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Riverfront Development

Riverfront Development February 4, 2021

Adopted in March 2018 by the City Council, the Quincy Next Strategic Plan provides the community with a central focus to guide our decisions and investments over the next generation. Ten core initiatives are included in the plan and represent the culmination of the planning process – the months of understanding Quincy’s present state and future opportunities.

Riverfront development consistently ranked at the top of the ten core initiatives based on community input and surveys. Through the riverfront master planning process, we will formulate an appropriately-scaled, comprehensive strategy for developing the riverfront area which includes short, mid, and long-term projects that encourage private development.

Visit QuincyRiverfront.com to view the plan concepts and alternatives and provide feedback.

Aiming Higher | Annual Meeting Presentation

Aiming Higher | Annual Meeting Presentation January 20, 2021
Annual Report Document
Welcome to the GREDF Annual Meeting Presentation!
We wanted to present things that happened ini 2020 and our plans for 2021.
The presentation is an opportunity for partners, businesses and community members to reflect on 2020, see how GREDF enhances and pivots for our Strategic Plan and how we continue to GROW Quincy & Adams County by aiming higher in 2021.
All are welcome to view the videos and corresponding report.
Click to Access Annual Meeting Presentation
#QuincyIL #AdamsCountyIL #RightOnQ #Development #AimHigh

Vaccinate to Eliminate

Vaccinate to Eliminate January 14, 2021
Our community is gearing up to Vaccinate to Eliminate
Know when you can go: Updates will be online
AdamsCountyTogether.com/vaccinate
Green Means Go: See highlights in green
Review the chart online and when your industry is highlighted in green, you can schedule both your vaccine doses.
1. Adams County, Illinois residents 65+ are automatically in green and eligible to Call or Schedule Online when enrollment begins
– Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike and Schuyler County Residents age 65 and older
2. Employer Enrollment: When noted, you will receive specific instructions from your employer
3. Open Enrollment: When highlighted in GREEN, you are eligible to Call or Schedule Online
Schedule Doses: When it’s time
Call | (217) 600-4VAX (4829)
Online | AdamsCountyTogether.com/vaccinate
Vaccinations: Oakley Lindsay Center | 300 Civic Center Plaza
Appointments Only | Allow about an hour
Check In
– 1st appointment, bring confirmation ticket,
– 2nd appointment, bring ticket & vaccination card
– Arrive 15 minutes before & Mask Up!
– Enter 4th St. from York
Wait & Listen
– Park in OLC North Lot & Tune to AM Radio 1620
– Stay inside vehicle until number/time is called
– Waiting area available for the without radio access
Vaccinate
– 15-30 minute wait after vaccination
#QuincyIL #AdamsCountyIL #AdamsCountyTogether #Vaccinate

Know Before You Go

Know Before You Go December 16, 2020
The main and mobile rapid testing sites have been a successful endeavor.
By providing free tests with results within hours, we are able to give information to residents and visitors so they can make informed decisions and immediately either isolate or quarantine if need be to slow the spread in our region.
Rapid testing will remain open through January 2021
Monday – Friday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday | Closed
Sunday | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Main Drive Thru: 3200 Broadway (enter from 33rd). Test now and know before you go…anywhere.
Businesses can also contact the Adams County Health Department to schedule employee testing.
To stay locally updated, and for the most reliable information, please refer to the Adams County Health Department and Adams County Together websites.

How to Manage Remote Work

How to Manage Remote Work December 11, 2020
Adams County Works Transition Planning team in partnership with the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the next quarterly lunch workshop.
Parts of our workforce is now working remotely from home, and the transition can be difficult.
Watch the recorded seminar and learn how to manage working from home with a local expert, Diana Mast, Business Solution Owner at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
Many at Blue Cross Blue Shield have always worked from home and many of their staff were making the transition long before the need to stay home.
Understand more about keeping remote employees engaged and productive,
What attributes make a good remote worker,
What are some tips on being effective and productive as a remote working,
How to handle mental health and transitioning to having coworkers not physically there.

Rapid Detection Plan

November 20, 2020

Dear Friends,

 

Thank you for your continued support for each other during these past months. As your community partner organizations, our local business and residents remain at the heart of everything we do. At this time, COVID-19 continues to impact on our region and communities around the nation.

 

One way we are working together to slow the spread and help our residents and neighbors stay healthy is through the Rapid Detection Plan, which offers mass rapid testing and contact tracing, along with education on isolation and quarantine.

 

The Rapid Detection Plan includes mass drive thru testing, mobile walk up and drive thru sites, employer sponsored testing and an outbreak / crisis response team.

 

The purpose of the Rapid Detection Plan is to:

  • Provide mass rapid testing for both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals,
  • Deliver results within hours of testing so everyone can make quick, informed decisions,
  • Educate positive cases on isolation and techniques,
  • Through contact tracing, educate close contacts on quarantine and techniques,

 

Our overall goal is to provide the information and resources necessary to those with positive results, as well as their close contacts, to be able to isolate or quarantine and slow the spread.

 

Being able to reach our goal for mass testing, while continuing to keep our community health in mind, will help our friends and family remain healthy, help keep our students in person at school and help our businesses, places of worship and region open.

 

To stay locally updated and for the most reliable information, please refer to the Adams County Health Department and Adams County Together websites.

