$353,404 Duckworth-secured federal funding for Joliet Junior College Entrepreneur and Business Center

August 24, 2023 12:00 PM

Senator Duckworth secured $353,404 in federal funding through a FY23 Congressionally Directed Spending Request for Joliet Junior College. This funding for the Joliet Junior College Entrepreneur and Business Center will help foster economic development within Joliet and the Illinois Community College District 525. This project will work directly with new and existing entrepreneurs from the conceptual stage of a business to formal businesses enterprises, assisting entrepreneurs with education, training and resource identification.