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Lion Electric Job Plans Detailed

Lion Electric Job Plans Detailed

In the newsLion Electric Job Plans DetailedBus, truck manufacturer plans to start production in late 2022 with 324 workers Bob Okon – ShawMedia.com The Lion Electric Company plans to begin taking applications before the end of this year at its future Joliet plant,...

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Lion Electric A Twist To Joliet Industrial Growth

Lion Electric A Twist To Joliet Industrial Growth

The pending arrival of The Lion Electric Co. puts a new perspective on the industrial development that has proliferated in Joliet and surrounding towns. Industrial has translated to warehouses and distribution centers for years with many people complaining that logistics is not their idea of industry.

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Air-traffic control tower coming to Lewis University Airport

Air-traffic control tower coming to Lewis University Airport

Construction is expected to get underway soon on a control tower for Lewis University Airport in Romeoville, and it could be a real economic boost for Will County and put the airport on the map for large corporations, according to officials. “It takes us to a totally different level at the airport. This has always been part of the plan since the Joliet Regional Port District purchased the airport from Lewis University in 1989,” said Chris Lawson, the district’s director.

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IRG To Turn Former Illinois Caterpillar Manufacturing Facility Into Multitenant Site

IRG To Turn Former Illinois Caterpillar Manufacturing Facility Into Multitenant Site

Industrial Realty Group picked up a sprawling industrial campus and trio of buildings outside Chicago, where Caterpillar once manufactured hydraulic equipment, to rework into a multitenant facility. The 69-acre property that has been vacant for two years sits along the Des Plaines River in suburban Rockdale, Illinois, just outside Joliet, with good access to a number of intermodal transit sources.

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Economic Upswing Underway in Will County

Economic Upswing Underway in Will County

Like the winds of change blowing through with the arrival of spring, many are hopeful the local job market will quickly start to improve as more receive COVID vaccines and more businesses, especially restaurants, are able to ramp up productivity and hire more employees.

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Diageo To Spend $80 Million To Expand U.S. Ready-To-Drink Beverage Production

Diageo To Spend $80 Million To Expand U.S. Ready-To-Drink Beverage Production

Spirits group Diageo said on Thursday it would spend $80 million to install two can-filling lines at a new plant in Illinois, to boost production of fast growing ready-to-drink beverages. The new facility in Plainfield, Illinois will make more than 25 million cases of ready-to-drink beverages every year, including Smirnoff seltzers and spirits-based cocktails from Crown Royal and Ketel One Botanicals.

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Houbolt bridge construction ready to go

Houbolt bridge construction ready to go

Construction of the Houbolt Road bridge is expected to start within the next couple of weeks. “We’re a full go as of today,” Michael Murphy, chief development officer for CenterPoint Properties said Tuesday. Murphy said a construction trailer should be on the site “in the next couple of days. … It will take a week or so to go to work.”

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Wayfair to Open Romeoville Fulfillment Center With at Least 250 Jobs

Wayfair to Open Romeoville Fulfillment Center With at Least 250 Jobs

Online home goods retailer Wayfair is opening a fulfillment center in Romeoville that is expected to employ more than 250 people. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility will help the company “further scale our excellent shopping experience to meet the needs of our rapidly growing customer base in the greater Chicago region and across the U.S.,” Wayfair COO Thomas Netzer said in a news release Friday.

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Will County, Illinois 1 of 9 In State Seeing Population Growth

Will County, Illinois 1 of 9 In State Seeing Population Growth

Will County was one of only a handful of counties in Illinois to see population growth over the past decade, according to a study by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Only nine of the state’s 102 counties saw population growth over the past 10 years, according to the CMAP study: Kendall, Champaign, Monroe, Kane, Will, Grundy, Williamson, DuPage and McLean.

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Trash to Cash: Will County to Convert Methane Into Renewable Gas Turning Trash Into Cash

Trash to Cash: Will County to Convert Methane Into Renewable Gas Turning Trash Into Cash

The Will County Board approved the next steps to convert methane gas produced at the Prairie View Landfill into compressed natural gas. The board voted today to select SCS Energy to design and build a plant to convert the methane to renewable natural gas. Harbour Contractors from Plainfield will lead the construction piece of this project. Currently, some methane gas is converted into electricity at the landfill with the remainder being burned off.

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Transportation Tribute Honors Legacy of Larry Walsh

Transportation Tribute Honors Legacy of Larry Walsh

Local, regional and state transportation officials paid tribute to the late Will County Executive Larry Walsh, Sr. on October 13th. First as a State Senator and later as the County Executive, Larry devoted countless hours planning, supporting and securing billions of dollars for transportation projects throughout the region.

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