Friday, March 29, 2024
Congresswoman Kelly Hosts Health & Wellness Fair April 13
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Thursday, March 7, 2024
2024 Market Profile – Kankakee County
Kankakee County is moving full steam ahead in welcoming new industry and new opportunity to the region. The area, just 45 miles south of Chicago, showcases an economical cost of living, diverse industry base, significant transportation and infrastructure improvements, and strong education and workforce partners. Check out the 2024 Market Profile for Kankakee County.
Friday, March 1, 2024
Kankakee County Featured in National Publication
The March 2024 edition of Site Selection magazine features Gotion’s investment in Kankakee County.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
New Beverage Journey Launched in Kankakee County
The Kankakee County Craft Beverage Trail is a great way for visitors and locals to taste their way through the county and interact with local businesses. This trail is comprised of 13 (and counting!) local businesses all boasting their own craft. Some offer coffee, some offer craft beer or wine, some offer smoothies or wine, but all offer a great atmosphere for people to gather.
Friday, January 19, 2024
CEO Program Accepts Applicants for Next School Year
Our local business community partners with area schools to create project-based experiences for students by providing funding, expertise, meeting space, business tours, and one-on-one mentoring. Students earn high school credit upon successfully completing the two-semester course.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Meet the CEO Class of Kankakee County
Fall meet & greet to meet the Kankakee County CEO class and learn more about the program. CEO students are eager to meet you (or get reacquainted,) shake your hand, and share some of the things they’ve been doing in the CEO program thus far.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Global EV Battery Maker Gotion Brings First North American Operation to Manteno
Gotion will make an expected $2.09 billion investment will bring 2,600 jobs to Kankakee County. This is the largest electric vehicle battery production investment in Illinois to date, and the first operation in North America for Gotion.
Friday, September 1, 2023
Visit Kankakee County Tourism Contributes to Record Economic Growth in Illinois
Visit Kankakee County announced the area generated a local economic impact of $171.6 million and contributed to an increase in visitor spending across Illinois in 2022. In addition, this boost in tourism contributed $6.6 million in local tax revenue while directly supporting 1,229 jobs in the tourism and hospitality industry, according to the latest data provided by Tourism Economics, a global tourism research firm, which measures the number of visitors as well as their impact on Illinois’ economy during the 2022 calendar year.
Monday, May 15, 2023
Will Kankakee Regional Development Authority Seeks Executive Director
The Will Kankakee Regional Development Authority is seeking assistance for the operation of the Development Authority.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Tourism-Related Grants Available
The Kankakee County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (KCCVB) mission is to market and develop branded Kankakee County destination experiences to enhance community economic growth and quality of life. To achieve this mission, the KCCVB has unveil a newly structured Community Tourism Action Plan (CTAP) Grants Program for 2023.
The primary purposes of the KCCVB CTAP grants are to add vibrancy to communities in Kankakee County and to generate new economic impact through visitation by non-residents.