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03/20/09

Yates named Bradley-Bourbonnais chamber's top businessman

Credited for investing in the community, creating jobs and for making Kankakee County a travel destination, the Bradley-Bourbonnais Chamber of Commerce named developer Greg Yates as its Businessperson of the Year.
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03/03/09

Old Kroger now Camelot Therapeutic Day School

Camelot Therapeutic Day School, the area's new specialized school for children with autism and social and emotional disabilities, is making a long-term commitment to stay in the community.
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02/15/09

Downtown Kankakee corner redeveloped

Where most saw old, vacant buildings on the southwest corner of East Court Street and South Schuyler Avenue in downtown Kankakee, Greg Yates saw what the buildings could become.
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12/23/08

Bradley mayor - New Sportsplex center will be a hospitality boom

Construction is well under way for the indoor sports facility at Hidden Cove, 70 Ken Hayes Drive in Bradley. The Sportsplex is not scheduled to open until spring, but a number of events have already been booked.
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11/10/08

Manteno to get Jimmy John's

Manteno will be the newest home for a Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant.
Greg Yates, owner/operator of the Jimmy John's in Kankakee and Bourbonnais, will open a 1,500-square-foot restaurant in the Family Video location at 102 S. Creek Drive near the U.S. Interstate 57 interchange.
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06/17/08

New downtown Kankakee look

The local developer who is poised to open a new Jimmy John's restaurant on Court Street this month is also planning to renovate a large stretch of the same high-profile downtown block -- from his new restaurant on the west to Schuyler Avenue on the east.
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06/11/08

Enterprise zone clears hurdles

The final hurdle for a pair of developers was cleared Tuesday when the Kankakee County Board approved an enterprise zone expansion in Bradley.
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03/13/08

Sportsplex expansion gets OK from Bradley officials

Village of Bradley officials Monday agreed to expand an existing enterprise zone to allow for expansion of the Hidden Cove Sportsplex and an 84-unit residential development for residents age 55 and older.
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01/25/08

Web exclusive: Jimmy John's strengthening Kankakee's potential

A self-proclaimed entrepreneur is taking what some would call a risk and what he sees as a good investment. Greg Yates is buying up a corner of downtown Kankakee that he hopes to revitalize.
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07/13/07

Independent senior living planned in Bradley

A new development just east of the Hidden Cove Family Fun Park in Bradley is offering independent living in a seniors-only environment.
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07/12/07

Sportsplex coming to Bradley

The investors -- Greg Yates, his son, Terry, real estate developer Jeff Bennett, and businessman Blair Minton -- announced the project will be called "Hidden Cove Sportsplex."
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06/12/07

Foreseeable Futures

Greg Yates saw an opportunity in the community, and now he's just trying to give it back.
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