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Jacksonville, IL, Manufacturing Month Spotlight on Reynolds Consumer Products and Nestlé USA

Monday, November 01, 2021

Jacksonville, IL, is home to global manufacturing companies that are producing goods using the latest technologies and innovations. Jacksonville Regional Development Corporation (JREDC) used Manufacturing Month as an opportunity to celebrate these companies for their employment opportunities and innovations that grow our economy. Manufacturing creates careers that are full of possibilities for advancement and stability. “Morgan and Scott County manufacturers employ approximately 2,200 people in our communities,” said Kristin Jamison, JREDC President. “Reynolds Consumer Products and Nestlé create products we use in our households every day by employing impressive, state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques. Both facilities are key employers in the Jacksonville region...

JREDC Focuses on Health and Safety for its 2020 Industry of the Year Award

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Since 1990, the Existing Industry Committee of Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation (JREDC) has presented the Industry of the Year Award to a company exhibiting outstanding business development and activity that enhances regional economic viability. Since 2020 was a year like no other in recent memory, JREDC determined that a different set of guidelines for choosing its 2020 Harold Cox Industry of the Year recipient was warranted. In light of that, not one but three entities were recognized with the award at the organization’s Investor Appreciation Reception held at Water’s Edge Winery & Bistro of Jacksonville. To mark the leadership an...

Community Navigators Ready to Assist With New Illinois Back to Business Grants

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Starting immediately, and continuing through an 8-week rolling application window, Illinois business owners can apply to the $250 million Back to Business (B2B) grant program aimed to deploy funds to those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses with revenues of $20 million or less ($35 million or less for hotels) in 2019 and a reduction in revenue in 2020 due to COVID-19 are eligible, if they meet other conditions. The B2B grant program builds on the success of last year's Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program which delivered equity-focused relief totaling $290 million to 9,000 businesses in 98 communities acros...

You Are Needed for the Jacksonville Housing Stock Survey!

Thursday, July 15, 2021

The City of Jacksonville in conjunction with the Illinois Housing Development Authority needs your help to complete the Jacksonville Housing Stock Survey. This survey contributes to the development of an overall Community Revitalization Strategy which will also include data from the Community Needs Assessment Survey. The Housing Stock Survey is a community-led process, and anyone with a smartphone and transportation can volunteer to help conduct it. “Housing Stock Surveys help to collect information about the community’s building stock, as well as detailed conditions about residential structures,” said Meghan Cuneo, Community Revitalization Planner, Illinois Housing Development Authority. “This survey can help Jacksonvill...

Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation Collaborates with Illinois College to Research and Address Workforce Needs

Friday, July 02, 2021

Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation (JREDC), building on its commitment to workforce development, forged a novel partnership with Illinois College to research and develop innovative and effective ways to help bring in the necessary workforce for the companies already in the Jacksonville area. Dr. John Drea, Professor of Business Administration at Illinois College and mentor for the project, praised JREDC’s initiative. “JREDC in general — and Kristin Jamison in particular — had a great idea. I'd originally come to Kristin with another idea, but the final idea for the project came out of a discussion between us. I'm not aware o...

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