Will County Target Industries
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The Will County Center for Economic Development and the Workforce Investment Board of Will County partnered in the preparation of two targeted industry and workforce studies for Will County. The primary purpose was to identify industries that the CED should focus attraction and retention/expansion efforts. In addition to identifying industries most suitable for attraction given the local dynamics and industries that should be expanded/retained to sustain the economic vitality of Will County, the studies provided an analysis of the County’s ability to produce skilled workers required by its current and future business community and recommended specific tactics for achieving positive results.
The target industries continue to be refined and currently these are the six target industries chosen to recruit businesses from Will County:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Business & Professional Services
- Food Processing
- Global Transportation
- Life Sciences
- Sustainable/Renewable Energy
During meetings held this past year (2010) with current and potential CED investors another target industry was identified, Higher Education. However, the intent is to integrate higher education into the other industries…more of a partnership.
The Workforce Investment Board of Will County presented an analysis of the Manufacturing, Transporatation, Warehousing and Logistic Industries trends,
composition, KSA's, career pathways, job openings and employers to the Will County CED Board in December 2011.
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