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and they have a broad reach throughout the Chicago
land area. That’s a benefit to a local municipality –
that strong tie into the business community.”
And yet, it is one thing to create business success -
and another thing, altogether, to sustain it - which is
why the Village of Schaumburg, in cooperation with
the nearby Village of Hoffman Estates, established the
Golden Corridor Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
(GCAMP) in 2009. “We had been out making visits to
our local manufacturers,” Frank relates, “and talking to
them about what their issues are, and how the Village
can help. And the resounding answer was, ‘workforce
shortage.’ All their employees were close to retirement
age, and they couldn’t get young people engaged or
excited about the careers in manufacturing.
“So, over the last seven or so years, we created this
non-profit to help assist manufacturers and employers
in the area to work with the local school districts, par-
ents, students, and guidance counselors, to educate
them about the opportunities for internships and ca-
reers in manufacturing. It’s been a success story and
manufacturing has stepped up and taken the lead to
assist in that effort.
“Just last year, we held over 20 manufacturing events
