Lansing emerging from stay-at-home orders with new outlook, vitality
Although many have not survived the stay-at-home orders and reduced revenue caused by the pandemic, Lansing continues to welcome...
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Sep 22, 2020
Southland Economic Transformation Fund awards more than $400,000 to 10 innovative projects
The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA) and the Southland Development Authority recently announced grant awards...
Sep 22, 2020
Chicago suburbs warn ComEd: It’s time to pay up on local utility taxes
“The longer that it keeps going, the more revenue that we’re out,” said Chicago Heights Mayor David Gonzalez. The crux of the dispute...
Sep 22, 2020
Pot lottery will drag on past September
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has responded to concerns about the lottery that will be used to award new marijuana retail licenses, telling Black...
Sep 10, 2020
Sept 22 & 29: Economic Revitalization Through Brownfields Redevelopment virtual workshops
September 22, 2020, 9:30 am CT Leveraging & Layering Illinois Brownfield Resources Speakers include: South Suburban Mayors & Managers...
Sep 10, 2020
Southland Emergency Assistance fund offers housing relief to small business owners in the south subu
Eleven small business owners will be presented with $1,500 each to assist with their mortgage or rental payments as they work to recover...
Aug 26, 2020
South suburban officials fear gaming board will push decision on casino license beyond October deadl
The board’s Sept. 17 session is the final regularly scheduled meeting before an Oct. 28 deadline for awarding a license. However, the...
Aug 21, 2020
Despite pandemic pause, Orland Park advances with a mall, a campus and a plan
Campus on I-80 in Orland Park Situated 25 miles southwest of Chicago, Orland Park is a bustling village of more than 58,000 residents....
Aug 19, 2020
Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois DCEO announce $40M in Fast-Track & Opportunity Zone grants
Calumet City canoe launch and river walk Press release from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Governor JB...
Aug 12, 2020
Southland Development Authority offers assistance to businesses to get the funds they need
Get the funds you need…now. Are you a small business owner having trouble getting the funds you need now to stay in business? Tons of...
Jul 24, 2020
Work continues on county’s Lincoln Highway Industrial Corridor plan
Launched in January 2017, the project looked into how industrially zoned sites in several towns, including Ford Heights, could be further...
Jul 22, 2020
Matteson mayor says business is booming: ‘It’s a catalyst for more growth.’
Matteson offers several examples of how buyers are shifting more toward e-commerce and away from visits to big-box retail stores. Target,...
Jul 15, 2020
Vertical farm Wilder Fields opening Calumet City location
Wilder Fields Founder Jake Counne /Image courtesy of Agriculture A vertical farm is coming to the south suburbs. The anchor of a Calumet...
Jul 1, 2020
Harvey looks to transform famous Dixie Square Mall site
Related: Harvey looks to finish what Jake and Elwood started in the Sun-Times.
Jun 23, 2020
Amazon to build two distribution warehouses in south suburbs, but local officials want more — an air
Amazon “is in all respects on the cutting edge of e-commerce. And with so many Amazon facilities emerging in the Chicago metro area, I am...
Jun 16, 2020
Sheriff’s police help clean up businesses damaged by looters, but they can’t fix inequality
Image courtesy of Facebook Sheriff Tom Dart wants to provide resources to help businesses reopen in the south suburbs, said Tisa Morris,...
Jun 10, 2020
Site once eyed for big Country Club Hills mall sprouts warehouses
More than 1 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space is expected to be ready for occupants by year’s end at LogiPark...
Jun 8, 2020
DCEO seeks input from businesses that have been negatively impacted by recent civil unrest
They are working with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) who can provide targeted, low-interest loans to small businesses and...
Jun 8, 2020
Applications are open for the Community Recovery Fund through June 17
This loan fund offers one-time, zero-interest loans of up to $20,000 for small businesses and up to $10,000 for independent contractors...
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