2010 BUSINESS CHAMPIONS!  We received over 30 nominations for the 2010 Business Champions and our task force is hard at work conducting telephone interviews.  The nominated companies include: Althoff Industries, Brown Printing, Dean Foods, Family Services, Filtertek, General Kinematics, Kenmode Tool & Engineering, Nissan Fork Lift, Scot Forge, Watlow, Wauconda Tool & Engineering in the over 100 employee category -- Associated Electric, Corporate Disk Company, Curran Contracting, Duro-life Corporation, Exemplar Financial Network, Mastercoil, Olsun Electric, PolyOne, and Silgan Plastics Corporation in the 25 to 100 employee category -- Astro Craft, Chirch Global Manufacturing, Hueman Water Conditioning, Joseph H. Huemann & Sons, Marengo Signs, Stonehill Shopping Center, Tessler Construction, The Woodstock Independent and Wirfs Industries in the under 24 employee category.

 

Good luck to all of the nominees!  The 2010 Business Champions Awards will be presented at our Annual Dinner on September 23rd at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake.

 

Invitations to our Annual Dinner will be in the mail shortly.  Reservation forms will also be available on our website. Dinner tickets are $75 each and $540 per table of 8. We are pleased to have Orion Samuelson, internationally know business broadcaster, as our keynote speaker. His address will center around the business growth of McHenry County and our place in a global economy.

 

ESRI data is now available.  We are pleased to offer a wide variety of ESRI demographic and statistical reports to our investor/members and the business community. These reports can be helpful in a variety of ways including updating your strategic and business plans, attracting businesses to your properties, and market analysis.  Over 30 reports are available and each is described on our website. Several example reports are also provided. EDC Investor/members have unlimited free access to the reports. Other McHenry County individuals or businesses who wish to receive a specific report will be able to do so at a minimum cost per report. Please visit our website under the Business Information tab - Statistics - ESRI reports or click here. 

Another opportunity! McHenry County businesses are invited to Federal Grant and Contract Fair hosted by Congressman Don Manzullo at the McHenry County College, 8900 US Highway 14, Bldg. B, Crystal Lake on August 9, 2010 from 9 AM to 2 PM. Please call Congressman Manzullo's local office at 815.394.1231 for additional details and to make reservations.