Featured Workshop by the Adams County Works Transition Planning Team We held the first quarterly workshop seminar for 2018, brought to you by the Adams County Works Transition Planning Team. Topic Managing Teams, held Wednesday, February 21 at 11:45am in the upper level of The Pier Restaurant located at 401 Bonansinga Dr., in Quincy, IL.… More

We welcome you to join us for the Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) Annual Meeting. Wednesday, January 10 The Oakley Lindsay Center | 300 Civic Center Plaza 5:00p – Cash Bar 5:45p – Program Special Guests Les Post | Adams County Board Chair Kyle Moore for Mayor | City of Quincy Mark Peterson |… More

A yearlong celebration of Illinois’ 200th birthday launches with communities around the state next week, as the Bicentennial Flag is raised on December 4th at noon.   The media and public are invited to join Quincy & Adams County area leaders on Monday, Dec. 4th beginning at 11:30am at the Adams County Court House, 521… More

The Adams County Works Transition Planning Team hosted their third quarterly seminar, Effective Communication: Deciphering Communication Styles. The lunchtime event was held Wednesday, November 1 from 11:45a – 1:00p in The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Croc Corps Community Center at 405 Vermont St. Quincy, IL.   Guest presenter was James E. Sours of ALCPC Consulting.… More

As part of Manufacturing Day, and to recognize the new Tri-State MakerFest, Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) invites the community to a press conference and facility tour on Tuesday, October 3 at 9a in Craig Industries at the 401 Delaware Campus – 401 Delaware St. Quincy, IL.   Craig Industries is the leading manufacturer… More

Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) invites regional manufacturing and logistics businesses, large and small, to take part in the first Tri-State MakerFest, to be held on Wednesday, October 18 from 9a-6p in the Oakley Lindesay Center, 300 Civic Center Plaza.   Tri-State MakerFest, sponsored by HOMEBANK, is a celebration of our manufacturing and logistics… More

We invited you to join Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) and partners on Thursday, August 24 at 11:00a in the Oakley Lindsay Center Foyer, 300 Civic Center Plaza, for a press conference and check presentation from the Heroes at Heartland event.   Heroes at Heartland took place on Saturday, August 5th with 200+ veterans… More

We invite you to join us on Monday, August 21 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for “Eclipse on the River” to view the solar eclipse at Clat Adams Park on the Riverwalk. The solar eclipse in Quincy, IL will begin at 11:47 a.m., with maximum coverage at 1:14 p.m. and ending at 2:40 p.m.… More

The Adams County Works Transition Planning Team hosted their free lunch & learn seminar on Wednesday, August 16 from 12p-1p. The workshop was held in the John Wood Community College private dining room, adjacent to the cafeteria, at 1301 S. 48th St. in Quincy, IL. This quarter, the featured topic was The Art Of Sales, with guest speaker… More

On Wednesday, June 7 the Adams County Works Transition Planning Team hosted a free lunch & learn seminar on Networking & Personal Branding from 12p-1p, at Riverside Smoke House & Grill, 222 S. 3rd St. in Quincy, IL. During the luncheon, guest speaker Zach Hesterberg, founder of SoZesty Social Media Marketing, presented on what a personal… More