The Great River Economic Development Foundation Promotes Badgley to Vice President

Adams County, IL – The Great River Economic Development Foundation announced Madison
Badgley has been promoted to the position of Vice President. Madison began working for
GREDF in December 2021 as Director of Business Development. In that position, Madison
successfully launched GREDF’s Business Concierge Service while growing the Quincy Concierge
Program to help newcomers feel welcome to the community. Her outreach program to the
business community has resulted in three straight years of membership growth. Besides her
duties as Director of Business Development, Madison took over workforce development duties
during a staff transition, overseeing projects such as Careers in the Commons and Career
Launch Signing Day.

As Vice President, Badgley will expand her duties to include business attraction, site selection,
grant management and oversee day to day management of the office when the President is not
available.

Kyle Moore, President of the Great River Economic Development Foundation stated,
“Since day one, Madison has shown a unique ability to help our business community navigate
the complexities of growing their business in these competitive times. She has done this while
starting new initiatives and programs that have added value to our members. The Board of
Directors of the Great River Economic Development Foundation and I believe Madison’s
leadership abilities and her dedication to our organization make her an obvious choice for the
role of Vice President.”

The Great River Economic Development Foundation is a public/private partnership which exists
to maintain and improve the economic vitality of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois. They do
this through the retention and expansion of businesses and attracting new business and talent
to our communities.