Doug Pennington: Many of the manufacturers in McHenry County are small to mid-sized. These companies often don’t have the extra funds or time to pursue growth opportunities and projects that can help them expand their businesses.

American Community Bank & Trust hired banking industry veteran Jane F. Shifrin as its vice president of commercial lending, the Woodstock-based bank said in a news release.

A Poke Bros. restaurant, part of the national chain of fresh poke cuisine, is set to open soon in McHenry.

A new full-service bar and restaurant with video gambling and pool tables opened this year along Northwest Highway in Fox River Grove.

Sustainable Staffing – the recent winner of the 2021 Outstanding Business of the Year award from the Harvard Chamber of Commerce and Industry – will host a party Thursday to mark its grand opening.

Miller Formless’ M-6040 slipform paving machine was named a Top Products Award winner by Concrete Contractor, a nationally recognized magazine serving concrete construction professionals.

Professional Wealth Advisors, formerly headquartered in Crystal Lake, merged with the Hannon Financial Group of Oak Brook, the company said in a news release.

The Edge Fitness Clubs opened a new location at 800 Cog Circle in Crystal Lake last week, its third in Illinois.

The Cardinal Health manufacturing facility in Crystal Lake will close its doors by mid-year 2023, and has informed its employees and city of the change, officials said.