Kane County Reporter

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