The state of American business is “competitive,” United States Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark reported in her 2022 State of American Business Address on January 11 to businesses, business organizations and chamber of commerce across America and the world.
Despite a prolonged global pandemic, workNet DuPage, the County’s workforce center-–funded by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-–provided exceptional services and value to DuPage County residents, as detailed in its first fully digital Year in Review: A Recovery for All.
As today’s Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address Membership Breakfast has been postponed until March 17 (yes, St. Patrick’s Day) due to concerns over the ongoing spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its related variants, I still want to take this opportunity to share my annual address on the State of Our Chamber with you.
The City of Elmhurst, in partnership with the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University, is undertaking strategic planning to identify the long-term vision, including but not limited to goals and resource needs during the next five to 10 years.
“The state of American business is competitive,” said United States Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark in her State of American Business address on January 11. “Businesses are not simply competing to win today, but to build a better tomorrow … to propel our country and world toward a brighter future of growth, solutions, and opportunity.”
On December 20, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a comprehensive gambling bill featuring a Video Gaming Act amendment that will allow qualified nationally-chartered fraternal and veterans organizations to apply for a video gaming license if the proposed establishment meets specified criteria—even if currently prohibited in home-rule communities, as is the case here in Elmhurst.
Elmhurst Mayor Scott Levin will deliver the Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Membership Breakfast hosted by Community Bank of Elmhurst, 330 West Butterfield Road, on Thursday, January 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
DuPage County Board Chair Dan Cronin of Elmhurst will deliver the his final State of DuPage County Address during a Multi-Chamber Luncheon and Expo at the Westin Chicago Lombard, 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, on Wednesday, January 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Before the end of December, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign into law a comprehensive gambling bill featuring a Video Gaming Act amendment that will allow qualified nationally-chartered fraternal and veterans organizations to apply for a video gaming license if the proposed establishment meets specified criteria—even if currently prohibited in home-rule communities, as is the case here in Elmhurst.
Holiday shoppers alienated with the traditional bedlam of Black Friday should support Small Business Saturday by shopping locally on November 27—whether done in person or online.
On November 15, United States President Joseph R. Biden will sign into law the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to start rebuilding America and turbocharge our nation’s economic growth—including at least $17 billion to fund projects across the State of Illinois.ois.