President & CEO of Lake County Partners, leading economic development efforts to improve the economic vitality and quality of life in Lake County, IL

Lake County, Illinois
Joined June 2012
The last few years have seen exceptional economic growth in Lake County. Keeping that momentum will take focused effort in a handful of key areas. This new plan lays out those areas and sets the foundation for the next wave of growth. lakecountypartners.com/the-t… @LakeCtyPartners
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Great partnership here between two strong Lake County Life Science leaders, finance.yahoo.com/news/eton-… via @Yahoo
There was an important, positive, milestone this week for college-going in Illinois. Reversing this twenty-year slide is critical to our long term competitiveness. Kudos to @partnershipfcc for leading the way. finance.yahoo.com/news/op-ed… via @Yahoo
This is a big deal. Kudos to @AbbottNews, and the particularly cool move of working with HBCUs. Expect to see more efforts like this. finance.yahoo.com/news/abbot… via @Yahoo
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Great discussion on technology and the manufacturing workforce with the Global Midwest Alliance and @TMAInfo @Wipfli_LLP @lakecountywdb @CLCIllinois
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Chicagoland continues its reign as #1 city in the Midwest for startups... "#1 Chicago already (has) 10 new unicorns in 2021 alone." by @lalayak blog.midweststartups.com/202…
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Lou Malnati's moving HQ to Buffalo Grove (no further comment necessary) chicagobusiness.com/restaura… via @crainschicago
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Great article that explains what we're seeing on the ground. When you need top talent, and seek a lower cost than the coasts, there is no better spot than Chicagoland. entrepreneur.com/article/377…
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ATTN: Northern suburb employers with talent challenges, watch this little vignette from @CristoReySM about the corporate work study program. This is a terrific program, and an excellent solution. youtu.be/wxqTh4yAYwM via @YouTube
.@Metra is dialing up reverse commute service as people return to the office, and traffic is already back to pre-pandemic levels.
Metra today posted schedules for expanded rush hour service to begin Monday, July 12 on seven additional lines to meet growing ridership. View the news release here: metrarail.com/about-metra/ne…
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