All are welcome to join Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) and partners at GatesAir, the world’s largest broadcast manufacturing facilities, to kick off Adams County Manufacturing month. Press Conference to be held Friday, October 14, at 8:15a in GatesAir at 3200 Wismann Lane in Quincy, IL, followed by a tour.   According to the… More

Adams County, IL – Registration is open for the 20th Anniversary Tri-State Development Summit, “Stronger Together,” to be held on Friday, November 18 at Iowa Wesleyan University – 601 N. Main St. Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Check in for the event begins at 9am with sessions starting at 10am. All are welcome to attend. “Southeast Iowa and… More

Adams County, IL – Registration is open for the 20th Anniversary Tri-State Development Summit, “Stronger Together,” to be held on Friday, November 18 at Iowa Wesleyan University – 601 N. Main St. Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Check in for the event begins at 9am with sessions starting at 10am. All are welcome to attend. “Southeast Iowa and… More

  Inspire Works kick off and press conference was held Wednesday, September 14, at 8:30a in the Oakley Lindsay Center – 300 Civic Center Plaza. Adams County, IL – Workforce development partners on the Inspire Works Team held a press conference on Wednesday, September 14 at 8:30a in the Oakley Lindsay Center to kick off… More

  Members of the Tri-State Development Steering Committee are pleased to announce the addition of Audrain County, Missouri, which becomes the 36th county to comprise the one “Tri-State of Mind” for western Illinois, northeast Missouri and southwest Iowa. Counties served now include 14 in Illinois, 14 in Missouri and 8 in Iowa, making the population… More

Adams County, IL – The Annual Meeting of the Rural Adams Development Corporation (RADC) will be held on Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30a in Marie’s Restaurant in Golden, IL.   Established by a group of bankers in rural Adams County, along with Adams Electric Cooperative, Great River Economic Development Foundation and later the Adams Telephone… More

Press Conference to be held Wednesday, May 25 at 9am at 2061 Highway 104 Liberty, IL Adams County, IL – Kurt Wolf, owner and operator of 104 Collision, Inc., along with Great River Economic Development Foundation and The Rural Adams Development Corporation welcome the press on Wednesday, May 25 at 9am to explore the newly… More

Press Conference held Thursday, May 5 at 4pm in the Oakley Lindsay Center Lobby Adams County, IL – Workforce Development Partners on the Career Guidance Team held a press conference on Thursday, May 5 at 4pm in the Oakley Lindsay Center Lobby to express appreciation to regional teachers for their help with youth work readiness… More

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Joi Cuartero Austin to the GREDF Staff. Joi comes to us with a wealth of experience, enthusiasm and dedication to our community. As a former Main Street director her background includes non-profit management and downtown revitalization.    In her new role with GREDF Joi will be primarily responsible for… More

[share]Outgoing GREDF Chairman of the Board Dan Henke addressed over 300 business and community leaders at the 2016 Great River Economic Development Foundation meeting on January 13, 2016. These are his remarks: GREDF is two years into a three-year strategic plan for economic development. The plan guides our organization’s investment of time and limited financial… More