Stephenson County IL Planning & Development Committee Meeting 8-10-26

Stephenson County — Committee Meeting · August 10, 2026

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Partnership economic-development update and monthly data packet (r2p2)

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Staff member presented a new monthly community profile from an Illinois EDC pilot called r2p2, highlighted 'live' local labor-market signals (including IDES job postings) and said Stephenson County's unemployment was about 3.9%. Staff noted active employer recruiting (Elkay, Burner, TriStock), an ongoing housing shortage affecting worker recruitment, Savencia’s plan to relocate some semi-permanent hires from France, and a CEO program for Freeport High School juniors and seniors with facilitator Troy Barr.

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County committee reviewed regional economic development updates, trail counters and maintenance, Blackhawk Hills regional planning work, approved two enterprise-zone boundary amendments, and adopted a six-month moratorium to draft a zoning definition for data centers.

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