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JREDC: Building on last year's success with increased opportunities
2 Mar 2020
The Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corp. recently hosted our annual meeting with investors and allies as our invited guests. The event allowed our organization the opportunity to recognize two Jacksonville businesses that are actively increasing the economic strength of our region: Reynolds Consumer Products and Cedarhurst Senior Living of Jacksonville. It is forward-thinking businesses like these that provide good-paying jobs for our region and increase the tax base to maintain and improve infrastructure at the local and county levels.
Our efforts were guided by JREDC’s five-year regional plan, adopted by the board of directors in 2018. In addition, the executive board outlined three areas in which our work was to be directed: achieve greater visibility of our organization, explore ways to develop the region’s workforce and build retention strategies to maintain and expand our relationships with current industry leaders and investors.
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In collaboration with the Jacksonville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce and Jacksonville Main Street, the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation recently submitted a video to HGTV's "Hometown Takeover" renovation contest. Ben and Erin Napier of the hit series "Home Town" will hit the road to...
Morgan County Prepares For Federal Census
Jan 13 2020In Mid-March, homes across the country will begin receiving invitations to complete the 2020 Census. Local leaders in the City of Jacksonville and Morgan County have already begun preparations to capture as much of the population of the county as possible to ensure that the county receives the maximum amount...
Resolve to be counted in the 2020 Census
Jan 12 2020As we were busy celebrating the end of 2019 and making resolutions for the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau released its estimation that Illinois has lost more than 51,000 people in the past year — or 0.4% of its population — because of declining birth rates and out-migration...
