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    Calling All Entrepreneurs

    May 20th, 2013 | Featured, News

    So you want to start a business… Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Do you have a skill or hobby that you would like to market? Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials which serves Adams, Brown, Pike and Schuyler Counties, is trying to find individuals in the communities it serves who [...]

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  • JWCC Manufacturing Technology Graduate David Del Castillo

    Building a Better Workforce

    May 1st, 2013 | Featured, News

    Summit Brings Leaders Together to Develop a Vision for Long-Term Change Last week more than 40 leaders came together to discuss workforce development issues in Adams County and to develop a shared vision for long-term change. The event facilitator assisted the group with identifying and prioritizing the area’s workforce challenges and building a framework for [...]

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  • Workforce, Highways, River Adams County Illinois Collage

    Communicating Our Strengths

    April 17th, 2013 | Featured, News

    Site Selection Priorities and Our Messaging For the past 27 years, a leading site and facility planning publication, Area Development, has surveyed corporate decision makers regarding their location and expansion plans. Although not the final word in new facility development, the survey results provide excellent insights into key factors that influence site selection decisions. Let’s [...]

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  • Entrepreneurship Success Sign

    Growing Entrepreneurial Communities

    April 3rd, 2013 | Featured, News

    We love these 10 Keys to Economic Success from Don Macke with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Thanks to our friend, Jack Schultz, for bringing them to our attention in his weekly eNewsletter, The Agurban. You can sign up for Don’s Entrepreneurial Communities Newsletter here and Jack’s The Agurban Newsletter here. Keys to Economic Success [...]

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  • 2013 March 13 Marcel Wagner New GREDF President Press Conference Remarks

    A Message from our new President

    March 20th, 2013 | Featured, News, Uncategorized

    I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the members, partners and residents in the Quincy region as I become part of this wonderful community. I am pleased and privileged to serve as the new President of the Great River Economic Development Foundation. Since starting last Monday I’ve had the opportunity to meet [...]

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