by Rebecca Motley | Dec 12, 2019 | Economic Development
I encourage you to read 20 Big Ideas That Will Change Your World in 2020, by LinkedIn Editor Isabelle Roughal. A great list. #13 (“A new kind of start-up founder will emerge”) really caught my interest. Ms. Roughal discusses the current venture capital obsession with...
by Rebecca Motley | Nov 6, 2019 | Women's Empowerment
I owe my gender an apology. As a Gen X woman, I’ve benefited greatly from the 1970’s “feminist bra-burners” (no offense intended). The women that have come before me in the area of gender equality really stepped up. I’m a huge fan of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the...
by Rebecca Motley | Oct 5, 2019 | Women's Empowerment
This statue, set at Turkey Run State Park near Marshall, Indiana by the Women’s Press Club of Indiana in 1922, is a tribute to Juliet Strauss. It is entitled “Subjugation”, showing a female figure subduing animals that represent specific vices. Inducted into...
by Rebecca Motley | Sep 30, 2019 | Women's Empowerment
I’ve been thinking about power lately. In a quick Google scan, there are an endless articles and studies on this topic. Some list five types of power and some list seven. In my experience, there are two: positional and connection. Positional power comes with a...
by Rebecca Motley | Sep 10, 2019 | Economic Development
One of the organizations I really appreciate is Strong Towns. Led by Chuck Marohn, an engineer by trade but a small-town lover at heart, this group blogs, speaks and produces podcasts about less conventional ways to grow your community. To define “conventional”—many...
by Rebecca Motley | Aug 16, 2019 | Journal Standard
One of the Greater Freeport Partnership’s goals is to be the resource for business and community data. This monthly update will strive to provide some of this information. Employment data In June, unemployment in Freeport was 5.0%, up from 4.7% in May. Stephenson...
by Rebecca Motley | Jul 1, 2019 | GFP
One of the Greater Freeport Partnership’s goals is to be the resource for business data. This monthly update will strive to provide some of this information. Employment Data If you are interested in detailed employment data, the Illinois Department of Employment...
by Rebecca Motley | May 30, 2019 | GFP
As we gear up for tourism season with multiple events, we need to make sure our “house” is clean and presentable for our visitors. Downtown Freeport is a frequent stop for these visitors and a focus of the Greater Freeport Partnership this year. Apart from wanting...
by Rebecca Motley | May 24, 2019 | GFP
The Greater Freeport Partnership’s 2019 strategic plan specifically calls out improvement to Downtown Freeport as one of its goals. Why focus on downtown? What about the rest of the County? Because downtowns are generally considered to be the “heart” of a region. ...
by Rebecca Motley | May 1, 2019 | Journal Standard
One of the most important hiring processes in our community is going on right now — that for the new Freeport School District 145 superintendent. Why would the Greater Freeport Partnership be interested in the school district leader — after all, isn’t the...
