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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 (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...