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Commit to Cook

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin and representatives of the Chicago Auto Show to launch the “Commit to Cook” campaign encouraging residents to support Cook County businesses while engaging the business community to spur economic development. President Preckwinkle laid out an ambitious goal for the “Commit to Cook” campaign: 2,500 new jobs in 2012.   Please visit the website at: www.CommitToCook.com

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Latest blogs from the Bureau of Economic Development - includes news and notices

 

News and Notices

President Preckwinkle takes a tour of the Union Pacific Railroad. The tour included the Proviso Yard, along with the training center and Genset Locomotive. An important focus on the tour was the link with transporation, jobs and economic development.  Click here to view more images.

Herman Brewer, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Economic Development at Groundbreaking along  with President Preckwinkle for community center in Country Club Hills. Click here to view more images.

 

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• 5/10/2012 - Cook County Tax Incentives Help 126-Year Old Company Create 40 Jobs
• 5/2/2012  -  Chicago Southland Fiber Network Project Begins
• 5/1/2012  -  May Job Information
• 5/1/2012  -  Habitat for Humanity and Cook County - Interview with Director of Habitat for Humanity, CSS
• 5/1/2012 -   Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago
• 4/19/2012 -  Cook County's Provident Hospital Earns Important Environmental Rating
• 4/16/2012 -  Preckwinkle and Habitat for Humanity Join Hands to Rebuild Communities
• 4/11/2012 -  President Preckwinkle, Commissioner Murphy Announce Wind Turbine Project in Lynwood
• 4/5/2012 -    Certificates of Purchase Awarded Through No Cash Bid
• 4/4/2012   -  One-Stop Tax Portal Open for Business
• 4/2/2012   -  April Job Fairs
• 3/21/2012 -  President Preckwinkle, Governor Quinn, and Mayor Emanuel Announce First-Ever Converged Data Site
• 3/12/2012 -  President Preckwinkle Attends OECD Conference for the Chicago tri-state Metro Area
• 3/1/2012 -    Vendor Fair on March 2
• 2/21/2012 -  Legal Notice - Public Meeting Scheduled for Planning and Development
• 2/17/2012 -  Preckwinkle Launches “Commit to Cook” Campaign at 2012 Auto Show
• 2/14/2012 -  Vacant Building Ordinance - On-Line Registration Available
• 2/10/2012 -  Public Comment Period - Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP-3)
• 2/10/2012 - Applications online for funding under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), the Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) and CDBG
• 2/3/2012   -- Public Meeing Schedule for Cook County Works
• 1/6/2012   -- Public Meeing Schedule for Cook County Works
• 12/21/2011 -Public Meeting Notice - HUD Programs
• 12/6/2011 -  President Preckwinkle Speaks to City Club of Chicago About First Year in Office

 

 

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