Industry and Southland Development Authority news
Southland Development Authority Secures $750,000 MacArthur Foundation Grant to Foster Community Engagement in Chicago's South Suburbs
TINLEY PARK, IL [November 28, 2021] - In a significant advancement for community engagement in the South Chicago suburbs, the Southland D...
State of Illinois Opens Application for the Back to Business (B2B) Assistance Program
As part of the Southland Development Authority's ongoing work to grow and support local businesses of the south suburbs, the Authority is...
State Grant Program to Help Businesses Affected by the Pandemic Unveiled in Matteson
But many of the stores couldn’t survive the pandemic, and Fowler has seen his base of grocery customers shrink to roughly 25. “The pandem...
DCEO Launches Grants to Support Local Businesses
[October 2021] - The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is proud to announce the launch of a new grant program aimed ...
Development Group Finds Customers for Restaurants That Serve Lunches to Food Depository Workers
The 10 grant recipients were announced recently by the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Southland Development Autho...
Southland Development Authority and South Suburban Land Bank & Development Authority Announce Partnership for Community Revitalization
Tinley Park, IL (7/27/21) – The Southland Development Authority (SDA) and the South Suburban Land Bank and Development Authority (SSLBDA)...
SDA Launches a Pilot Program with Lonely Entrepreneur
[2021] - The Southland Development Authority (SDA) announces the launch of an innovative pilot program in partnership with Lonely Entrepr...
Bo Kemp to Lead Southland Development Authority
Kemp brings over a decade of experience driving innovation in areas like the Southland that have a deep history and a legacy of economic ...
Cook County Provides $1 Million to SDA to Support Small Business
COOK COUNTY - On December 3, 2020, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development announ...
Cook County Provides $1 Million to Southland Development Authority’s Stimulus Program to Assist South Suburban Businesses Hit by the Pandemic
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development today announced a $1 million award to the...
Grants from Southland Economic Transformation Fund to Fund Logistics Training, Housing Assistance in South Suburbs
The 10 grant recipients were announced recently by the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Southland Development Autho...
Transforming the Southland Through Partnerships
COOK COUNTY - In a short time since its inception in 2019, as a coalition formed by stakeholders throughout the Southland and in Cook Cou...