Cook County Grant Program Aims to Modernize Forging, Casting Businesses
By Jessica Chen | Published 2026-02-27T13:01:29.639Z
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To modernize and expand supply chains, Cook County is offering local casting and forging manufacturers technical expertise, strategic planning, and new partnerships through the Forging Growth grant...
To modernize and expand supply chains, Cook County is offering local casting and forging manufacturers technical expertise, strategic planning, and new partnerships through the Forging Growth grant program.
Spearheaded by the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development with assistance from the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), the initiative aims to strengthen the region's manufacturing sector, which contributes $40 billion to the GDP and provides 180,000 jobs.
The program, accordi
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