 

As your partners, we are dedicated to working on ways to continue offering support and resources. Thank you again for doing your part to encourage and support each other.

 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of our organizations.

 

Sincerely,

 

Marcel Wagner                                        Latonya Brock                                         Bruce Guthrie

President                                                Executive Director                                    Executive Director

Great River Economic                                Quincy Area                                           The District

 

Concierge Program launches with Community Partners

Concierge Program launches with Community Partners September 22, 2020

Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF), along with community partners, hosted an informational Zoom call to launch Quincy Concierge Services. The program works in conjunction with overall workforce development strategies and aims to provide another tool to attract and retain top talent by providing an ongoing community on-boarding process.

 

“As a transplant from Chicago, I could have used a program like Quincy Concierge Services when I moved,” states Joi Cuartero Austin, GREDF Marketing & Communications Director. “Even though people choose the Adams County region for work, it can still be difficult to connect socially with the community and make friends. We want the program to help build personal connections sooner and make sure people feel welcomed to the area.”

 

Quincy Concierge Services is intended for newcomers, boomerang residents, and those looking to plug into the Quincy & Adams County community.

 

For local businesses, the program can be offered in conjunction with existing talent attraction programs and can be utilized as a tool to promote the community when recruiting talent, or alongside orientation for the new employee and any family members.

 

Community Resource Guides are assigned to individuals or families based on needs and personal interests to connect with and follow up with guests as they transition into the region. Guides are available to guests as a resource, as well as to make connections and open doors.

 

GREDF is looking for Guides to add to a diverse team of current residents. A successful Guide is an overall promoter, and community cheerleader, with a general knowledge of the region and amenities offered. For more information on the program, and to find out more about becoming a Guide, please contact Joi Cuartero Austin at the GREDF offices: (217) 223-4313 | JoiA@gredf.org

Mask Up #21DayChallenge

Mask Up #21DayChallenge July 31, 2020
Join members of our team here at GREDF as we take the Mask Up #21DayChallenge! Help our community stay safe and healthy. Help our community stay open together.
Join forces as a community to help keep each other safe. Together, we could make a huge difference in the current spread of the virus.

It takes 21 days to from a healthy habit. Take the #21DayChallenge to help our community be as healthy as possible, just in time for the school year.

Find motivation, inspiration and information every day to help form healthy habits, help our community stay safe, help our businesses stay open, help our hospitals maintain capacity, help our children go back to school and help our churches continue to worship. Visit www.AdamsCountyTogether.com for more information.

Download the calendar to keep track of your #21DayChallenge and post the graphics every day as you fulfill each day.

Leading From Within

Leading From Within July 31, 2020

The Adams County Works Transition Planning team welcomed guest speaker Julie Boll, Dare to Lead certified facilitator for the lunchtime seminar, which took place on Wednesday, July 22.

In the training, Julie states, “We all have our go-to shame shields when we are faced with difficult situations.  The three shields identified in Dr. Brené Brown’s research are: moving away, moving toward, and moving against.  My go-to shield is moving away.  If I see something wrong, or if someone attacks my work, my instinct is to move away and get small.  But when I’m crystal clear on my values, I can stand in them and stay anchored in a moment of conflict.  We can all use our values to help us stay grounded in conflict and help us make decisions about our future.”

Julie Boll, M.Ed. is the founder of Julie Boll Consulting, which provides strategic planning and leadership training for nonprofits. Julie is a certified Dare to Lead Facilitator, and, in 2019, was a part of the inaugural global cohort of Leadership and Organizational Development professionals selected by thought-leader Brené Brown to facilitate her work in organizations. As a Courage Catalyst in the Dare to Lead™ program, Julie focuses her work on helping nonprofits learn the skills, practices and tools needed to support brave leaders and build more courageous cultures.

Over the course of her career, Julie has helped her clients and employers secure more than $9.4 M in competitive grants from foundation, state and federal funders. Julie has more than 18 years experience in the nonprofit sector, serving in marketing, public relations and grant development roles. She is Grant Professional Certified by the GPCI Institute and a Grants Professionals Association (GPA) Approved Trainer. Julie has taught a graduate level course in Grant Writing at Quincy University, presented at state-wide and national conferences, and recently co-authored a peer reviewed journal article in the Grant Professionals Association Journal.

Increasing the Bottom Line Through Inclusive Culture

Increasing the Bottom Line Through Inclusive Culture July 31, 2020

We were pleased to have Latonya Brock, executive director of the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce speak with our Adams County Works Transition Planning team, along with other community leaders on Increasing the Bottom Line Through Inclusive Culture.

The lunchtime seminar took place on Wednesday, June 24 via zoom with nearly 30 attendees. Latonya was hired as the Executive Director of the Chamber in September 2017.  She was originally hired as the Chamber’s Membership Manager in February 2016.  Latonya moved here from Indianapolis, IN. Prior to Chamber work, she was in the financial industry for 22 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Indiana Wesleyan University.  She is married to Jebora Brock. Together the couple has one adult son, two adult daughters, a teenage son, and seven grandchildren.

Latonya has been a leader of Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace and helps lead the Chamber Diversity & Inclusion committee, which serves as a subgroup within the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce that was formed to create awareness within our community as it relates to being diverse and inclusive.  The objective of the group is for businesses and organizations to look for ways or form actionable steps to embrace D&I and to leverage the strengths of all employees within their influence.

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