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Nov 20, 2017

Orland Park could see more than $460,000 from video gambling, study says

Separately, a recent poll conducted by the village shows that, among the liquor license holders who would be eligible to host the...

Nov 15, 2017

Warehouses considered for outlet mall site in Country Club Hills

Chicagoland Outlets, first proposed in the summer of 2007, was to have boasted 50-name brand stores and some 400,000 to 500,000 square...

Nov 9, 2017

Economic Development through Brownfields: Strategies & Resources Workshop

Director of Cook County Department of Environmental Control Deborah Stone welcomes brownfields workshop attendees Nov. 2 at SSMMA...

Nov 3, 2017

Orland Park taking new look at video gambling

With the village virtually surrounded by communities that allow video gambling, some trustees said they’ve heard a chorus of complaints...

Nov 2, 2017

Southworks Engineering and Robotics Competition was finalist for two awards

SERC was a finalist at a recent mHUB celebration and the Chicago Innovation Awards‘ “People’s Choice Award event held on Oct. 30. ...

Oct 27, 2017

CSEDC Fall Quarterly Forum – Whole Foods inspires hope

From left: Alsip Mayor John Ryan, CSEDC Board Chairman Mike Scholefield and CSEDC/SSMMA Deputy Executive Director of Economic Development...

Oct 27, 2017

CIP’s Transportation & Logistics Conference: The future has arrived

Sounds like science fiction, right? But what if you discovered that Amazon this summer applied to patent this very tower, which most are...

Oct 25, 2017

Cook County prepares for public solar energy projects in the Southland

What’s more, south suburban residents and business owners have the opportunity to “sponsor” communal solar panels and realize potential...

Oct 24, 2017

Nov. 2: Economic Revitalization through Brownfields Workshop

Free Economic Development Brownfield Workshop in South Cook County Illinois November 2, 2017, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 1906 W 174th St,...

Oct 23, 2017

What does the state owe your town?

Gov. Bruce Rauner began borrowing what will end up being a total of about $6 billion to pay off the state’s massive backlog of bills. The...

Oct 23, 2017

Park Forest sells major North Street property to nutritional product manufacturer

Village of Park Forest: An office and industrial building vacant for nearly 10 years in Park Forest is under new ownership and back on...

Oct 23, 2017

Cook County targets South Suburbs in economic development initiative

A report on the first phase of the project, released this summer, concludes that the South Suburbs “are now struggling because they have...

Oct 17, 2017

Manufacturing Day gains momentum in the Southland

Crete-Monee School District students at Prairie State College on Manufacturing Day held on Oct. 4, 2017/Image courtesy of Crete-Monee...

Oct 12, 2017

Rauner says Illinois has ‘great chance’ to snag Amazon HQ

Image courtesy of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau As Illinois prepares to announce its proposal to woo Amazon’s...

Oct 11, 2017

Village of Matteson partners with Cook County Land Bank Authority to redevelop former Auto Mall Deal

The Village of Matteson and the Cook County Land Bank Authority have partnered to seek a prospect for the redevelopment of a former auto...

Oct 6, 2017

Best Buy to close in Lansing after losing business to Northwest Indiana

Minneapolis area-based Best Buy decided not to renew the lease of the 40,000-square-foot big box store just off Interstate 80/94 and...

Oct 2, 2017

Texas de Brazil adding location in Orland Park

Texas de Brazil, a large Brazilian-American steakhouse, is expanding to Orland Square. The eatery that highlights the Brazilian tradition...

Sep 28, 2017

Employment opportunity: Cook County & SSMMA Community Economic Development and Outreach Manager

BACKGROUND: South Suburban Economic Growth Initiative Spearheaded by Cook County Board President Preckwinkle, the South Suburban...

Sep 27, 2017

Oct. 25: CSEDC Fall Quarterly Forum in Alsip

Sep 27, 2017

Orland Park, Tinley Park want a shot at new Amazon HQ

Orland Park and Tinley Park think they are prime locations for Amazon’s second headquarters. Those suburbs are among towns large and...

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