The Lake County Board and our economic development partners are continuously collaborating on initiatives to improve our economic environment, from a healthcare consortium to address workforce shortages and increase apprenticeship opportunities, to a proposed innovation and research park at Rosalind Franklin University. Watch the Lake County Partners Update from the June County Board meeting to learn more. (Item 56). Additionally, more than 600 government and business leaders recently gathered to get an update on the national and local economy, and other important issues facing our county including employment, workforce, and housing.