UPCOMING EVENTS

February 6 – Board and New Investor Meet & Greet
March 11 – GEDC/Chamber Annual Dinner

Thank you to Congressman Adam Kinzinger, Senator Sue Rezin, Representatives Lindsay Parkhurst & David Welter, and Nick Allen representing Senator Toi Hutchinson for participating in this year’s legislative breakfast.  A special thank you to Exelon and AT&T for sponsoring the event.

The GEDC in conjunction with the Grundy County Chamber hosted its annual dinner on March 13, 2019.  There were several awards presented to businesses for their accomplishments and contributions to the Grundy County economy and community. Congratulations to this year’s winner.  The GEDC honored the following for their excellence in 2018:

Business of the Year – Tri-State Asphalt LLC
Partnership of the Year – SPACECO, Inc..
Welcome to Grundy County – Hoffman Transportation

Thank you to CPV Three Rivers Energy Center, our premier sponsor for the evening.

Thank you to Costco for letting participants get a behind the scenes look at the new meat processing facility and the wet and dry distribution buildings.

Thank you to our presenter Kevin Scott, Molto Properties and a special thank you to Spaceco for sponsoring the event.  To view the presentation click here.

Thank you to Bill DeLoach of ComEd and Jon Carson & David Lipowicz from Trajectory Energy Partners for educating attendees on solar opportunities and benefits for local business.

The GEDC is excited to announce that Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) is planning to construct a $1 billion, 1,250 MW generating station in Grundy County. The GEDC has been working with CPV since March of 2015 and are very happy that they have chosen Grundy County to build their new state-of-the-art facility. To learn more about the project contact the GEDC or visit CPV’s website at www.cpvthreerivers.com.