Anita Lewis, County Board Member - District 3 | Kane County
Anita Lewis, County Board Member - District 3 | Kane County
Kane County Jobs Committee met March 14
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
LEWIS, ALLAN, Bates, Daugherty, Penesis, Strathmann, Young, ex-officios Roth (County Vice Chair) and Pierog (County Chair)
2025 Committee Goals
Goals from the July Jobs Committee meeting
• Revise County Code Definition of the Jobs Committee
• Economic Development Strategic Plan - Begin implementation of the strategies recommenced by the Kane County Economic Development Strategic Plan
• Regional Partnerships - Continue to work with the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership and other regional partners on economic development activities
• Local Economic Development Programs - Continue to meet the objectives of the active ARPA Programs and Grant Programs while actively seeking new opportunities to enhance current programming
- Support for Jobs Committee focusing on the Six Priorities
- Implement the Economic Development Strategic Plan for Kane County
- Implement approved ARPA projects
○Kane County Economic Development Corporation - Launch
○Fabulous Fox! Water Trail - Launch sites and marketing
○Farmer Grants – staff managed grants to local food farmers
○Tourism – with CVB’s
○Manufacturing – with IMEC
- Support the Kane County Economic Development Corporation
- Support County’s role in the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership
- Continue to strengthened partnerships with economic development efforts by the State of Illinois, municipalities, chambers of commerce and economic development groups
- Continue to network and development partnership for the future Hydrogen economy
- Renew “Made and Kane” series in Kane County Connects featuring companies and products that are made in Kane County
- Continue to apply for additional outside grants
1. Call To Order
2. Roll Call
3. Remote Attendance Requests
4. Approval of Minutes: February 21, 2025
5. Public Comment
6. Jobs Committee Priorities
A. IMEC Program Presentation
B. Kane County Economic Development Initiatives Staff Updates
7. Office of Community Reinvestment - Workforce Development Division
A. Monthly Report
8. New Business
9. Reports Placed On File
10. Comments by Co-Chair
11. Executive Session (if needed)
12. Adjournment
https://www.kanecountyil.gov/Lists/Events/Attachments/7433/AG%20PKT%2025-03%20Jobs.pdf