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Posted: January 22, 2024
People-nomics, Part 1: Automation, Immigration & The Supply Chain
Welcome to “People-nomics” – the intersection of automation, immigration, housing, healthcare, and work. In this episode of the DuPage Business Beat, we unpack the labor crisis and discuss how it’s affecting Chicagoland businesses. Hosted by Greg Bedalov. Featuring Matt Finn and Glenn Mazade of Old National Bank.
Read MorePosted: December 4, 2023
Illinois Employers Required to Provide Public Transit Benefits in 2024
Many employers with at least fifty employees in the six-county Chicago area will have to provide their full-time employees with pre-tax public transit benefits starting January 1, 2024, under a new Illinois law.
Read MorePosted: December 4, 2023
Illinois Back to Business New Business (B2B NewBiz) Grant Program
Illinois B2B NewBiz will provide financial relief to businesses that started during the pandemic in the industries most impacted by the pandemic. Businesses that started during the pandemic have not been eligible for state grants and most federal emergency support provided for emergency relief to small businesses thus far.
Read MorePosted: November 9, 2023
DCEO issues Tourism Grants
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has issued two Notices of Funding Opportunities for Tourism.
Read MorePosted: November 7, 2023
Funding Opportunity for Businesses to Install Public EV Charging Station
Through its Driving a Cleaner Illinois program, the Illinois EPA announced the Driving a Cleaner Illinois – Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) EV Charging Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the purchase and installation of new Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) light-duty electric vehicle charging stations at publicly accessible locations.
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