[share] Please make plans to join us on January 9, 2013 for the GREDF Annual Meeting and Jim Mentesti’s Retirement Celebration.

[share] Click here to read the December edition of Developments, the quarterly print newsletter of the Great River Economic Development Foundation. This packed edition includes the following articles: Celebrating Jim Mentesti’s 27 Years at GREDF’s Helm 2013 Annual Meeting Preview AAIM Employers’ Association “90 Days to Success” Region Charters Course to Train Students for Advanced Manufacturing… More

[share] Lean New Product Development provides companies with “innovative” way to design and produce Step-by-step methodology for integrating lean tools with product development The ability to develop new proprietary products or quickly refine an existing portfolio can be the difference between market stagnation and capitalizing on new growth opportunities. Many companies have the in-house capabilities… More

[share] Introducing “90 Days to Success” Would you like to know how your supervisors can make you more successful? Here’s a few interesting facts… A well trained supervisor can save money on hiring! The average cost of replacing a first line employee that makes $8 per hour is $3,500 (SHRM research). A well trained supervisor can… More

[share] Pathways to Results Process Connects Education and Business Resources; $500,000 Grant Boosts Effort The new world of advanced manufacturing requires a drastically different set of skills from its workforce. On October 25, 2012, private business, education and economic development leaders signed a charter to formalize the “Pathways to Results” process.  The process aligns K-12… More

[share]Heritage Foundation Fellow to Speak at Industrial Association of Quincy Annual Meeting Edmund Haislmaier, an expert in health care policy and markets at The Heritage Foundation, is the featured speaker at the Industrial Association of Quincy 2012 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 2nd. The breakfast will be held at 7:00am at Town & Country Inn… More

[share] Quincy, Illinois.  August 29, 2012…The Board of Directors of Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF) and James E. Mentesti, its President, today announced that he has chosen to retire after 27 years of service to GREDF and Tri-State area.  Phil Conover has been named interim President.  Mr. Mentesti will continue to support GREDF’s mission as… More

[share] July unemployment figures in Adams County rose by 0.1% over June, but remain slightly lower than a year ago. At 6.8%, Adams County is tied for the second lowest unemployment in the state of Illinois. The City of Quincy’s July unemployment rate is 7.4% which is up 0.3% over last month, but down 0.1%… More

[share]Governor Quinn signed Senate Bill 3616 on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, “providing stable and predictable job creation and retention incentives for the long term” via the Illinois Enterprise Zone legislation, according to Craig Coil, President of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Association. Coil went on to say in a press release, “More importantly, it also gives… More

[share] Adams County June unemployment figures rose slightly over May which can be attributed in part to a seasonal rise that coincides with the end of the school year. Adams County still has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state of Illinois at 6.7%. Brown County (4.8%) and Woodford County (6.6%) are the… More