Tag: activates

State activates rapid response services for displaced Quaker employees

Apr. 5—SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development has activated rapid response services for the approximately 510 displaced Quaker Oats employees after this week’s announcement of the Danville plant closing in June. According to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office, examples of services that may be provided include job search and placement assistance, classroom […]

Army activates first overseas watercraft unit in decades

The Army recently activated its first composite watercraft company outside the United States in decades, a move that comes as the service seeks to expand its maritime capabilities in the Indo-Pacific theater. The 5th Transportation Company, a composite watercraft company, was activated on Feb. 8 at Yokohama North Dock, Yokohama, Japan, according to an Army […]