They may be competing with each other to draw business and bolster the economies of their respective communities.
But Bryan Swanson and Travis Bandstra, the recently named economic development directors for Calumet City and Lansing respectively, have learned quickly the benefits of cooperating with surrounding municipalities.
Bandstra, who became Lansing’s planning and economic development coordinator in April, said he knows that one of Lansing’s strengths is its proximity to Calumet City’s River Oaks Shopping Center…Please click here to read Gregory Tejeda’s story in the Times.