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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 of Commerce and the Illinois Economic
Development Association for the role it played in 2018 in developing jobs and bringing prosperity
to Illinois communities.
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 continuous casting machine and other improvements. The company
is also currently completing its $180 million merchant bar quality mill expansion at the site, which
is expected to begin operation later this year.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Since the launch in July 2018, people have taken more than 2,800 trips on the 50 “Bike 609 – Powered by Zagster” bikes between the 11 docking stations in the metro core communities of Kankakee, Bradley, Bourbonnais and Manteno.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
When local Kankakee County residents Siron and Tim needed new employment options, they turned to River Valley Metro. Now they are both enjoying successful and sustainable career paths.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
As the largest public transit agency in Kankakee County, River Valley Metro has been a study in quiet
reliability — so much so that it’s almost incognito for those who don’t take its roughly 900,000 rides each year.
