McHenry County Economic and Business News

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 experts...

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...

Industrial Tech Students Hold Sign Up Day

Written on May 15, 2019. Posted in EDC UPDATES.

It is great to see this strategic connection between Woodstock High School, Woodstock North High School and McHenry County Edc investor Scot Forge right here in McHenry County. According to U.S. News and World Report, U.S. #manufacturing needs nearly 3.5 million manufacturing workers by 2025, but...

Cary-Grove Community High School Ranks Among America’s Best

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

Congratulations to Cary-Grove High School on being named the #41 ranked school in Illinois by U.S. News and World Report. There are over 1,500 high schools in the State of Illinois. Thanks for making McHenry County proud. Read More

McHenry County EDC Project Highlight

Written on February 26, 2019. Posted in VIDEOS.

2018 Business Champion Awards Announced

Written on November 1, 2018. Posted in BUSINESS CHAMPIONS.

McHenry County Economic Development (MCEDC) announced the 2018 Business Champion Award winners at the MCEDC 27th Annual Dinner on October 23, 2018. Over 350 business leaders attended the event with keynote speaker, Mark Peterson, CEO of Intersect Illinois. The evening culminated with the presentation...