United Way of Greater McHenry County Raises $1.1 million in 2019

Written on July 8, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

Congratulations to the United Way of Greater McHenry County and several McHenry County EDC investors for raising $1.1 million in 2019 to address human service needs here in McHenry County. We would like to recognize McHenry County EDC investor Brake Parts Inc for raising over $200,000 and being...

Rial Bates: Remember the Three P’s of Networking

Written on June 13, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

“Anyone who is taking valuable time away from family, hobbies or business to attend an evening networking mixer wants to meet new people. They want to meet you!” – Kay Rial Bates McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce President, Kay Rial Bates recently wrote a great piece in...

McConoughey to teach for the MPA program at Aurora University

Written on June 12, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

McHenry County EDC President Jim McConoughey will teach Principles of Community and Economic Development for the Master of Public Administration program at Aurora University Woodstock Center this summer. We are pleased to see this exciting partnership!

Congrats to McHenry County’s 2019 High School Graduates!

Written on June 5, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

Congratulations to all of the 2019 McHenry County high school graduates! You are the next generation of workforce in McHenry County. We look forward to working with you in the years to come. Read Northwest Herald article: McHenry County seniors headed to college, entering workforce, military

Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 Partners with Community Leaders in Woodstock, Illinois

Written on June 3, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

McHenry County EDC is pleased to see this great connection between Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 and community leaders in Woodstock, Illinois. About a dozen students in the program spent the school year developing startup companies with the help of more than 30 mentors who are...

Dordan Mfg Invests in Cleanroom Thermoforming and Industry 4.0 technologies

Written on May 29, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

Dordan Mfg. is a Woodstock, Illinois based company that just made a move into medical packaging. Dordan Mfg. recently made #investment in cleanroom thermoforming and Industry 4.0 technologies to further extend its core capabilities of thermoform design and #manufacturing excellence to the medical...

Congratulations to Fast Forward Marketing on winning the Fifth Third Bank “What Drives You” Contest!

Written on May 22, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

Congratulations to Fast Forward Marketing on winning the Fifth Third Bank “What Drives You” Contest! Fast Forward Marketing will have their company logo on the trunk of Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.’s Fifth Third Ford Motor Company vehicle during the Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart...

US Import Prices Advanced 0.2% in April

Written on May 20, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

U.S. #import prices advanced 0.2% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, after increasing 0.6% in March. The April advance was driven by higher fuel prices, which more than offset decreasing prices for nonfuel imports. Prices for U.S. #exports rose 0.2% in April after a 0.6% rise...