Peoria Journal Star – January 29, 2016 PEORIA — Caterpillar Inc. smiled on a slice of central Illinois, announcing 160 out-of-state jobs will be moved to its plant in Pontiac. Those jobs come thanks to a three-pronged incentive plan from Livingston County — cash payments and tax abatements potentially worth about $4 million over three […]
Pantagraph – January 29, 2016 PONTIAC, IL — Caterpillar will add about 160 jobs to its existing Pontiac plant as the result of company-wide restructuring announced Friday. “We’re pleased that Caterpillar had confidence in the Pontiac plant, its employees and our community,” said Pontiac City Administrator Bob Karls. The Peoria-based manufacturer also announced the loss of […]
Pontiac Daily Leader – January 20, 2016 The Pontiac City Council was the latest agreeable party to the Greater Livingston County Economic Development Council’s plan to facilitate job retention and growth at Caterpillar. After GLCEDC CEO Adam Dontz gave a short presentation at the Council’s Tuesday night meeting, the governing body voted to join with […]
January 8, 2016 – WEEK / CINewsNow.com PONTIAC, Ill. — The Livingston County Finance Committee has approved a plan to help give Caterpillar a greater incentive to stay in the county…
January 7, 2015 – Pontiac Daily Leader In what may prove to be a crucial move in helping Caterpillar weather a storm of macroeconomic industrial downturn, the Livingston County Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a measure, organized by the Greater Livingston County Economic Development Council CEO Adam Dontz, in which the county will provide the […]
Pontiac Daily Leader – Posted Jan. 2, 2016 at 2:49 PM As the City of Pontiac enters a new year, big things are on the horizon for the community — and it’s worth reflecting on that which has already come. On Thursday, Pontiac’s Tourism Director Ellie Alexander and City Administrator Bob Karls discussed the past […]
Published: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 11:01 p.m. CST By HEIDI LITCHFIELD – hlitchfield@shawmedia.com MORRIS – The Grundy County Board is expected to vote Tuesday on the Livingston County Enterprise Zone, which also would include portions of Grundy County in the Dwight area and at the Interstate 55 and Route 47 interchange. Adam Dontz with the […]
By Kent Casson Blade Correspondent Adam Dontz from the Greater Livingston County Economic Development Council appeared before members of the Fairbury City Council Wednesday night. Dontz discussed an enterprise zone, which is an economic development tool through the state. GLCEDC is trying for a zone here in Livingston County. If a company meets certain criteria, […]
Pontiac Daily Leader (Dec 10, 2015) At Wednesday night’s Livingston County Board Finance Committee meeting, the committee members approved Greater Livingston County Economic Development Council CEO Adam Dontz’s recommendation of an intergovernmental agreement with Grundy County and other governmental entities for an enterprise zone application… [CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE]