks by:
- Matthew Kelley, Executive Director, Kankakee Area Career Center
- Lesley Cooper, Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, HLC Accreditation Liaison, Kankakee Community College
- Additional remarks by:
- 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
- Additional remarks by:
2022
- 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
- Remarks by:
- 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
- Remarks by:
- September 2022 Economic Alliance Report, September 8, 2022
- Remarks by:
- Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey
- State’s Attorney Jim Rowe
- Remarks by:
- 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.