Just as COVID-19 has its variants, the cumulative effect of the virus had a varied impact on sectors of the local economy during the past year. Roaring along For those who live in the 60098 ZIP code, 2021 was a good year to be a real estate agent or a home seller. Through Dec. 21, […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Two Woodstock-based manufacturers – Enviro Sip Straw and MAC Automation – have received the Business Champion Award from the McHenry County Economic Development Council. They were among five Woodstock businesses nominated for awards presented Nov. 10 at the MCEDC’s 30th annual dinner in Crystal Lake. Enviro Sip, which makes Boss Straw, a […]
One of Woodstock’s biggest private employers officially has a new owner – and a new name. SK Capital Partners LP, a private New York investment firm, announced last week it had closed on its acquisition of the Catalent Pharma Solutions plant in Woodstock, 2210 Lake Shore Drive. The new, independently run company was renamed Woodstock […]
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