Report sees economic benefit in industry networking SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette A 110-page report on northeast Indiana’s food-related economy has found several opportunities for improvement. The greatest need, according to the phase I report prepared by Illinois-based consulting firm Manheim Solutions, is for local food networks to coordinate efforts. More than 12,300 farmers […]
Elgin, IL – The Northeast Indiana Regional Food Network, led by Wells County Revitalization, Inc., reached a milestone Wednesday, Oct. 28 as the program received a grant to help launch and develop the growing and dynamic food economy in the region. Manheim Solutions, Inc. has been selected as the economic development consultant to complete this […]
Chris Manheim, President of Manheim Solutions, Inc., will be a speaker at the National League of Cities (NLC) 92nd Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition, which will be held on November 4-7, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. Chris will be participating as a speaker in the program session titled “Cultivating a Local Food Economy” scheduled to […]
Manheim Solutions, Inc. recently added the Continuing Education Business Solutions Group of the College of DuPage, located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, as a new ACT Authorized Job Profiling® client. As with other community college and workforce investment board clients, the Manheim Solutions Team conducts job profiling for their manufacturers customers. For more information about the […]
The City of Appleton, WI approved the Economic Development Strategic Plan developed by Manheim Solutions, Inc. A copy of the brochure is available for viewing. Appleton possesses a central location in a 30-mile diameter area that encompasses a regional labor market and retail trade are with a population of nearly 814,000 persons in the Appleton-Green […]
Great NEWS from our client, Treasure Coast Research, Education and Development Authority in St. Lucie, Florida. They received a $895,000 grant from the EDA, prepared with our assistance to build the Center for AgriLife Research and Entrepreneurship (CARE) Incubator, also known as the Sunshine Kitchen Food Business Incubator. Will create 266 jobs! For more information […]
Our partner and client, The Workforce Connection of Rockford, Illinois reports in its October 2014 newsletter that 1,172 individuals have taken WorkKeys assessments through its office and that of the Northern Illinois Workforce Alliance. For more information, read the newsletter at http://www.theworkforceconnection.org/pdf/Oct%2014%20newsletter.pdf. Manheim Solutions, Inc. has completed more than a dozen manufacturing ACT job profiles in […]
For the second time since 2012, Manheim Solutions, Inc. has hosted the International Economic Development Council’s “Economic Development Finance Programs” course in Chicago this past week – September 3-5. The course instructs economic development professionals on the ‘Best Practices’ of economic development finance, business financing programs, revolving loan programs, real estate financing, Tax Increment Financing […]
For those of you who are members of the IEDC (International Economic Development Council), here is a tweet from the IEDC about my latest article in ED Now, “Why You Should Hire A Certified Economic Developer.” Enjoy! ED Now Feature: Why You Should Hire a Certified Economic Developer http://t.co/Nsu8a2KX7Z — IEDC (@IEDCtweets) May 19, 2014
APPLETON, WIS, FEBRUARY, 2014 – The City of Appleton, Wisconsin is pleased to announce that it will partner with Manheim Solutions and Brand Acceleration to advance its economic development strategic planning and marketing communications. The project will include a detailed analysis of the City’s demographic and socioeconomic trends and labor force characteristics, as well as […]
