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DuPage County Business Forum Welcomed Local Experts and Government Officials

(Medinah, Ill.) Choose DuPage along with CBIZ, Rathje & Woodward, and Grant Thornton hosted a business forum at Medinah Country Club on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Experts and representatives from each company presented valuable information and answered questions from attendees regarding the issues plaguing DuPage County businesses and residents. Continue reading →

Greencore Acquires H.C. Schau & Son Inc.  Creates Job Growth in DuPage County

(Lisle, Ill.) Choose DuPage is pleased to announce Greencore, based in Ireland, has acquired H.C. Schau & Son Inc. in Woodridge as part of their U.S. expansion plans.  Choose DuPage worked very closely with the team at Greencore in their site selection process and is happy to report that Greencore’s plans include increasing the existing workforce and making a major investment in plant operations.   Continue reading →

Choose DuPage Travels to Washington DC Promoting the Elgin O’Hare Expressway and the Critical Role it will Play in DuPage County

(Lisle, Ill.) Choose DuPage is pleased to announce that on June 27, they will be a part of a delegation of business leaders, labor leaders, transportation experts and elected officials traveling to Washington D.C. to discuss federal transportation funding concerning the Elgin O’Hare Expressway and the critical role this project will play in the economic development future of DuPage County.  The Choose DuPage Board of Directors endorsed the Illinois Toll Authority’s Capital Plan and believes very strongly in the importance of sound infrastructure as a key driver in true growth for the business community in the region. Continue reading →

Choose DuPage Human Services Task Force Initiates Best Practices Training for Nonprofits and Human Service Organizations “New Tools for New Times”

(May 25, 2012, Lisle, Ill.) Choose DuPage Human Services Task Force, in conjunction with the DuPage Federation on Human Service Reform, has initiated a new pilot project, New Tools for New Times. The project was created to train key personnel and incorporate best business practices into the human services sector. Through a combination of proven management techniques, the task force aims to help not-for-profits create a flexible plan that will encourage growth and respond to DuPage County’s changing demographics and financial needs. This pilot project is jointly funded by the Choose DuPage Foundation and the DuPage Community Foundation, and the training will be delivered by the Business Innovation Services group at the University of Illinois in Naperville. Continue reading →

Choose DuPage Participates in RECon Trade Show to Promote Municipalities in DuPage County

(June 5, Lisle, Ill.) On May 21-23, Choose DuPage, along with representatives from 11 municipalities, participated in the largest gathering of real estate professionals at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) RECon trade show. The annual trade show features the world’s largest gathering of real estate professionals with 30,000 attendees. This allowed each municipality first-class exposure and opportunities to network, promote doing business in DuPage County and learn from industry experts. Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bonnie Kniss 630.353.4409 bonnie@choosedupage.com Lisle, Ill. (March 14, 2012) – Choose DuPage has issued several amendments to their legislative platform and initiatives, clarifying the continued desire to provide a positive impact on its main objective of influencing legislation and regulation in a manner consistent with creating business retention, expansion and attraction in DuPage County. Continue reading →

Choose DuPage is the first point of contact for businesses looking for expansion resources in DuPage County. Due to Choose DuPage’s relationships with service providers in areas including workforce development, business counseling and financing Choose DuPage has the ability to deliver resources that are not exclusively their own. This informal network is unique in economic development circles because it is client driven, results oriented and efficient. Continue reading →

For Ryan Howard, founder of the Chicago Soydairy, growing his business is not just about location, location, location it is also about soy, soy, and more soy. In 2005 Ryan had an epiphany while driving through Illinois farmland. A vegan since he was a teenager, Ryan questioned why Illinois exports soy beans around the world yet there is no meaningful soy based food products manufactured in Illinois. Armed with a food engineering degree from Purdue University and experience working at General Mills in West Chicago, Ryan founded the Chicago Soydairy out of his home in Wheaton with his partner Dan Ziegler. The duo’s first creation was Temptation Vegan Ice Cream. Through hard work and persistence Temptation was soon on the shelves of Whole Foods across the country. Continue reading →

Retco Alloy of Wood Dale moved to DuPage County due in large part to the services they received from Choose DuPage and workNet DuPage. Mike Maziarka, the President and CEO, bought Retco Alloy in 2009 at which time it was located in Elk Grove Village, Cook County having previously been located in Chicago for 70 years. Retco Alloy assembles, packages, and distributes vocational and technical education kits to educational institutions and employs twelve people. Continue reading →