Top 10 Kane County Economic Development Stories of 2019
Kane County Connects annually presents a list of top 10 most-read stories of the calendar year — and 2019 is no exception. You can click this link to see the latest in the countdown series, which will end with the (drumroll) No. 1 most-read story posted on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
But we’re adding a little bonus to the year-end-top-stories list, courtesy of Kane County Development and Community Services Department staff.
Just before the Christmas holiday, staff members volunteered their top 10 list of economic development stories posted in 2019 on the Kane County Connects blog. And we’re presenting them below.
It should be noted that these are not the most-read articles. In fact, one that made this year’s list of top 10 most-read is one of the honorable mentions on the staffers’ list. See if you can guess which story that might be.
We usually present top 10 lists in reverse order for the dramatic effect of a countdown, but this time, we’re offering them in numerical order, starting with the top economic development story of 2019.
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1. Kane County Funds Clean-Energy Commercial Projects
Kane County Offers Funding For Clean-Energy Commercial Projects
2. Femilab’s Economic Impact Last Year — A Whopping $452 Million
3. I-88 Interchange at Route 47 — Bigtime Good News For Sugar Grove
New I-88 Interchange at Route 47 Opens Economic Development in Sugar Grove
4. Kane County Cross Country Course Set To Open in 2020
PHOTO STORY: Kane County Cross Country Course Will Open in August 2020
5. Aurora-Area Tourism Grows To 201.5 Million
6. Kane County Communities Rank in Top 8 For Apartment Renters
4 Kane County Communities Rank in Top 8 For Apartment Renters
7. Aurora Selected as Statewide Technology Information District
Pritzker in Aurora July 11 To Launch Technology Innovation District
8. PHOTO STORY: Long-Awaited Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Takes Shape
PHOTO STORY: Long-Awaited Longmeadow Bridge Begins To Take Shape
9. Kane County Population Continues To Grow — Despite Statewide Trends
Kane County Population Hits 534,216 — 3rd Highest in Illinois Population Growth
10. Fabulous Fox! Cool New Website For Your Fox River Experience
Fabulous Fox! Cool, New Website Helps You Plan Your Very Own Fox River Experience
Honorable Mentions
A. Kane County’s Safest Communities
B. Wahlburgers To Open in 2020
Wahlburgers St. Charles Breaks Ground, Set To Open Early 2020
C. Kane County Leads Solar Designations
Illinois, Kane County Take National Lead In Solar Designations For Municipalities
D. Aurora No. 1 For Affordable Homes
Aurora Named No. 1 City in America to Buy an Affordable Home
E. 3 Kane Hospitals Among Best in Illinois
U.S. News Ranks 3 Kane County Hospitals Among Top 25 in Illinois
