Local Action to Promote Job Growth in the 10th District of Illinois
As a small business owner I know that good ideas don't come from Washington- they come from hardworking people and small businesses across the country. That is why I have traveled the 10th District to listen to families, small businesses, job creators and more so that I can take their ideas back to Washington. When we come together and find common ground, we can get things done and move our economy forward.
Below is a snapshot of events I have held here in the 10th District to promote job creation:
- Hosted a jobs fair at Harper College in Palatine.
- Hosted a jobs fair at Lake Forest Graduate School in Lake Forest.
- Hosted a jobs fair at the Waukegan Ramada with Rep. Rita Mayfield.
- Hosted a conference bringing together educators and manufacturers to talk about preparing people for the 21st century workforce.
- Held meetings regarding Waukegan Harbor and the importance of keeping it open for the local economy.
- Participated in North-East Lake County Jobs Focus group with political, business, and agency leaders.
- Supported municipal and county economic development agencies such as Lake County Partners in North Chicago.
- Held numerous roundtables with small business owners to discuss ways to spur the economy and get people back to work.
- Formed an Education Advisory Board to address how to reform education for readiness for 21st Century Jobs.
- Formed a 10th District Jobs Task Force.
- Promoted the College of Lake County's continuing education program to help job seekers prepare for local high demand careers.
- Keynoted seminar on the capacity of High Performance Computing to improve middle market manufacturing.
- Toured several 10th District facilities and held employee town halls, including:
- Colbert Packing, Lake Forest
- Underwriters Lab, Northbrook
- Amerisource Bergen, Buffalo Grove
- Dow, Buffalo Grove
- UPS, Northbrook
- Kraft, Glenview
- Cummings Allison, Mt. Prospect
- Dynomax, Wheeling
- Holden Industries, Waukegan
- Hospira, Lake Forest
- Cole-Parmer, Vernon Hills
- Lifeline Vascular Access, Vernon Hills
- AllState, Northbrook
- Hidden Valley, Wheeling
- Zebra, Lincolnshire
- Takeda, Deerfield
- Aon Hewitt, Lincolnshire
- Honeywell, Lincolnshire
- CVS, Mt. Prospect
- Walgreens, Deerfield
- Astellas, Deerfield
- Discover, Riverwoods
- Cardinal Health, Waukegan
- Siemens, Buffalo Grove