BULLDOG ALEHOUSE COMING TO THE CITY
OF MCHENRY
Bulldog Alehouse, focusing on quality food and a very extensive list of
craft beers available on-tap is closing in on a new location: 209 N Front Street (most recently Las Palmas
Restaurant). This will be
their seventh location with existing locations including: Roselle, Carol Stream, Bolingbrook, North
Aurora, New Lenox and their most recent location in Rolling Meadows. We are very excited Bulldog Alehouse has
chosen the City of McHenry to open a new restaurant. Interior design renovations and outdoor cosmetic
adjustments to tailor the building to their unique brand will be completed and
anticipated opening is most likely early summer 2016. Bulldog Alehouse will be occupying a
building which has been vacant for several years and is a new business opening
in the City of McHenry.
MORE VACANT BUILDINGS BEING FILLED
Next Auto
Sales, formerly located at 3706 W Elm has moved into the building
located at 1112 N Front Street, formerly Overton Cadillac. Next Auto has been extremely successful and
sells trucks and cars and will have an indoor and outdoor display area. Although this is a relocation of an existing business
the former building was less than 500 square feet. Next Auto will occupy a formerly vacant
10,000 square-foot building and be able to grow their existing business while
remaining in the City of McHenry.
American
Customs, a custom motorcycle repair and restoration business with
ancillary sale of parts and related-merchandise has moved into 908
Front Street Unit B. American
Customs will also lease U-Haul trucks and trailers from this location. This fills a 6,600 square-foot space and
completes the occupancy of the building at 908 Front Street, which has four
separate businesses within the building. American Customs is a new business opening in
the City of McHenry.
Americash Loans, an existing consumer loan agency
and financial business is relocating their business from its present location
at 4213 W. Elm Street to a new larger location at 4405 W. Elm Street. Their intent is to continue business in the
same manner, and the new location will offer an upgrade in services for
customers and employees as well. Although
Americash is an existing business in the City of McHenry the new location will
fill a formerly vacant 2,800 square-foot building and facilitate the growth of
a existing business remaining in the City of McHenry.
Advanced Fleet Repair is moving their business from a town
south of the City of McHenry and filling a vacant building located at 1401
North Drive. Advanced Fleet
Repair specializes in repair of fleet vehicles, trucks, diesel engines, etc. Advanced Fleet Repair is a new
business opening in the City of McHenry.
AMI Group, Inc. a temporary staffing and insurance
agency, which specializes in placing people in industrial/manufacturing positions
opened at 311 N Front Street. AMI
Group Inc. is a new business opening in the City of McHenry.
REAL ESTATE BROKER OPEN HOUSE
We
held our First 2016 Real Estate Broker Open House on February 11, 2016
at the Municipal Center. Fifteen people attended including: Mayor
Low, Ross Polerecky, Director of Community Development City of McHenry, Dorothy
Wolf City of McHenry; representatives from the commercial/industrial brokerage
community; McHenry County Workforce Network; Small Business Development Center;
McHenry High District 156; State of Illinois and Nicor Gas.
The
purposed of these open houses is to remain in contact with
commercial/industrial real estate brokers to ensure as a City and myself as
Director of Economic Development, are doing whatever we can to facilitate
business attraction, expansion and retention.
Additionally I have asked people to come and speak at these informal
gatherings.
On
February 11 we had a very dynamic speaker, Bruce Heggeland from the Illinois
Manufacturing Foundation. It was
an extremely interactive meeting and will serve as a springboard to bigger and
better things. I am beginning to follow-up to build off this discussion which
centered on building a sustainable workforce for the future. I have
shared Bruce’s information with the State of Illinois and am working on
planning future events/efforts which we can build upon from the event on
February 11 and would welcome any ideas/thoughts to this same regard. I
plan on keeping in contact with Bruce, as he is an excellent resource and
believe the work he is doing is vital to our region's economic success and
sustainability and his ideas are very exciting!
I mentioned Ross Polerecky, whom many of you
may know (has been with the City of McHenry for more than eight years) and is
our new Director of Community Development, in charge of building, code
enforcement and working in conjunction with me on planning and zoning issues. I
would encourage you to reach out to Ross if you do not know him. We welcome your feedback: good, bad,
indifferent, comments, suggestion and want to hear because our goal is to make
it as easy as possible for businesses to locate, expand and remain in the City
of McHenry.
MINOR DETAILS!
MCHENRY RECREATION CENTER WILL OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC ON FEBRUARY 29, 2016!!!!!!!
THANK YOU TO EVERY BUSINESS WHO
HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS, EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS OR KEEP
THEIR BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY!!!
EVERY ONE COUNTS!!!
As I’ve stated in a past post, even
if all buildings were occupied economic development would nonetheless always
remain a top priority due to its dynamic nature.
I mean this as economic development in a holistic sense: business growth, expansion and retention,
community events and festivals, (eco, heritage and agri) tourism, education,
healthcare-all of which contribute to an environment conducive to sustaining
and growing a healthy local economy!!!!!!!!!!
Remember, economic development is
continually changing and adapting to meet the needs of consumers and producers. Many uses are finite and vacant
buildings in any community are a normal part of the business/economic
development lifecycle but those vacant buildings will be filled, some quicker
than others, as companies, market and economy continually evolve.
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION…EVERY ONE
CONTRIBUTES!!!!!
Please help us keep our community vibrant and strong to the greatest
extent practical for businesses, residents and visitors alike! The City Council is continually evaluating
ways to assist in promoting business, tourism, community events and
service! Economic development is an
ongoing effort the City is committed to and is a community-wide effort. At the end of the day the entire community
and everyone who is a part of it benefits!
Douglas P. Martin
Director of Economic
Development
City of McHenry
333 S Green Street
McHenry, IL 60050
815.363.2110 (d)
815.363.2173 (f)
815.790.4752 (c)
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