From Federal Funding and Grants to Hiring to Holdiay Shows… Read All About it Here!

Through our collaboration with McHenry County, we will continue to share important information on services, programs to help our citizens, and events in our county through Resume McHenry County updates.

Please take a moment to scroll down to see new advancements this week as we move forward in McHenry County. If MCEDC can be of any help, please call. Forward this email to your friends and family to help get the word out!

DCEO announces $350M in federal funding to help IL small business

The Treasury Department announced last week that Illinois will receive up to $354.6 million to support small businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

Funding will allow Illinois to expand access to capital for small businesses to start up and to expand their operations.

The money will further augment the existing Advantage Illinois Loan Participation Program, as well as create three new programs – the Advantage Illinois Loan Guarantee Program, they INVENT Venture Capital Program, and the Climate Bank Finance Loan Participation Program.

Click here to read more about them, and click here to sign up for notification when the programs launch.

IMEC looking for Advance-funded manufacturing grant applicants

The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center is looking for applicants for its manufacturer grant program!

Funded through a $1.39 million Advance McHenry County award, the grant program provides technical assistance and training solutions to help McHenry County manufacturers rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Don’t miss this chance to find training solutions that will help your company reinvent to become more competitive and become more resilient to future economic shocks. Visit www.imec.org/advancemchenrycounty today to learn more and apply!

Workforce Partners offering inclusive employment seminars

The Workforce Partners of Metropolitan Chicago is offering two virtual training sessions in December and January to explain how inclusive employment can benefit your business.

The free seminar is 90 minutes long, and will show how businesses that are looking to attract and retain quality employees in a challenging labor market can benefit from strategies that seek to attract workers from diverse backgrounds and populations.

Seminars are scheduled for 8 a.m. this Thursday, Dec. 15 (click here to register), and 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 (click here to register).

You can learn more about Workforce Partners of Metropolitan Chicago (our McHenry County Workforce Network is a participating agency) by clicking here.

Looking for a new job? McHenry County is hiring!

Are you or a friend or loved one asking Santa for a new job for Christmas? How about a job for a great employer that offers a competitive salary and great benefits?

McHenry County government is hiring, and is always on the lookout for hard-working and talented people to join its workforce. The county was named last year as one of the best governments in the nation to work for by a national government professional organization.

You can search and apply for open jobs through by visiting www.mchenrycountyil.gov/employment. Be sure to follow the county on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn to keep up with job openings, and search for the hashtag #work4McH.

County residents give generously for Toys for Tots

Once again, the people of McHenry County have opened up their hearts, and their wallets, to help ensure that every child gets a toy this Christmas.

County employees and visitors filled seven boxes at McHenry County government offices with unwrapped gifts for less-fortunate children! Thank you to everyone for their generosity – you helped Toys for Tots celebrate its 75th birthday in style!

While the deadline to donate toys at drop locations has passed – they need time to wrap them all! – Toys for Tots of McHenry County accepts monetary donations year round.

The Nutcracker returns to Woodstock Opera House for Christmas

The Woodstock Opera House and the Judith Svalander School of Ballet are again inviting you to join them for the beloved holiday tradition of The Nutcracker!

Come enjoy the magic of the season as the ballet artists transform the Opera House stage into a realm of fantasy, and experience Clara’s magical journey to Tchaikovsky’s world-renowned musical works.

Tickets are $20 for the Dec. 16 dress rehearsal, and $25 for the regular performances Dec. 17 and Dec. 18. Click here to buy tickets, but be warned – they’re going fast!