By Clare Edlund Published: Jun. 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM CDT QUINCY (WGEM) – It’s been a little over a year since a local college launched a program to help students advance their careers in a whole new way. The Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education, better known as FAME, is an apprenticeship program that partners… More

  Saylor Drawe                                            Denise Presser QUINCY (Quincy Herald-Whig) — The Adams County Career Guidance Team is recognizing two teachers as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week. The Career Guidance Team selected Saylor Drawe, a third grade teacher from Baldwin Elementary School in Quincy, and Denise Presser, a middle school teacher at Unity Middle School in… More

Quincy, Illinois (KHQA) — Eight students from John Wood Community College participated in an athlete-like signing day on Tuesday, but with their future employers. The day highlighted students who are committing to work full-time with a local business. Sitting in between their future employer and Quincy Mayor Dr. Linda Moore, each student signed a pledge… More

Adams County, IL – The Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF), in partnership with the Adams County Board, is thrilled to announce that applications are now being accepted for the second round of the Adams County GROW Program. In 2024, the Adams County Board designated $1 million from the ARPA funds to establish the GROW… More

QUINCY — Makayla Beaston thinks she wants a career in the medical field. But talking with professionals from a wide array of career fields at the Career Spark STEAM Expo “has given me more ideas of different things,” the St. Peter eighth-grader said. “It gives us more of an eye-opener for what we’ll do when… More

QUINCY — When the subject is automation and workforce in the manufacturing setting, Jeremy Smith makes one thing clear. “It’s not automation or workforce or workforce or automation. The two really have to go together,” said Smith, a technical specialist with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center. But a report commissioned by the Upjohn Institute found… More

By Clare Edlund Published: Feb. 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM CST|Updated: 9 hours ago QUINCY (WGEM) – A new initiative is underway to address Adams County’s growing childcare shortage. Eight organizations joined forces on Monday to launch Adams County CAREs. The acronym stands for “Childcare Advancement and Recruitment Effort,” which is exactly the goal of… More

  By Zeke Shapiro Published: Dec. 26, 2024 at 3:46 PM CST QUINCY (WGEM) – Following a recent dip in childcare workers since the COVID-19 Pandemic, GREDF and the Adams County Board partnered to increase employment. According to a report by GREDF, the amount of childcare slots in Quincy has dropped by 14% since 2018.… More

  By Zeke Shapiro Published: Dec. 10, 2024 at 7:24 PM CST|Updated: 13 hours ago QUINCY (WGEM) – The recent increase in the number of large retail stores in Quincy has created economic benefits for the city. Up and down Broadway Street, large retail stores such as Target and Ollie’s have popped up. The benefits… More

The Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) invites thecommunity and press to attend our 2024 Annual Meeting. This year’s theme, “Impact Multiplied,”showcases GREDF’s commitment to leveraging its expertise, partnerships, and strategic investment to develop high-impact initiatives that create economic growth and foster a more inclusive businessenvironment. The GREDF Annual Meeting for 2024 will take place… More