Tour Celebrating Manufacturing Day   Adams County, IL – National Manufacturing Day is Friday, October 4, 2019. According to the National Association of Manufacturers and the Manufacturing Institute on www.MFGday.com, taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the ninth-largest economy in the world. Over the next decade, nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will… More

We welcomed all to attend the Heroes at Heartland Check Presentation on Wednesday, September 4 at 10:00 AM outside Titan International, Inc. corporate office – white house on the corner of 28th St. and Cedar.   “Titan has been fortunate to be a part of Heroes at Heartland from the beginning and we are extremely happy to… More

The Tri-State Development Summit (TSDS) Steering Committee is pleased to announce the addition of three new members helping to shape the upcoming Summit to be held Friday, October 25 at 9:00 AM in the Quincy Community Theater, inside the Oakley Lindsay Center, 300 Civic Center Plz.   New steering committee members include Michael Elbe, Paul… More

On Wednesday, August 14 from 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM the Adams County Works Transition Planning Team will hosted their 3rdQuarter Seminar, “Financing Your Future.” The event took place at the Oakley Lindsay Center Lindsay Room at 300 Civic Center Plaza, Quincy, IL.   Speaking to the group was Wealth Advisor, Craig Moncey of IPI… More

Heroes at Heartland returns to the beautiful grounds of Harpole’s Heartland Lodge in Nebo, IL on Saturday, August 3 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.   Great River Economic Development Foundation will join with several event partners to open registration at a press conference on Friday, June 14 at 10:00 AMin Outdoor Power Inc., 2703… More

Celebrating our regions next Career & Technical All Stars!   Partners on the Adams County Works Career Guidance team are hosting the first Career Launch Signing Day on Wednesday, May 22 at 4:00 PM in the Quincy Community Theater inside the Oakley Lindsay Center – 300 Civic Center Plaza, Quincy, IL. The event celebrates students… More

Recognizing teachers on National Teacher Appreciation Day!   Teacher appreciation and recognition was on Thursday, May 9 at 4:00 PM in the Oakley Lindsay Center lobby, 300 Civic Center Plaza, Quincy, IL. Workforce development partners on the Career Guidance Team hosted and award two area teachers with prizes from local businesses.   “Everyday, teachers are… More

The inaugural Small Business ConnectionFest was hosted Wednesday, April 17 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Kroc Center at 405 Vermont St. ConnectionFest was free, open to the public, and was a one-stop shop for small businesses and entrepreneurs to learn from industry leaders to achieve their new or next business adventure. Businesses… More

Adams County Works Transition Planning team is proud to present their next seminar on Wednesday, April 10 from 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM in the Quincy Public Library, 526 Jersey St. Quincy, IL 62301.   Guest speaker is Casey Ragar, United States Marine Corps, retired, with “14 Leadership Traits: Are you a leader?” as his… More

Goal Setting Kicks Of Adams County Works Quarterly Seminars   Adams County, IL – The first Adams County Works Transition Planning seminar was rescheduled to be held on Wednesday, February 13 from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm in the Oakley Lindsay Center Lindsay Room at 300 Civic Center Plaza, Quincy, IL. Guest speaker was Phil… More