Prime rib on Saturday and half-price pizza on Sunday are still advertised on the marquee outside Colemans Tavern, although the business closed nearly 22 months ago. But the building at 823 Lake Ave. could be serving food again under a new owner, Platinum Property Partners. The City Council this week approved an inducement resolution that […]
Creating a new “community space” is the short-term plan for the former lumberyard site on East Judd Street while the new owner, MBI, considers how to further develop the 1.13-acre property. Company COO Kevin Newton said options were being reviewed with a landscape architect for a “sharp-looking natural area” while long-range development is considered. “We […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Manufacturing companies in Woodstock have more than four million square feet of building space under roof and offer 2,500 jobs, making it the second largest employment sector in the city. Of the top 19 employment categories in Woodstock, manufacturing ranks fifth in earnings per worker with an average salary of $76,000. Those […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindepent.com Three Woodstock companies have been named finalists for a Business Champion Award from the McHenry County Economic Development Corp. Alliance Contractors and Dordan Manufacturing Co. are among five finalists for companies with 25 to 100 employees. And Kelco Industries, 1425 Lake Ave., makes industrial machinery components. It is one of four companies […]
Old Courthouse project closes restaurant until … Public House restaurant plans to reopen in the lower level of Old Courthouse Center when renovations of the 19th century building are completed. But nobody is sure exactly when that will be. Construction manager Bulley & Andrews set a substantial completion date of March 31, 2023, but the […]
Four companies interested in developing the site of the former Die Cast factory are expected to present their plans to the City Council in October. “They’re ready to go,” Mayor Mike Turner said last week during the council’s meeting. The council has adopted inducement resolutions for three companies to begin tracking early expenses of planning […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Visitors are urged to dress appropriately for a visit to working farms during the 2022 McHenry County Farm Stroll this weekend. Four Woodstock farms are among 11 that will be open for self-guided tours during the annual event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. There is no beginning or […]
Not until the middle of June 2019 did Woodstock have its first microbrewery producing stouts, ales, and IPAs. Three years later, the city is on the verge of getting its fourth. The City Council is scheduled – again – to approve a lease with MobCraft Beer of Milwaukee at its Sept. 20 meeting. It’s at […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindepent.com Dordan, a family-owned packaging manufacturer and designer in Woodstock, will celebrate 60 years in business next month. According to a news release, the company provides thermoformed packaging to the electronics, automotive, medical, and consumer markets, specializing in handling trays for automation and medical device packaging solutions. Dordan Manufacturing was founded by Edwin […]
Metra riders will see a little of the old Woodstock train station in the newly remodeled southeast end of the depot that was opened last week to morning commuters. Benches that had once provided seating for people waiting inside the station are back after being stored in recent years at the Sheriff’s House. “We sanded […]
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