Woodstock Business
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‘A good, viable option’: More women are choosing to work in the trades for better pay and benefitsJan 02, 2025 1:08 pm - A growing number of women are entering the trades. According to Institute for Women’s Policy Research, in 2023, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever — 363,651 working in construction and extraction occupations.
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A ‘Prime’ opportunity: McHenry County College delivers ESL classes to Amazon employeesDec 19, 2024 10:49 am - The Amazon Fulfillment Center in Huntley is working with McHenry County College in Crystal Lake to find a way to make education more accessible for its employees.
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Meridian Health to drop Northwestern Medicine from network in 2025Dec 08, 2024 8:41 am - Health insurance provider Meridian Health no longer will accept Northwestern Medicine health system in network beginning Jan. 1, a health system spokesman confirmed.
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Whooping cough rises sharply in McHenry CountyDec 04, 2024 12:54 pm - Eleven cases of whooping cough were reported in November in McHenry County, according to a newly updated McHenry County Department of Health report.
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Farmers and landowners invited to join Common Ground networking event Dec. 8Nov 19, 2024 3:01 pm - Area farmers and farmland owners with an interest in local sustainable agriculture will have the opportunity to network at the upcoming Common Ground Gathering on Sunday, Dec. 8.
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‘Somebody dropped the ball’: McHenry County sales tax for mental health falls shortOct 30, 2024 1:55 pm - Revenue from a voter-approved sales tax increase to fund mental health services in McHenry County fell well short of estimates in its first month, leading to finger-pointing among some county officials.
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MCC to hold careers and technology open house Oct. 16Oct 08, 2024 11:33 am - Interested in the fields of business or technology? Get an inside look at potential careers and related McHenry County College programs at an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the MCC Conference Center, 8900 U.S. Route 14 in Crystal Lake.
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How the Richardson Farm in Spring Grove grew to be the ‘world’s largest’ corn mazeSep 15, 2024 1:31 am - The corn maze at Richardson Farm in Spring Grove, a 28-acre labyrinth with annual themes, has grown significantly since it started 24 years ago.
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MCC debuts Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and InnovationSep 04, 2024 9:39 am - McHenry County College in Crystal Lake this week opened the Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, a $29.6 million, state-of-the-art hub for skilled trades education and innovation.
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‘This is exciting’: Huntley eager to start up business incubators downtown in historic house and small shopsAug 27, 2024 10:22 am - Huntley is moving forward with downtown incubator shops, following other municipalities in McHenry County including Woodstock and McHenry. Huntley plans to put the shops ...