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Economic Alliance outlines $1.75B Heritage Prairie project, workforce work and local investments
Summary
At the Jan. 13 Kankakee County Board meeting, the Economic Alliance presented 2025 highlights including the Heritage Prairie Solar and Wind project (described as $1,750,000,000), workforce initiatives, a $4,000,000 grant for the Bradley Roper Building roof, and continuing site-attraction efforts.
The Economic Alliance presented its annual update to the Kankakee County Board on Jan. 13, detailing recent capital investments, workforce programming and site-attraction work aimed at growing the county's economy.
Angela Morey, representing the Economic Alliance, told the board the county is the 18th-largest in Illinois with a population the Alliance put at about 106,000, and highlighted 2025 investment totals the Alliance summarized as roughly $1,750,000,000 for the Heritage Prairie Solar and Wind…
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