肯德尔县

当地最大的雇主之一是制造挖土设备的卡特彼勒（caterpillar），该公司在肯德尔县东部有一家工厂。

One of the biggest local employers is caterpillar , which makes earth-moving equipment at a plant in Eastern Kendall .

但2000年至2007年间，随着人们搬出大都市在睡城（bedroomcommunities）寻找更能负担得起的住宅，肯德尔县成为美国经济增长速度最快的县。

But between 2000 and 2007 Kendall became the fastest-growing county in the US , as people moved out in search of more affordable property in bedroom communities .

伊利诺伊州房地产经纪人协会（illinoisassociationofrealtors）的数据显示，肯德尔县7月成屋销售同比增加19.7%，为芝加哥地区最高增速。

Sales of existing homes rose 19.7 per cent in July from last year , the fastest growth in the Chicago metropolitan area , according to the Illinois Association of Realtors .

回到肯德尔县，并非一切都令人沮丧。

Back in Kendall county not all is gloom .

普莱诺位于肯德尔县的最西部，是芝加哥地区与农业大州伊利诺伊州接壤之处。

Plano sits at the western end of Kendall County , where metropolitan Chicago blends into rural Illinois .