CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAIN O’ LAKES
BREWING COMPANY AND FOLLETT SOLUTIONS
McHenry County Living recently
surveyed its readers and Chain O’ Lakes Brewing Company, located at 3425 Pearl
Street, was named as one of the top five
breweries in McHenry County. To read
more click on this link: http://mchenrycountyliving.com/best-brewery/. Congratulations to Chain O’ Lakes Brewing
Company!
Follett Corporation, http://follett.com/, located at 1340 Ridgeview Drive and 1391 Corporate Drive, in the
City of McHenry Corporate Center, recently acquired ClassBook from a retailer
based in New York. Follett Virtual Campus is Follett’s online
bookstore division. Follett is
headquartered in Westchester, IL and employs more than 1,000 people
in the City of McHenry.
They
are the international leader in providing educational/technological services
using print and digital content serving all levels of education, Pre-K through
higher education, operating 1,200 campus stores and more than 1,600 virtual
stores. For more click on the following
link: http://www.nwherald.com/2016/02/23/follett-acquires-online-textbook-retailer-classbook/axgej9j/?__xsl=/print.xsl.
Additionally, Nader Qaimari-Follett
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Follett School Solutions, was
appointed to the EdNET 2016 Industry Advisory Board.
The board consists of industry executives which plan and program events
for an annual conference on education.
At the conference businesses can learn the most recent trends and newest
developments on marketing, technology and funding opportunities for pre-K-12
organizations. http://www.nwherald.com/2016/02/25/follett-school-solutions-executive-named-to-education-industry-panel/a40p0cc.
Thank
you to Follett Corporation for operating your business in the City of McHenry!
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE OPENS AT
903 FRONT STREET
Have you seen the new Habitat for Humanity Restore at 903 Front
Street? They recently opened their doors
after completing extensive exterior and interior renovations. Who would guess the building at 903 Front
used be an automobile dealership? Habitat for Humanity ReStores are not-for-profit
operations relying on donated items. The
Restores carry furniture, appliances, home accessories and building materials at
affordable prices. Thank you to Habitat for Humanity ReStore for
opening a business in the City of McHenry!
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| Habitat for Humanity ReStore 903 Front Street McHenry |
MECC ALTE EXPANDING
A building permit was submitted by Mecc Alte, located at 1229 Adams Drive in
Adams Commercial Centre Business Park, to construct a 19,000 square foot
building addition. Mecc Alte produces
and supplies synchronous alternators. To
learn more about Mecc Alte please click on the following link: http://www.meccalte.com/. Thank you to Mecc Alte for operating and
expanding your business in the City of McHenry!
THE PAINTED FOX
I attended the McHenry Are Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at The
Painted Fox, a new business located at 3819-2 Main Street, which is immediately east of Front Street on the south side of Main Street. The store features numerous hand-crafted
items, various artwork pieces and a vast selection of some very eclectic merchandise. I would highly recommend you stop in and
check it out. Thank you to The Painted
Fox for opening in the City of McHenry!
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| The Painted Fox 3819-2 Main Street McHenry |
STARBUCKS DRIVE-THRU COMING SOON
Starbucks
submitted a permit to buildout their new location at 2318 N Richmond Road (former
Oberweis location). Their existing location, 2210 N Richmond Road (building immediately to
the south), will remain open until construction is completed, and the new
location will feature a drive-thru and limited beer and wine service. This is part of Starbucks new branding and
will certainly compliment their existing business operation. Thank
you to Starbucks for investing and expanding your business operation in the
City of McHenry!
PEARL STREET/LINCOLN ROADWAY
IMPROVEMENTS
The
City of McHenry and Public Works Director Jon Schmitt applied for and received $1.5
million dollars in Surface Transportation Policy (STP) funds awarded by the
McHenry County Council of Mayors. The
funding will be utilized for engineering and construction for intersection
capacity improvements for on-street bicycle lanes between Illinois Route 31 and
the Fox River; an off-street bicycle path between the Fox River and Chapel Hill
Road; sidewalk improvements to conform with the latest accessibility
guidelines, curb and gutter replacement, bridge deck rehabilitation and
pavement removal and replacement. Also
included in the project is the extension of thirty-five sanitary sewer stubs
from the sanitary sewer main under Lincoln Road to service future connections
for homeowners not currently utilizing City sewer. A spring 2017 construction start is
anticipated.
PRESENTATION AT HEARTLAND REALTOR
ORGANIZATION
I
recently spoke at The Heartland Realtor Organization in Crystal Lake. As stated on their website: “The Organization takes great pride in being
a member driven not-for-profit trade association providing products and
services to over 1,000 REALTOR® members and over 100 Affiliate members.” I always jump at the chance to speak
at organizations such as this because it allows me to promote the City of
McHenry and all the good things which occurred last year, are continuing this
year and future plans the City is working on.
Here is a link to the presentation:
Heartland Power Point.pdf.
THANK YOU TO ALL EXISTING BUSINESSES WHICH
HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS, EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS AND KEEP
THEIR BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY AND WE CERTAINLY WELCOME OTHERS TO
CONSIDER DOING THE SAME!!!
EVERY ONE COUNTS!!!
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
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815.363.2173
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815.790.4752
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