Document Library

Business Retention & Expansion

• Home Depot moves to Joliet Warehouse - new jobs created - Feb 2012
• G&W Electric HQ moved to Bolingbrook - Dec 2011
• Diageo expands in Plainfield - 50 New Jobs to be added - Jan 2011
• Navistar leases 860,000 sq ft for Joliet Parts Operation - Oct 2010
• New Outlet Mall announced for New Lenox - Jan 2011

Transportation & Infrastructure

• IDOT unveils Transforming Transportation for Tomorrow - Apr 2012
• Illiana Corridor - Phase I Study Map - Jan 2012
• lliana Corridor - Public Meeting #2 Presentation - Dec 2011
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Testimony - Feb 2011
• County kicks off campaign for taking control of planned Third Airport - Apr 2011
• South Suburban Airport Project Status Briefing - Apr 2011
• Inland Port Study gets Funding - July 2011
• Inland Port Impact Study - Executive Summary - Sept 2010
• Will County Transportation Blueprint - Mar 2009

Will County's Economy

• Will County Retail Up - July 2011
• Electric Smart Grid will keep Will County Competitive - May 2011
• Will County's home prices staying positive - May 2011
• Bad Economy not keeping Will County down - May 2011
• Braidwood Refeuling adds $2 million to local economy plus 1600 workers - Apr 2011
• Crete makes CNNMoney's 2011 list of most affordable housing

Workforce     

• Schools, Industry Working Together - Apr 2011
• Analysis of Targeted Industries - Nov 2011

CED Documents

• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2011-2015 Will County Jobs Plan
• 2011-2015 White Paper

CED Past Events 

• 2012 Eye Opener - Growing Will County  and  Village of Mokena presentation
• 2012 Economic Forecast
  • Real Estate Capital Markets - Karen B. Case, The PrivateBank
• 2011 Annual Report
  • Review of the CED's 2011 Successes - John E. Greuling, Will County CED
  • 30 Year Tribute
  • History of G&W Electric - John Mueller, G&W Electric
  • Change Presentation - Haydn Shaw, Franklin Covey
• 2011 Global Logistics Summit - Program Agenda 
  • Development of America's Largest Inland Port - Mike Mullen - CenterPoint Properties
  • Exports and the Global Supply Chain
    • Export Grain Market Profile - Doug Grennan - The Scoular Company
    • Create Jobs; Expand Trade - Janet Kavinoky - US Chamber of Commerce
    • US Chamber Supports Jobs Flyer
    • Transportation Performance Index 2011
    • Plant to Port Export Program - John Hess - Union Pacific Railroad
  • Spotlight on Trucking
    • Questions - Panel Moderator - Tim Feemster - Grubb & Ellis
  • Readying the 21st Century Global Logistics Workforce
    • Prairie State Projects - Terri Winfree - Prairie State College
    • TDL Programs of Study - Mike Johl - Chair TDL POS Working Group
  • Managing the Infrastructure - John Greuling - Will County CED
  • Strengthening Connections Between Transporation Investment & Economic Growth - Martin Wachs - RAND Corporation

•  2011 May Eye Opener - Poised for Growth